Intercalation of Sodium Ions into Hollow Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

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• 作者：Bonil Koo ; Soma Chattopadhyay ; Tomohiro Shibata ; Vitali B. Prakapenka ; Christopher S. Johnson ; Tijana Rajh ; Elena V. Shevchenko
• 刊名：Chemistry of Materials
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：January 22, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：25
• 期：2
• 页码：245-252
• 全文大小：643K
• 年卷期：v.25,no.2(January 22, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5002

文摘

Cation vacancies in hollow 纬-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles are utilized for efficient sodium ion transport. As a result, fast rechargeable cathodes can be assembled from Earth-abundant elements such as iron oxide and sodium. We monitored in situ structural and electronic transformations of hollow iron oxide nanoparticles by synchrotron X-ray adsorption and diffraction techniques. Our results revealed that the cation vacancies in hollow 纬-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles can serve as hosts for sodium ions in high voltage range (4.0鈥?.1 V), allowing utilization of 纬-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles as a cathode material with high capacity (up to 189 mAh/g), excellent Coulombic efficiency (99.0%), good capacity retention, and superior rate performance (up to 99 mAh/g at 3000 mA/g (50 C)). The appearance of the capacity at high voltage in iron oxide that is a typical anode and the fact that this capacity is comparable with the capacities observed in typical cathodes emphasize the importance of the proper understanding of the structure鈥損roperties correlation. In addition to that, encapsulation of hollow 纬-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles between two layers of carbon nanotubes allows fabrication of lightweight, binder-free, flexible, and stable electrodes. We also discuss the effect of electrolyte salts such as NaClO₄ and NaPF₆ on the Coulombic efficiency at different cycling rates.

Keywords:

sodium ion battery; fast rechargeable cathode; hollow nanoparticle; iron oxide; cation vacancy; in situ study