Advanced Nb2O5 Anode towards Fast Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage

Na2Ti6O13: a potential anode for grid-storage sodium-ion batteries.

The ultra-fast (30C or 2 min) rate capability and impressive long cycle life (>5000 cycles) of Na2Ti6O13 are reported. A stable 2.5 V sodium-ion battery full cell is demonstrated. In addition, the sodium storage mechanism and thermal stability of Na2Ti6O13 are discussed.

Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201500174 The continuous pulverization of alloy anodes during repeated sodiation/desodiation cycles is the major reason for the faster capacity decay. However, if these elements can form a compound (such as Sn 4 P 3 ) after each Na extraction, the pulverization of these elements can be partially repaired and the accumulation of pulverization can be terminated. Therefore, we ca...

Pseudocapacitive oxide materials for high-rate electrochemical energy storage

Nanoscale spinel LiFeTiO4 for intercalation pseudocapacitive Li(+) storage.

Intercalation pseudocapacitive Li(+) storage has been recognized recently in metal oxide materials, wherein Li(+) intercalation into the lattice is not solid-state diffusion-limited. This may bridge the performance gap between electrochemical capacitors and battery materials. To date, only a few materials with desired crystal structure and with well-defined nanoarchitectures have been found to ...

Iso-Oriented Anatase TiO2 Mesocages as a High Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Storage

A major obstacle in realizing Na-ion batteries (NIBs) is the absence of suitable anode materials. Herein, we firstly report the anatase TiO2 mesocages constructed by crystallographically oriented nanoparticle subunits as a high performance anode for NIBs. The mesocages with tunable microstructures, high surface area (204 m(2) g(-1)) and uniform mesoporous structure were firstly prepared by a ge...