Spindle-like Fe7S8/N-doped carbon nanohybrids for high-performance sodium ion battery anodes

Aihua Jin, Mi Ju Kim, Kug Seung Lee, Seung Ho Yu, Yung Eun Sung

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Abstract

Iron sulfides have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for sodium ion battery anode materials due to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. In this work, spindle-like Fe7S8 with nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe7S8/N-C) nanohybrids are successfully synthesized via a solvothermal method by sulfidation iron-based metal organic framework (FeMOF). As sodium ion battery anodes, Fe7S8/N-C nanohybrids exhibit high reversible capacity of 450.8 mAh·g−1 at 200 mA·g−1, and 406.7 mAh·g−1 at 500 mA·g−1 even after 500 cycles. They also show excellent rate properties and delivering the capacity of 327.8 mAh·g−1 at a very high current density of 3.2 A·g−1. These outstanding electrochemical performances can be attributed to the unique structure of Fe7S8/N-C nanohybrids. The nanoscale dimension in their size can be beneficial for facile ion and electron transports. Furthermore, the stable nitrogen doped carbon frameworks can also improve electrical conductivity and relieve the problems related to volume expansion. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses have been performed to study reactions occurred in spindle-like Fe7S8/N-C nanohybrid electrode at both bulk and surface. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)695-700
Number of pages6
JournalNano Research
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Mar 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • iron sulfides
  • metal organic frameworks
  • sodium ion batteries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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