As one of prussian blue analogues,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) has been explored as a promising anode material for potassium-ion batteries(PIBs) owing to its high potassium storage capacity.Unfortunately,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_...As one of prussian blue analogues,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) has been explored as a promising anode material for potassium-ion batteries(PIBs) owing to its high potassium storage capacity.Unfortunately,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) possesses low electronic conductivity and its structure collapses easily during potassiation and depotassiation,resulting in poor rate performance and cyclic stability.To solve these problems,we develop a facile multi-step method to successfully combine uniformCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes with rGO by C-O-Co bonds.As expected,these chemcial bonds shorten the distance betweenCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) and rGO to the angstrom meter level,which significantly improve the electronic conductivity ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2).Besides,the complete encapsulation ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes by rGO endows the structure ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) with high stability,thus withstanding repeated insertion/extraction of potassium-ions without visible morphological and structural changes.Benefiting from the abovementioned structural advantages,the CO3 [Co(CN)6]2/rGO nanocomposite exhibits a high reversible capacity of 400.8 mAh g^(-1) at a current density of 0.1 A g^(-1),an exceptional rate capability of 115.5 mAh g^(-1) at 5 A g^(-1), and an ultralong cycle life of 231.9 mAh g^(-1) at 0.1 A g^(-1) after 1000 cycles.Additionally,the effects of different amounts of rGO and different sizes ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes on the potassium storage performance are also studied.This work offers an ideal route to significantly enhance the electrochemical properties of prussian blue analogues.展开更多
Li-rich manganese-based materials are considered to be the mainstream cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries due to high discharge capacity and low cost,but poor cycle life and high temperature pe...Li-rich manganese-based materials are considered to be the mainstream cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries due to high discharge capacity and low cost,but poor cycle life and high temperature performance limit their development.Herein,LiZr_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)(LZPO)is coated on the surface of spherical Li_(1.2)Mn_(0.54)Ni_(0.13)Co_(0.13)O_(2)(LMNCO)material by a simple wet chemical method.The LZPO layer not only has the function of traditional coating layer to inhibit the occurrence of side reactions between electrolyte and LMNCO surface but also promotes the formation of spinel phase in the layered structure,increases the content of lattice oxygen,and reduces the content of absorbed oxygen.Thus,LZPO coated LMNCO has a more stable layered structure during cycling compared pure LMNCO,which improves effectively its long life and high temperature performance.The capacity loss rate of LZPO coated LMNCO is only 16.2%and 11.9%after 350 cycles at 25℃and 200 cycles at 50℃,respectively.Moreover,the capacity retention rate of the full cell composed of LZPO coated LMNCO and graphite is 70.7%after 200 cycles at 1.0 C.The coating layer toward stable surface structure can provide an idea for the modification of cathode materials,especially for Li-rich manganese-based materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51577094)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(BK20180086)。
文摘As one of prussian blue analogues,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) has been explored as a promising anode material for potassium-ion batteries(PIBs) owing to its high potassium storage capacity.Unfortunately,Co_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) possesses low electronic conductivity and its structure collapses easily during potassiation and depotassiation,resulting in poor rate performance and cyclic stability.To solve these problems,we develop a facile multi-step method to successfully combine uniformCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes with rGO by C-O-Co bonds.As expected,these chemcial bonds shorten the distance betweenCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) and rGO to the angstrom meter level,which significantly improve the electronic conductivity ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2).Besides,the complete encapsulation ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes by rGO endows the structure ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) with high stability,thus withstanding repeated insertion/extraction of potassium-ions without visible morphological and structural changes.Benefiting from the abovementioned structural advantages,the CO3 [Co(CN)6]2/rGO nanocomposite exhibits a high reversible capacity of 400.8 mAh g^(-1) at a current density of 0.1 A g^(-1),an exceptional rate capability of 115.5 mAh g^(-1) at 5 A g^(-1), and an ultralong cycle life of 231.9 mAh g^(-1) at 0.1 A g^(-1) after 1000 cycles.Additionally,the effects of different amounts of rGO and different sizes ofCo_(3)[Co(CN)_(6)]_(2) nanocubes on the potassium storage performance are also studied.This work offers an ideal route to significantly enhance the electrochemical properties of prussian blue analogues.
基金support from the Key Project of Science and Technology Research of Chongqing Education Commission of China(No.KJZDK201801103)the Venture&Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees(No.cx2019128)Scientific Research Foundation of Chongqing University of Technology(No.2022ZDZ004).
文摘Li-rich manganese-based materials are considered to be the mainstream cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries due to high discharge capacity and low cost,but poor cycle life and high temperature performance limit their development.Herein,LiZr_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)(LZPO)is coated on the surface of spherical Li_(1.2)Mn_(0.54)Ni_(0.13)Co_(0.13)O_(2)(LMNCO)material by a simple wet chemical method.The LZPO layer not only has the function of traditional coating layer to inhibit the occurrence of side reactions between electrolyte and LMNCO surface but also promotes the formation of spinel phase in the layered structure,increases the content of lattice oxygen,and reduces the content of absorbed oxygen.Thus,LZPO coated LMNCO has a more stable layered structure during cycling compared pure LMNCO,which improves effectively its long life and high temperature performance.The capacity loss rate of LZPO coated LMNCO is only 16.2%and 11.9%after 350 cycles at 25℃and 200 cycles at 50℃,respectively.Moreover,the capacity retention rate of the full cell composed of LZPO coated LMNCO and graphite is 70.7%after 200 cycles at 1.0 C.The coating layer toward stable surface structure can provide an idea for the modification of cathode materials,especially for Li-rich manganese-based materials.
