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Title: Layered P2‐Type K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries

Abstract

Abstract Potassium‐ion batteries have been regarded as the potential alternatives to lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) due to the low cost, earth abundance, and low potential of K (−2.936 vs standard hydrogen electrode (SHE)). However, the lack of low‐cost cathodes with high energy density and long cycle life always limits its application. In this work, high‐energy layered P2‐type hierarchical K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 (P2‐KFMO) microspheres, assembled by the primary nanoparticles, are fabricated via a modified solvent‐thermal method. Benefiting from the unique microspheres with primary nanoparticles, the K + intercalation/deintercalation kinetics of P2‐KFMO is greatly enhanced with a stabilized cathodic electrolyte interphase on the cathode. The P2‐KFMO microsphere presents a highly reversible potassium storage capacity of 151 mAh g −1 at 20 mA g −1 , fast rate capability of 103 mAh g −1 at 100 mA g −1 , and long cycling stability with 78% capacity retention after 350 cycles. A full cell with P2‐KFMO microspheres as cathode and hard carbon as anode is constructed, which exhibits long‐term cycling stability (>80% of retention after 100 cycles). The present high‐performance P2‐KFMO microsphere cathode synthesized using earth‐abundant elements provides a new cost‐effective alternative to LIBs for large‐scale energy storage.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 P. R. China
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Journal Name:
Advanced Functional Materials
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Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Volume: 28 Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 1616-301X
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Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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Deng, Tao, Fan, Xiulin, Chen, Ji, Chen, Long, Luo, Chao, Zhou, Xiuquan, Yang, Junhe, Zheng, Shiyou, and Wang, Chunsheng. Layered P2‐Type K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries. Germany: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/adfm.201800219.
Deng, Tao, Fan, Xiulin, Chen, Ji, Chen, Long, Luo, Chao, Zhou, Xiuquan, Yang, Junhe, Zheng, Shiyou, & Wang, Chunsheng. Layered P2‐Type K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201800219
Deng, Tao, Fan, Xiulin, Chen, Ji, Chen, Long, Luo, Chao, Zhou, Xiuquan, Yang, Junhe, Zheng, Shiyou, and Wang, Chunsheng. Wed . "Layered P2‐Type K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201800219.
@article{osti_1439525,
title = {Layered P2‐Type K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 Microspheres as Superior Cathode for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries},
author = {Deng, Tao and Fan, Xiulin and Chen, Ji and Chen, Long and Luo, Chao and Zhou, Xiuquan and Yang, Junhe and Zheng, Shiyou and Wang, Chunsheng},
abstractNote = {Abstract Potassium‐ion batteries have been regarded as the potential alternatives to lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) due to the low cost, earth abundance, and low potential of K (−2.936 vs standard hydrogen electrode (SHE)). However, the lack of low‐cost cathodes with high energy density and long cycle life always limits its application. In this work, high‐energy layered P2‐type hierarchical K 0.65 Fe 0.5 Mn 0.5 O 2 (P2‐KFMO) microspheres, assembled by the primary nanoparticles, are fabricated via a modified solvent‐thermal method. Benefiting from the unique microspheres with primary nanoparticles, the K + intercalation/deintercalation kinetics of P2‐KFMO is greatly enhanced with a stabilized cathodic electrolyte interphase on the cathode. The P2‐KFMO microsphere presents a highly reversible potassium storage capacity of 151 mAh g −1 at 20 mA g −1 , fast rate capability of 103 mAh g −1 at 100 mA g −1 , and long cycling stability with 78% capacity retention after 350 cycles. A full cell with P2‐KFMO microspheres as cathode and hard carbon as anode is constructed, which exhibits long‐term cycling stability (>80% of retention after 100 cycles). The present high‐performance P2‐KFMO microsphere cathode synthesized using earth‐abundant elements provides a new cost‐effective alternative to LIBs for large‐scale energy storage.},
doi = {10.1002/adfm.201800219},
journal = {Advanced Functional Materials},
number = 28,
volume = 28,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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