Mg-substituted Prussian blue as a low-strain cathode material for aqueous Fe-ion batteries

Aqueous Fe-ion batteries (FIBs) have gradually emerged in recent years due to their inherent merits. Herein, we constructed a Mg-substituted Prussian blue analogue (MgFeHCF) as cathode for FIBs, achieving higher capacity (96 mA h g(-1)) and better stability (70.9% capacity retention over 500 cycles). The Fe-ion storage mechanism was revealed using the in situ XRD technique and DFT calculations were employed to analyse the battery performance.

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A Mg-substituted Prussian blue analogue (MgFeHCF) was constructed as a cathode for FIBs, achieving higher capacity (96 mA h g(-1)) and better stability (70.9% capacity retention over 500 cycles). The Fe-ion storage mechanism was revealed using the in situ XRD technique and DFT calculations were employed to analyse the battery performance.