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ACS NANO
卷 8, 期 4, 页码 3620-3627出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn500194q
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sodium-ion battery; carbon nanotube; in situ TEM; composite; sodiation
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资金
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China [NCET-11-1081]
- National Science Foundation of China [21203168]
- American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund [51766-ND10]
The comprehension of fundamental electrochemical behavior and sodiation mechanism is critical for the design of high-performance electrode materials for sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries. In this paper, the electrochemical sodiation process and microstructure evolution of individual Co9S8-filled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been directly visualized and studied using in situ transmission electron microscopy. Upon the first sodiation, a reaction front propagates progressively along the filling nanowire, causing the filled CNT to inflate. The filled CNTs behave differently depending on their structures and the magnitude of the sodiation voltage. For a Co9S8-filled CNT with an open end, the sodiated Co9S8 filler shows a substantial axial elongation of 120.8% and a small radial swelling due to the extrusion of CNT walls. In contrast, the closed CNT shows a major radial expansion of 40.6% and a small axial elongation because of the mechanical confinement of the carbon shells. After sodiation, the spacing between the carbon shells increases from 3.4 to 3.8 angstrom due to the Na+-ion insertion and the single-crystalline Co9S8 filler converts to numerous Co nanograins dispersed In a Na2S matrix. Compared with the gentle microstructure evolution of the CNT under small charging voltage, a strong electrochemical reaction accompanying drastic swelling and fracturing of CNT shells is observed for the CNT electrode under large charging voltage. Our observations provide direct evidence and important insights for the electrochemical process of CNT-based composite materials in Na-ion batteries.
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