Na 3V 2(PO 4) 3/C composite as the intercalation-type anode material for sodium-ion batteries with superior rate capability and long-cycle life

Author(s): Dongxue Wang ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Nan Chen ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Malin Li ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Chunzhong Wang ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Helmut Ehrenberg ⁶ ^, ⁷ ^, ⁸ ^, ⁹ , Xiaofei Bie ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Yingjin Wei ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Gang Chen ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Fei Du ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵

Publication date (Electronic): 2015

Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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Abstract

Long-cycle stability with a capacity retention of 62% after 3000 cycles at a high charge rate of 10 C (2 A g ⁻¹).

Abstract

A Na ₃V ₂(PO ₄) ₃/C (NVP/C) composite is successfully synthesized by the sol–gel method and examined as the anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) by means of galvanostatic charge–discharge profiles, cyclic voltammograms, rate performance and cyclic voltammetry comprehensively. The NVP/C electrode delivers a reversible capacity of about 170 mA h g ⁻¹ between 3.0 and 0.01 V at a current density of 20 mA g ⁻¹ corresponding to three sodium ions insertion/extraction processes. Besides the voltage plateau at 1.57 V, another novel working platform at around 0.28 V is found for the first time in both charging and discharging profiles, possibly owing to the further reduction of vanadium. NVP/C exhibits an excellent rate capability and long-cycle stability with a capacity retention of 62% after 3000 cycles at a high charge rate of 10 C (2 A g ⁻¹). Moreover, the intercalation-type Na-ions storage mechanism is proposed on the basis of ex situ X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Our findings reveal that the NVP/C sample is a promising anode material for SIBs due to its superior rate capability and long cycle life.