Volume 9, Issue 4 2401000
Research Article

Intercalation of Al3+ into Prussian Blue Analogues from Nonaqueous Electrolytes

Jiening Zheng

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Jiening Zheng

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai, 201418 China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Ke Yi

Ke Yi

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai, 201418 China

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Chengkang Chang

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Chengkang Chang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai, 201418 China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 30 August 2024

Abstract

Nonaqueous aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) provide advantages, such as high energy density, enhanced safety, and reduced corrosion, making them ideal for advanced energy storage solutions. A key challenge faced by AIBs is the lack of suitable cathode materials for rapid Al-ion insertion /extraction. Herein, K2Mn[Fe(CN)6] 2H2O (KMHCF) is innovatively chosen as a model to investigate the aluminum storage performance of Prussian blue analogues in nonaqueous AIBs. As anticipated, the KMHCF allows for reversible aluminum storage and exhibits characteristic charge/discharge plateaus. Furthermore, carbon combined highly crystalline KMHCF (HC-KMHCF@C) is synthesized through a chelator-assisted preparation method in combination with an in situ carbon compositing technique. With reduced [Fe(CN)6]4⁻ defects, lower interstitial water content, and enhanced conductivity, HC-KMHCF@C exhibits a high aluminum storage capacity (146.2 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.5 A g⁻¹) and satisfactory cycling performance (maintaining 86.4 mAh g⁻¹ after 800 cycles). The electrochemical reaction mechanism of HC-KMHCF@C is investigated in detail. During the initial charge, K⁺ ions are extracted, shifting the structure from monoclinic to cubic. In subsequent cycles, reversible Al3+ insertion and extraction cause the structure to alternate between monoclinic and cubic phases.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

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