Yolk–shell-structured (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 solid-solution powders: Synthesis and application as anode materials for Na-ion batteries

Jung Hyun Kim, Yun Chan Kang

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    Abstract

    Multicomponent metal sulfide materials with a yolk–shell structure and a single phase were studied for the first time as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Yolk–shell-structured Fe–Ni–O powders with a molar ratio of iron and nickel components of 1/1 were prepared via one-pot spray pyrolysis. The prepared Fe–Ni–O powders were transformed into yolk–shell-structured (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 solid-solution powders via a sulfidation process. The initial discharge and charge capacities of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders at a current density of 1 A·g−1 were 601 and 504 mA·h·g−1, respectively. The discharge capacities of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders for the 2nd and 100th cycle were 530 and 527 mA·h·g−1, respectively, and their corresponding capacity retention measured from the 2nd cycle was 99%. The (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders had high initial discharge and charge capacities at a low current density of 0.1 A·g−1, and the reversible discharge capacity decreased slightly from 568 to 465 mA·h·g−1 as the current density increased from 0.1 to 5.0 A·g−1. The synergetic effect of the novel yolk–shell structure and the multicomponent sulfide composition of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders resulted in excellent sodium-ion storage performance. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3178-3188
    Number of pages11
    JournalNano Research
    Volume10
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Sept 1

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    © 2017, Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

    Keywords

    • metal sulfide
    • multicomponent sulfide
    • sodium-ion batteries
    • spray pyrolysis
    • yolk–shell

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • General Materials Science
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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