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Ultra-stable Sb confined into N-doped carbon fibers anodes for high-performance potassium-ion batteries.
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Science bulletin [Sci Bull (Beijing)] 2020 Jun 30; Vol. 65 (12), pp. 1003-1012. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 14. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Antimony-based materials with high theoretical capacity are known as promising anodes for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). However, they still face challenges from the large ionic radius of the K ion, which has sluggish kinetics. Much effort is needed to exploit high-performance electrode materials to satisfy the reversible capacity of PIBs. In this paper, nano Sb confined in N-doped carbon fibers (Sb@CN nanofibers) were successfully prepared through an electrospinning method, which was designed to improve potassium storage performances. Sb@CN nanofibers benefit from the fact that the synergy between the porous nanofiber frame structure and the uniformly distributed Sb nano-components in the carbon matrix can effectively accelerate the ion migration rate and reduce the mechanical stress caused by K <superscript>+</superscript> insertion/extraction, Sb@CN nanofiber electrodes thus exhibited excellent potassium storage performance, especially long cycle stability, as expected. When utilized as a PIB anode, they delivered high reversible capacity of 360.2 mAh g <superscript>-1</superscript> after 200 cycles at 50 mA g <superscript>-1</superscript> , and a particularly stable capacity of 212.7 mAh g <superscript>-1</superscript> was also obtained after 1000 cycles even at 5000 mA g <superscript>-1</superscript> . Given such outstanding electrochemical performances, this work is expected to provide insight into the development and exploration of advanced alloy-type electrodes for PIBs.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Science China Press. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2095-9281
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Science bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36659015
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2020.03.019