Multiple heterointerfaces boosted de-/sodiation kinetics towards superior Na storage and Na-Ion full battery

作者:Wang, Ying-Ying; Hou, Bao-Hua; Wang, Ya-Nan; Lu, Hong-Yan; Guo, Jin-Zhi; Ning, Qiu-Li; Zhang, Jing-Ping; Lu, Chang-Li; Wu, Xing-Long*
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6(15): 6578-6586.
DOI:10.1039/c8ta01132j

摘要

In this article, an effective strategy (viz., constructingmultiple heterointerfaces) is proposed to develop superior electrode materials for sodium-ion battery (SIB), which is the most promising alternative to market-dominant lithium-ion battery for stationary energy storage. In the as-prepared heterogeneous-SnO2/Se/graphene (hSSG) composite, there exists multiple phase interfaces, including heterointerfaces between tetragonal and orthorhombic SnO2 (t-/o-SnO2) in the heterogeneous SnO2 nanojunctions and two phase interfaces between t/o-SnO2 and amorphous Se. These multiple phase interfaces promise the much improved Na storage properties of h-SSG when compared to four controls without such multiple heterointerfaces because the multiple built-in electric fields at the heterointerfaces can significantly boost the surface reaction kinetics and facilitate charge transport as demonstrated by kinetics analyses, theoretical calculations and contrastive electrochemical tests. Moreover, h-SSG also exhibits superior Na-ion full cell performance when coupled with a high-voltage Na3V2(PO4)(2)O2F cathode. In view of the universality of the heterointerface-based enhancement effect on surface reaction and charge transport kinetics and the facile preparation procedures, the present strategy should be universal to develop other superior electrode materials for high-performance SIBs and other batteries for future energy storage applications.