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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 30, Issue 27, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202001588
Keywords
antimony selenides; conductive encapsulations; conversion; alloying anodes; potassium-ion batteries; 2D confinements
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- Australian Research Council [DP160104340, DP170100436, DP180102297]
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Potassium-ion batteries based on conversion/alloying reactions have high potential applications in new-generation large-scale energy storage. However, their applications are hindered by inherent large-volume variations and sluggish kinetics of the conversion/alloying-type electrode materials during the repeated insertion and extraction of bulky K+ ions. Although some efforts have been focused on this issue, the reported potassium-ion batteries still suffer from poor cycling lifespans. Here, a superior stable antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) anode is reported for high-performance potassium-ion batteries through a combined strategy of conductive encapsulation and 2D confinement. The Sb2Se3 nanorods are uniformly coated with a conductive N-doped carbon layer and then confined between graphene nanosheets. The synergistic effects between conductive coating and confinement effectively buffer the large volumetric variation of the conversion/alloying anodes, which can maintain structural stability for superior cyclability. The as-prepared anodes exhibit a high reversible specific capacity of approximate to 590 mA h g(-1) and outstanding cycling stability over 350 cycles. In situ and ex situ characterizations reveal a high structural integration of the large-volume-change Sb2Se3 anodes during a reversible K storage mechanism of two-step conversion and multistep alloying processes. This work can open up a new possibility for the design of stable conversion/alloying-based anodes for high-performance potassium-ion batteries.
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