Affiliation:
1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering,
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
2. Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, PR China.
Abstract
Sodium superionic conductor (NASICON) is a class of compounds with robust polyanionic frameworks and high thermal stability, which are regarded as prospective cathodes candidates for secondary batteries. However, NASICON cathodes typically have low discharge plateaus and low practical capacities in aqueous electrolytes. Here, Na
3
V
1.75
Fe
0.25
(PO
4
)
2
F
3
is investigated as a cathode material for the aqueous zinc/sodium batteries. While the addition of F helps with the improvement of NASICON structural stability, the low-cost Fe substitution has a positive impact on the capacity increment, reaction voltage increases, and cycling stability improvement. Because the Fe
3+
substitution could induce a change in the spin magnetic moments of the 3d orbitals of the VO
4
F
2
and FeO
4
F
2
octahedra, the 2-electron reaction of V is activated, which are V
4+
/V
3+
and V
5+
/V
4+
redox couples. As a result, the novel Na
3
V
1.75
Fe
0.25
(PO
4
)
2
F
3
cathode delivers a high operating voltage of 1.7 V, a high energy density of 209 W·h·kg
−1
and stable lifespan (83.5% capacity retention after 6,000 cycles at 1 A·g
−1
) in the aqueous zinc/sodium batteries. This research demonstrates the practicality of activating multielectron reactions to optimize the electrochemical properties of NASICON cathodes for aqueous secondary batteries.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Fuel Technology,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Cited by
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