A Yolk–Shell‐Structured FePO4 Cathode for High‐Rate and Long‐Cycling Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Amorphous iron phosphate (FePO4) has attracted enormous attention as a promising cathode material for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) because of its high theoretical specific capacity and superior electrochemical reversibility. Nevertheless, the low rate performance and rapid capacity decline seriously...

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Published inAngewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59; no. 40; pp. 17504 - 17510
Main Authors Zhang, Zhuangzhuang, Du, Yichen, Wang, Qin‐Chao, Xu, Jingyi, Zhou, Yong‐Ning, Bao, Jianchun, Shen, Jian, Zhou, Xiaosi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 28.09.2020
EditionInternational ed. in English
Subjects
Cathodes
Electrochemistry
Electrode materials
FePO4
Iron phosphates
Nanospheres
Rechargeable batteries
Sodium
Sodium-ion batteries
Specific capacity
Yolk
yolk–shell structure
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Summary:Amorphous iron phosphate (FePO4) has attracted enormous attention as a promising cathode material for sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) because of its high theoretical specific capacity and superior electrochemical reversibility. Nevertheless, the low rate performance and rapid capacity decline seriously hamper its implementation in SIBs. Herein, we demonstrate a sagacious multi‐step templating approach to skillfully craft amorphous FePO4 yolk–shell nanospheres with mesoporous nanoyolks supported inside the robust porous outer nanoshells. Their unique architecture and large surface area enable these amorphous FePO4 yolk–shell nanospheres to manifest remarkable sodium storage properties with high reversible capacity, outstanding rate performance, and ultralong cycle life. FePO4 nanospheres consisting of mesoporous nanoyolks supported inside robust porous nanoshells are synthesized by a judicious multi‐step templating strategy using carbon nanospheres as the starting material. Their architecture and composition allow these hierarchical FePO4 yolk–shell nanospheres to manifest excellent sodium storage performance as a cathode material for sodium‐ion batteries.
Bibliography:These authors contributed equally to this work.
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ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
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DOI:10.1002/anie.202008318