Abstract
To design a high-performance sodium-ion battery anode, binary zinc phosphides (ZnP2 and Zn3P2) were synthesized by a facile solid-state heat treatment process, and their Na storage characteristics were evaluated. The Na reactivity of ZnP2 was better than that of Zn3P2. Therefore, a C-modified ZnP2-based composite (ZnP2-C) was fabricated to achieve better electrochemical performance. To investigate the electrochemical reaction mechanism of ZnP2-C during sodiation/desodiation, various ex situ analytical techniques were employed. During sodiation, ZnP2 in the composite was transformed into NaZn13 and Na3P phases, exhibiting a one-step conversion reaction. Conversely, Zn and P in NaZn13 and Na3P, respectively, were fully recombined to the original ZnP2 phase during desodiation. Owing to the one-step conversion/recombination of ZnP2 in the composite during cycling, the ZnP2-C showed high electrochemical performance with a highly reversible capacity of 883 mA h g-1 after 130 cycles with no capacity deterioration and a fast C-rate capability of 500 mA h g-1 at 1 C and 350 mA h g-1 at 3 C.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 15053-15062 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- metal phosphide
- phosphorus-based anode
- sodium-ion batteries
- zinc phosphide
- zinc-based anode
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)