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Title: Na-Ion Intercalation and Charge Storage Mechanism in Two-Dimensional Vanadium Carbide

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Division
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Inst. of Physics
  4. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept.of Materials Science and Engineering, A.J Drexel Nanomaterials Inst.
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division

Two-dimensional vanadium carbide MXene containing surface functional groups (denoted as V2CTx, where Tx are surface functional groups) was synthesized and studied as anode material for Na-ion batteries. V2CTx anode exhibits reversible charge storage with good cycling stability and high rate capability through electrochemical test. The charge storage mechanism of V2CTx material during Na+ intercalation/deintercalation and the redox reaction of vanadium were studied using a combination of synchrotron based X-ray diffraction (XRD), hard X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) and soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (sXAS). Experimental evidence of a major contribution of redox reaction of vanadium to the charge storage and the reversible capacity of V2CTx during sodiation/desodiation process have been provided through V K-edge XANES and V L2,3-edge sXAS results. A correlation between the CO32- content and Na+ intercalation/deintercalation states in the V2CTx electrode observed from C and O K-edge in sXAS results imply that some additional charge storage reactions may take place between the Na+-intercalated V2CTx and the carbonate based non-aqueous electrolyte. The results of this study will provide valuable information for the further studies on V2CTx as anode material for Na-ion batteries and capacitors.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); Chinese Academy of Sciences
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-76SF00515; SC0012704; AC02‐76SF00515; AC02‐06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1366345
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1401559; OSTI ID: 1415478; OSTI ID: 1425427
Report Number(s):
BNL-113977-2017-JA; R&D Project: MA453MAEA; VT1201000
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 7, Issue 20; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 154 works
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