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Title: N-doped Fe3C@C as an efficient polyselenide reservoir for high-performance sodium-selenium batteries

Abstract

Sodium-selenium batteries are receiving intense attention due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost, but their pragmatic realization are still impinged by sluggish electrode kinetics and dissolution of sodium polyselenide. In this article, we present a strategy to enable porous N-doped Fe3C@C matrix to better entrap polyselenide and enhance the capability of the cell, whereby Fe3C serves as an efficient polyselenide reservoir via stronger chemisorption, as clearly evidenced by experimental analysis and DFT simulations. The as-fabricated half cells with 72.6 wt.% selenium content exhibit highly reversible capacities of 620 mA h g-1 at 0.1C rate and 405 mA h g-1 at a high rate of 5C. Moreover, the cell provides superior static stability (shelf-life) as illustrated by its 98.7% capacity retention even after storing for three months. Finally, this material is also paired with Na3V2O2(PO4)2F cathode in full cells to realize a stable discharge capacity of 108 mAh g-1 (based on the weights of both the anode cathode) at 0.1C rate over 50 cycles, thus demonstrating N-doped Fe3C@C a superior host for sodium-selenium batteries.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science&Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute; Hefei Univ. of Technology (China)
  2. Hefei Univ. of Technology (China)
  3. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science&Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; China Scholarship Council
OSTI Identifier:
1598239
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1564382
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0005397; 201606690005
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy Storage Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Sodium-selenium batteries; N-doped Fe3C@C matrix; Polyselenide shuttle; Shelf-life; Full cell

Citation Formats

Wang, Hui, Jiang, Yang, and Manthiram, Arumugam. N-doped Fe3C@C as an efficient polyselenide reservoir for high-performance sodium-selenium batteries. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.014.
Wang, Hui, Jiang, Yang, & Manthiram, Arumugam. N-doped Fe3C@C as an efficient polyselenide reservoir for high-performance sodium-selenium batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.014
Wang, Hui, Jiang, Yang, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Sat . "N-doped Fe3C@C as an efficient polyselenide reservoir for high-performance sodium-selenium batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.014. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1598239.
@article{osti_1598239,
title = {N-doped Fe3C@C as an efficient polyselenide reservoir for high-performance sodium-selenium batteries},
author = {Wang, Hui and Jiang, Yang and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {Sodium-selenium batteries are receiving intense attention due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost, but their pragmatic realization are still impinged by sluggish electrode kinetics and dissolution of sodium polyselenide. In this article, we present a strategy to enable porous N-doped Fe3C@C matrix to better entrap polyselenide and enhance the capability of the cell, whereby Fe3C serves as an efficient polyselenide reservoir via stronger chemisorption, as clearly evidenced by experimental analysis and DFT simulations. The as-fabricated half cells with 72.6 wt.% selenium content exhibit highly reversible capacities of 620 mA h g-1 at 0.1C rate and 405 mA h g-1 at a high rate of 5C. Moreover, the cell provides superior static stability (shelf-life) as illustrated by its 98.7% capacity retention even after storing for three months. Finally, this material is also paired with Na3V2O2(PO4)2F cathode in full cells to realize a stable discharge capacity of 108 mAh g-1 (based on the weights of both the anode cathode) at 0.1C rate over 50 cycles, thus demonstrating N-doped Fe3C@C a superior host for sodium-selenium batteries.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.014},
journal = {Energy Storage Materials},
number = C,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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