Enhanced NaFe<sub>0.5</sub>Mn<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/C Nanocomposite as a Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Murugan Nanthagopal,
Chang Won Ho,
Nitheesha Shaji,
Gyu Sang Sim,
Murugesan Varun Karthik,
Hong Ki Kim,
Chang Woo Lee
Affiliations
Murugan Nanthagopal
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Chang Won Ho
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Nitheesha Shaji
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Gyu Sang Sim
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Murugesan Varun Karthik
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Hong Ki Kim
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Chang Woo Lee
Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi, Korea
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as an alternative candidate in the field of energy storage applications. To achieve the commercial success of SIBs, the designing of active materials is highly important. O3-type layered-NaFe0.5Mn0.5O2 (NFM) materials provide higher specific capacity along with Earth-abundance and low cost. Nevertheless, the material possesses some disadvantages, such as a low rate capability and severe capacity fading during cycling. To overcome such drawbacks, composite O3-type layered NFM with carbon has been prepared for the cathode electrode of SIBs through a facile solution combustion method followed by calcination process. The introduction of carbon sources into NFM material provides excellent electrochemical performances; moreover, the practical limitations of NFM material such as low electrical conductivity, structural degradation, and cycle life are effectively controlled by introducing carbon sources into the host material. The NFM/C-2 material delivers the specific charge capacities of 171, 178, and 166 mA h g−1; and specific discharge capacities of 188, 169, and 162 mA h g−1, in the first 3 cycles, respectively.
