1. Copper and carbon-incorporated yolk-shelled FeP spheres with enhanced sodium storage properties.
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Li, Jia, Liu, Qian, Zhang, Yongxing, Jiang, Junxiang, Wu, Hao Bin, and Yu, Xin-Yao
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COPPER , *SPHERES , *STORAGE batteries , *SURFACE coatings , *STORAGE , *COPPER surfaces , *BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY - Abstract
By virtue of high theoretical sodium storage capacities and low cost, FeP is a prospective anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Nevertheless, poor cycling and rate performance greatly limit the application of FeP in practice. Herein, a facile template-engaged method is employed to synthesize copper and carbon-incorporated yolk-shelled FeP (denoted as YS-Cu-FeP@C) spheres. The copper is doped into FeP, while the carbon layer with N-doping is coated on the surface of yolk-shelled FeP spheres. Aided by the unique compositional and structural advantages, the as-synthesized YS-Cu-FeP@C spheres exhibit enhanced electrochemical performance for SIBs, including excellent rate capability (145 mAh g−1 at 10 A g−1) and remarkable long-term cycle performance (up to 900 cycles at 1 A g−1). This work provides a rational design and synthetic strategy to boost the sodium storage properties of metal phosphide-based electrode materials. • A template method is developed to synthesize copper and carbon-incorporated yolk-shelled FeP spheres. • The copper is doped into FeP, while the carbon layer with N-doping is coated on the surface. • Excellent rate capability (145 mAh g−1 at 10 A g−1) and remarkable long-term cycle performance is demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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