Heterostructured Lepidocrocite Titanate-Carbon Nanosheets for Electrochemical Applications

Barim, Gözde; Dhall, Rohan; Arca, Elisabetta; Kuykendall, Tevye R.; Yin, Wei; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Takeuchi, Esther S.; Marschilok, Amy C.; Doeff, Marca M.

doi:10.1021/acsanm.1c03449

Title: Heterostructured Lepidocrocite Titanate-Carbon Nanosheets for Electrochemical Applications

Journal Article · Tue Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Applied Nano Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03449· OSTI ID:1895070

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Lepidocrocite-type titanates that reversibly intercalate sodium ions at low potentials (~0.6 V vs Na/Na⁺) are promising anode candidates for sodium-ion batteries. However, large amounts of carbon additives are often used to improve their electrical conductivity and overcome poor cycling performance in the electrode composites. To ameliorate electronic transport issues of lepidocrocite titanate (K_0.8Ti_1.73Li_0.27O₄, KTL) in sodium-ion batteries, we have designed and synthesized heterostructures of exfoliated lepidocrocite-type titanium oxide (LTO) nanosheets with alternating carbon layers via a solution-based self-assembly approach. Positively charged dopamine (Dopa) was used as the carbon precursor and intercalated between negatively charged exfoliated titania nanosheets through electrostatic interaction. Dopa-intercalated LTO was then annealed under argon to form conductive carbon layers between titania sheets. The carbon content in the heterostructures was controlled by modifying the self-assembly conditions (i.e., pH, stirring duration, and Dopa-to-LTO ratio). Electrodes were prepared using carbonized heterostructures (LTO-C) without adding more carbon to the composites and tested in sodium half-cell configurations. Further, higher capacities and improved capacity retention over 250 cycles and lower impedance were observed, as the carbon content of LTO-C heterostructures was increased from 0% (LTO nanosheets) to 30%. These results indicate that the self-assembly approach for 2D heterostructured electrode materials is a promising strategy to overcome electronic transport limitations of layered transition-metal oxides and improve their electrochemical performance for next-generation energy storage applications.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0012673; AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1895070

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1894065

Report Number(s):: BNL-223639-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 1; ISSN 2574-0970

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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