Batteries (Mar 2022)

The Electrochemical Characterization of Nanostructured Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> Thin Films in an Aqueous Na Electrolyte

  • Raimonds Meija,
  • Vitalijs Lazarenko,
  • Anna Skrastina,
  • Yelyzaveta Rublova,
  • Jana Andzane,
  • Vanda Voikiva,
  • Arturs Viksna,
  • Donats Erts

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8030025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
p. 25

Abstract

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Due to their layered structure and high theoretical capacity, bismuth chalcogenides have been proposed as anodes in organic electrolyte Li- and Na-ion batteries. On the other hand, their electrochemical properties in aqueous systems have not been reported. Here, the electrochemical performance of Bi2Se3 thin films in 1 M NaNO3 aqueous electrolyte is presented. This aqueous Bi2Se3 system was found to have up to two orders of magnitude increased diffusion coefficients, compared to other anode materials in Na electrolyte-based systems, as well as limited anode electrode degradation over 5 CVs and significant changes in the anode after 30 CVs.

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