BiVO4 Fern Architectures: A Competitive Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

• Published in: ChemSusChem Vol. 10; no. 21; pp. 4163 - 4169
• Main Authors: Dubal, Deepak P., Patil, Deepak R., Patil, Santosh S., Munirathnam, N. R., Gomez‐Romero, Pedro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 09.11.2017
• Subjects: Anodes; batteries; bismuth; Cathodes; Competitive materials; electrochemistry; Electrode materials; electrodes; Lithium; Lithium-ion batteries; Rechargeable batteries
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701483
• ISSN: 1864-5631; 1864-564X

The development of high‐performance anode materials for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is currently subject to much interest. In this study, BiVO4 fern architectures are introduced as a new anode material for LIBs. The BiVO4 fern shows an excellent reversible capacity of 769 mAh g−1 (ultrahigh volumetric capacity of 3984 mAh cm−3) at 0.12 A g−1 with large capacity retention. A LIB full cell is then assembled with a BiVO4 fern anode and LiFePO4 (LFP, commercial) as cathode material. The device can achieve a capacity of 140 mAh g−1 at 1C rate, that is, 81 % of the capacity of the cathode and maintained to 104 mAh g−1 at a high rate of 8C, which makes BiVO4 a promising candidate as a high‐energy anode material for LIBs. Batteries just wanna have fern: BiVO4 fern architectures are introduced as a new anode material for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). The BiVO4 fern shows an excellent reversible capacity and large capacity retention. A LIB full cell is then assembled with a BiVO4 fern anode and LiFePO4 as cathode material. The device can achieve a capacity of 140 mAh g−1 at 1C rate, which makes BiVO4 a promising a high‐energy anode material for LIBs.