Uniform yolk-shell iron sulfide-carbon nanospheres for superior sodium-iron sulfide batteries.

نویسندگان

  • Yun-Xiao Wang
  • Jianping Yang
  • Shu-Lei Chou
  • Hua Kun Liu
  • Wei-Xian Zhang
  • Dongyuan Zhao
  • Shi Xue Dou
چکیده

Sodium-metal sulfide battery holds great promise for sustainable and cost-effective applications. Nevertheless, achieving high capacity and cycling stability remains a great challenge. Here, uniform yolk-shell iron sulfide-carbon nanospheres have been synthesized as cathode materials for the emerging sodium sulfide battery to achieve remarkable capacity of ∼ 545 mA h g(-1) over 100 cycles at 0.2 C (100 mA g(-1)), delivering ultrahigh energy density of ∼ 438 Wh kg(-1). The proven conversion reaction between sodium and iron sulfide results in high capacity but severe volume changes. Nanostructural design, including of nanosized iron sulfide yolks (∼ 170 nm) with porous carbon shells (∼ 30 nm) and extra void space (∼ 20 nm) in between, has been used to achieve excellent cycling performance without sacrificing capacity. This sustainable sodium-iron sulfide battery is a promising candidate for stationary energy storage. Furthermore, this spatially confined sulfuration strategy offers a general method for other yolk-shell metal sulfide-carbon composites.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nature communications

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015