Self-Templated Formation of P2-type K0.6CoO2 Microspheres for High Reversible Potassium-Ion Batteries
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
We report that layered metal oxides have been widely used as the best cathode materials for commercial lithium-ion batteries and are being intensively explored for sodium-ion batteries. However, their application to potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) is hampered because of the poor cycling stability and low rate capability due to the larger ionic size of K+ than of Li+ or Na+. Herein, a facile self-templated strategy was used to synthesize unique P2-type K0.6CoO2 microspheres that consist of aggregated primary nanoplates as PIB cathodes. The unique K0.6CoO2 microspheres with aggregated structure significantly enhanced the kinetics of the K+ intercalation/deintercation and also minimized the parasitic reactions between the electrolyte and K0.6CoO2. The P2-K0.6CoO2 microspheres demonstrated a high reversible capacity of 82 mAh g–1 at 10 mA g–1, high rate capability of 65 mAh g–1 at 100 mA g–1, and long cycle life (87% capacity retention over 300 cycles). The high reversibility of the P2-K0.6CoO2 full cell paired with a hard carbon anode further demonstrated the feasibility of PIBs. Lastly, this work not only successfully demonstrates exceptional performance of P2-type K0.6CoO2 cathodes and microspheres K0.6CoO2∥hard carbon full cells, but also provides new insights into the exploration of other layered metal oxides for PIBs.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Nanostructures for Electrical Energy Storage (NEES)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001160
- OSTI ID:
- 1470232
- Journal Information:
- Nano Letters, Vol. 18, Issue 2; Related Information: NEES partners with University of Maryland (lead); University of California, Irvine; University of Florida; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories; Yale University; ISSN 1530-6984
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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25 ENERGY STORAGE
bio-inspired
energy storage (including batteries and capacitors)
defects
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synthesis (self-assembly)
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layered metal oxides
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high reversibility
potassium-ion battery