Silicon oxide(SiO_(x),0<x≤2)has been recognized as a prominent anode material in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity,suitable electrochemical potential,and earth abu...Silicon oxide(SiO_(x),0<x≤2)has been recognized as a prominent anode material in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity,suitable electrochemical potential,and earth abundance.However,it is intrinsically poor electronic conductivity and excessive volume expansion during potassiation/depotassiation process hinder its application in potassium-ion batteries.Herein,we reported a hierarchical porous C/SiO_(x)potassium-ion batteries anode using lignite as raw material via a one-step carbonization and activation method.The amorphous C skeleton around SiO_(x)particles can effectively buffer the volume expansion,and improve the ionic/electronic conductivity and structural integrity,achieving outstanding rate capability and cyclability.As expected,the obtained C/SiO_(x)composite delivers a superb specific capacity of 370 mAh g^(-1)at 0.1 A g^(-1)after 100 cycles as well as a highly reversible capacity of 208 mAh g^(-1)after 1200 cycles at 1.0 A g^(-1).Moreover,the potassium ion storage mechanism of C/SiO_(x)electrodes was investigated by ex-situ X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy,revealing the formation of reversible products of K_(6.8)Si_(45.3)and K_(4)SiO_(4),accompanied by generation of irreversible K2O after the first cycle.This work sheds light on designing low-cost Si-based anode materials for high-performance potassium-ion batteries and beyond.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21968022 and 51962027)the Fundamental Research Funds for Inner Mongolia University of Science&Technology(no.2023QNJS052)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia(no.2019BS02002)
文摘Silicon oxide(SiO_(x),0<x≤2)has been recognized as a prominent anode material in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity,suitable electrochemical potential,and earth abundance.However,it is intrinsically poor electronic conductivity and excessive volume expansion during potassiation/depotassiation process hinder its application in potassium-ion batteries.Herein,we reported a hierarchical porous C/SiO_(x)potassium-ion batteries anode using lignite as raw material via a one-step carbonization and activation method.The amorphous C skeleton around SiO_(x)particles can effectively buffer the volume expansion,and improve the ionic/electronic conductivity and structural integrity,achieving outstanding rate capability and cyclability.As expected,the obtained C/SiO_(x)composite delivers a superb specific capacity of 370 mAh g^(-1)at 0.1 A g^(-1)after 100 cycles as well as a highly reversible capacity of 208 mAh g^(-1)after 1200 cycles at 1.0 A g^(-1).Moreover,the potassium ion storage mechanism of C/SiO_(x)electrodes was investigated by ex-situ X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy,revealing the formation of reversible products of K_(6.8)Si_(45.3)and K_(4)SiO_(4),accompanied by generation of irreversible K2O after the first cycle.This work sheds light on designing low-cost Si-based anode materials for high-performance potassium-ion batteries and beyond.
