High-Voltage Potassium Hexacyanoferrate Cathode via High-Entropy and Potassium Incorporation for Stable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Dai, Junyi; Tan, Sha; Wang, Lifeng; Ling, Fangxin; Duan, Fuqiang; Ma, Mingze; Shao, Yu; Rui, Xianhong; Yao, Yu; Hu, Enyuan; Wu, Xiaojun; Li, Chunyang; Yu, Yan

doi:10.1021/acsnano.3c02323

Title: High-Voltage Potassium Hexacyanoferrate Cathode via High-Entropy and Potassium Incorporation for Stable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · 30 October 2023 · ACS Nano

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c02323 · OSTI ID:2205648

Dai, Junyi ^[1];

^[2]; Wang, Lifeng ^[1]; Ling, Fangxin ^[1]; Duan, Fuqiang ^[3]; Ma, Mingze ^[1]; Shao, Yu ^[4];

^[5]; Yao, Yu ^[1];

^[2];

^[1]; Li, Chunyang ^[1];

^[6]

Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
National University of Defense Technology (China)
Jiujiang DeFu Technology Co., LTD., (China)
Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou (China)
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China). National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL)

Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) used as sodium ion battery (SIB) cathodes are usually the focus of attention due to their three-dimensional open frame and high theoretical capacity. Nonetheless, the disadvantages of a low working voltage and inferior structural stability of PBAs prevent their further applications. Herein, we propose constructing the K_x(MnFeCoNiCu)[Fe(CN)₆] (HE-K-PBA) cathode by high-entropy and potassium incorporation strategy to simultaneously realize high working voltage and cycling stability. In this study, the reaction mechanism of metal cations in HE-K-PBA are revealed by synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and in situ Raman spectra. We also investigate the entropy stabilization mechanism via finite element simulation, demonstrating that HE-K-PBA with small von Mises stress and weak structure strain can significantly mitigate the structural distortion. Benefit from the stable structure and everlasting K⁺ (de)intercalation, the HE-K-PBA delivers high output voltage (3.46 V), good reversible capacity (120.5 mAh g^–1 at 0.01 A g^–1), and capacity retention of 90.4% after 1700 cycles at 1.0 A g^–1. Moreover, the assembled full cell and all-solid-state batteries with a stable median voltage of 3.29 V over 3000 cycles further demonstrate the application prospects of the HE-K-PBA cathode.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2205648

Report Number(s):: BNL--224995-2023-JAAM; {"","Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851"}

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 17; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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