A Poriferous Nanoflake-Assembled Flower-Like Ni5P4 Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

Ruihan Zhang; Vidhur Raveendran; Yining He; Andy Yau; Austin Chang; Cheng Chi; Sungyool Bong; Feng Cheng; Weigang Ma; Jun Chen

doi:10.34133/2021/2124862

Energy Material Advances (Jan 2021)

A Poriferous Nanoflake-Assembled Flower-Like Ni5P4 Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

Ruihan Zhang,
Vidhur Raveendran,
Yining He,
Andy Yau,
Austin Chang,
Cheng Chi,
Sungyool Bong,
Feng Cheng,
Weigang Ma,
Jun Chen

Affiliations

Ruihan Zhang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Vidhur Raveendran: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Yining He: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Andy Yau: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Austin Chang: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Cheng Chi: Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Sungyool Bong: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Feng Cheng: Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Weigang Ma: Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Jun Chen: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/2124862
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2021

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been regarded as one of the most competitive alternatives for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the abundance of sodium and comparable electrochemical characteristics of sodium to that of lithium. However, while highly desired, developing stable anode materials remains a critical challenge. In this work, the development of a stable anode for SIBs is reported, a poriferous nanoflake-assembled flower-like nickel tetraphosphide (PNAF-NP) with high surface area and typical mesoporous property. Due to the unique structure, the PANF-NP anode exhibits excellent reversible capacity of 648.34 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 with a Coulombic efficiency of 98.67%, and superior cycling stability at 0.2 A g-1 with high retention capacity of 456.34 mAh g-1 and average Coulombic efficiency of 99.19% after 300 cycles. Moreover, the high reversible capacity of 614.43, 589.49, 512.66, and 432.23 mAh g-1 is achieved at 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 A g-1, respectively, indicating the superior rate capability of the PNAF-NP anode. This work represents a great advancement in the field of SIBs by reporting a high-performance anode material.

Published in Energy Material Advances

ISSN: 2692-7640 (Online)
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials; Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources
Website: https://spj.sciencemag.org/journals/energymatadv/

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