Sodium vanadium titanium phosphate electrode for symmetric sodium-ion batteries with high power and long lifespan

Dongxue Wang; Xiaofei Bie; Qiang Fu; Ditty Dixon; Natalia Bramnik; Yong-Sheng Hu; Francois Fauth; Yingjin Wei; Helmut Ehrenberg; Gang Chen; Fei Du

doi:10.1038/ncomms15888

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Sodium vanadium titanium phosphate electrode for symmetric sodium-ion batteries with high power and long lifespan

Dongxue Wang,
Xiaofei Bie,
Qiang Fu,
Ditty Dixon,
Natalia Bramnik,
Yong-Sheng Hu,
Francois Fauth,
Yingjin Wei,
Helmut Ehrenberg,
Gang Chen,
Fei Du

Affiliations

Dongxue Wang: Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University
Xiaofei Bie: Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University
Qiang Fu: Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Ditty Dixon: Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Natalia Bramnik: Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Yong-Sheng Hu: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Francois Fauth: CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron
Yingjin Wei: Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University
Helmut Ehrenberg: Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Gang Chen: Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University
Fei Du: Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15888
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Discovering suitable electrodes is a challenge for the development of sodium-ion batteries. Here the authors demonstrate a high-performance symmetric battery based on Na2VTi(PO4)3, highlighting its potential application in a smart grid.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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