Double-Coated Fe2N@TiO2@C Yolk-Shell Submicrocubes as an Advanced Anode for Potassium-Ion Batteries†
Yichen Du
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
‡These authors contributed equally to this work.
†Dedicated to the Special Issue of Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.
Search for more papers by this authorWangsuo Weng
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
‡These authors contributed equally to this work.
†Dedicated to the Special Issue of Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.
Search for more papers by this authorZhuangzhuang Zhang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorYanan He
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorJingyi Xu
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorTian Yang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
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Jianchun Bao
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Xiaosi Zhou
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYichen Du
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
‡These authors contributed equally to this work.
†Dedicated to the Special Issue of Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.
Search for more papers by this authorWangsuo Weng
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
‡These authors contributed equally to this work.
†Dedicated to the Special Issue of Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.
Search for more papers by this authorZhuangzhuang Zhang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorYanan He
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorJingyi Xu
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorTian Yang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Jianchun Bao
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Xiaosi Zhou
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMain observation and conclusion
Rationally designing inexpensive iron nitrides that have large conductivity, high theoretical capacity, and rapid ionic diffusion kinetics is of great importance for realizing their practical application in potassium-ion batteries. In this work, we have constructed double-shelled Fe2N@TiO2@C yolk-shell submicrocubes with porous Fe2N yolk as an anode material for stable and high-rate capability potassium-ion batteries. This special structure can effectively buffer the large volume variation of electrode during cycling, supply abundant reaction sites to host potassium ions, and enhance electronic conductivity of the electrode material. Benefiting from these structural and compositional advantages, the Fe2N@TiO2@C yolk-shell submicrocube anode delivers high specific capacity, long-term cyclability, and remarkable rate property.
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