Journal
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 8, Issue 12, Pages 3629-3636Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5ee02524a
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21571073, 51302099, 21322106]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2015CB932600]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-13-0227]
- National 1000 Young Talents Program of China
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In this work, we for the first time investigate GeP5 as an anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Using a facile high energy mechanical ball milling (HEMM) method, we successfully synthesize pure GeP5 and GeP5/C nanocomposite at ambient temperature and pressure. According to XRD Rietveld refinement and first principle calculations, GeP5 possesses a two-dimensional layered structure similar to that of black P and graphite, and a high conductivity that is 10 000 and 10 times that of black P and graphite, respectively. Serving as novel anode materials, both GeP5 and its carbon composite deliver an unprecedented high reversible capacity of ca. 2300 mA h g(-1), combined with a high initial coulombic efficiency of ca. 95%. Ex situ XRD and CV tests demonstrate that GeP5 undergoes conversion and alloying type lithium storage mechanism and that its capacity is co-contributed to by both the Ge and P components. In addition, GeP5/C exhibits superior cycle stability and excellent high-rate performance with a capacity of 2127 mA h g(-1) at 5 A g(-1). These properties suggest the promising application of these anode materials in next-generation high-energy and high-power LIBs.
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