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Title: Biomimetic composite architecture achieves ultrahigh rate capability and cycling life of sodium ion battery cathodes

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Reviews
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0020805· OSTI ID:1749906

A biomimetic bone-inspired Na3V2(PO4)3-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite cathode "BI-NVP" achieves ultrahigh rate charging and ultralong cycling life in a sodium ion battery (SIB). At a charging rate of 1C, BI-NVP delivers 97% of its theoretical capacity (114 mA h g-1 vs. 117 mA h g-1), while at 100C and 200C, the capacities are 68 and 49 mA h g-1, respectively. It also shows long cycling life with capacity retention of 90.5% after 10000 cycles at 50C. SIB cells with a BI-NVP cathode and Na metal anode delivered maximum specific energy of 350 W h kg-1 and maximum specific power of 154 kW kg-1. The Ragone chart shows a uniquely flat specific energy profile to above 10 kW kg-1, yielding the most favorable high power characteristics reported for SIBs. Electroanalytical results indicate that the Na ion diffusivity of BI-NVP is 3.90 × 10-10 cm2 s-1, as compared to the 1.17 × 10-11 cm2 s-1 for the NVP baseline. The enhanced diffusivity in BI-NVP helps to explain its extremely fast redox kinetics, in turn being attributable to a combination of the ion-active rGO shell, the nanosizing of the NVP, and the interpenetrating mesoporosity. In-situ and post-mortem analyses of cycled BI-NVP, including by Raman and XRD spectra, HRTEM and STEM-EELS, indicate highly reversible dilation contraction, negligible electrode pulverization, and a stable NVP-rGO layer interface.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; NRF-2020R1A3B2079803; 1938833
OSTI ID:
1749906
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1734801
Report Number(s):
BNL-220740-2020-JAAM; TRN: US2205518
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Reviews, Vol. 7, Issue 4; ISSN 1931-9401
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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