The high-temperature sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)used for large-scale energy storage have attracted extensive attention in recent years.However,the development of SIBs is still hampered mainly by their poor charge/disch...The high-temperature sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)used for large-scale energy storage have attracted extensive attention in recent years.However,the development of SIBs is still hampered mainly by their poor charge/discharge efficiency and stability,necessitating the search for appropriate electrodes.A simple potassium ion intercalation process is used herein to obtain the potassium vanadate(KV_(3)O_(8))nanobelts.When serving as the anode for SIBs at a high temperature(60℃),the KV_(3)O_(8) nanobelts display superior sodium storage performance with a high capacity of 414mA h g^(-1) at 0.1Ag^(-1),remarkable rate capability(220mAh g^(-1) at 20Ag^(-1)),and super-long cycle life(almost no capacity fading at 10Ag^(-1) over 1000 cycles).Moreover,the ex-situ X-ray powder diffraction reveals no structural changes throughout the whole charge/discharge process,which further confirms their outstanding stability,indicating KV_(3)O_(8) nanobelts are a promising candidate for high-temperature SIBs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51801030,51902032,51802044,51902062,and 51802043)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20191026)Guangdong Natural Science Funds for the Distinguished Young Scholar(2019B151502039)。
文摘The high-temperature sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)used for large-scale energy storage have attracted extensive attention in recent years.However,the development of SIBs is still hampered mainly by their poor charge/discharge efficiency and stability,necessitating the search for appropriate electrodes.A simple potassium ion intercalation process is used herein to obtain the potassium vanadate(KV_(3)O_(8))nanobelts.When serving as the anode for SIBs at a high temperature(60℃),the KV_(3)O_(8) nanobelts display superior sodium storage performance with a high capacity of 414mA h g^(-1) at 0.1Ag^(-1),remarkable rate capability(220mAh g^(-1) at 20Ag^(-1)),and super-long cycle life(almost no capacity fading at 10Ag^(-1) over 1000 cycles).Moreover,the ex-situ X-ray powder diffraction reveals no structural changes throughout the whole charge/discharge process,which further confirms their outstanding stability,indicating KV_(3)O_(8) nanobelts are a promising candidate for high-temperature SIBs.