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Title: Stress- and Interface-Compatible Red Phosphorus Anode for High-Energy and Durable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · · ACS Energy Letters
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials; Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN (United States)
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials
  5. Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN (United States)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sodium-ion batteries are promising candidates for energy storage application, but the absence of high-capacity and low-cost anode materials significantly limits their practical specific energy and cost. Red phosphorus (RP) possesses a high theoretical specific capacity but suffers from large volume change, low electronic conductivity, and unstable solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI). Herein, a hierarchical micro/nanostructured antimony-doped RP/carbon anode was developed, which demonstrates extraordinary electrochemical performance with high initial Coulombic efficiency of ~90%, high areal capacity (~1.7 mAh cm–2), and good cycle stability and rate capability. Combined experimental and computational studies consistently revealed that such a unique structural design can dramatically accommodate the mechanical stress and moreover effectively restrain the undesired decomposition of electrolyte solvents regardless of electrolyte formulation, resulting in superior structural integrity and thin and robust SEI formation during cycling. The present finding in this work has offered an alternative strategy for stress management and interface engineering on high-capacity alloying-based anode materials.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS) and Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 70247A
OSTI ID:
1777986
Journal Information:
ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 6, Issue 2; ISSN 2380-8195
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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