Accelerating the Phase Formation Kinetics of Alluaudite Sodium Iron Sulfate Cathodes via Ultrafast Thermal Shock

Alluaudite sodium iron sulfate (NFS) exhibits great potential for use in sodium-ion battery cathodes due to its elevated operating potential and abundant element reserves. However, conventional solid-state methods demonstrate a low heating/cooling rate and sluggish reaction kinetics, requiring a long thermal treatment to effectively fabricate NFS cathodes. Herein, we propose a thermal shock (TS) strategy to synthesize alluaudite sodium iron sulfate cathodes using either hydrous or anhydrous raw materials. The analysis of the phase formation process reveals that TS treatment can significantly facilitate the removal of crystal water and decomposition of the intermediate phase Na2Fe(SO4)2 in the hydrous precursor. In the case of the anhydrous precursor, the kinetics of the combination reaction between Na2SO4 and FeSO4 can be also accelerated by TS treatment. Consequently, pure NFS phase formation can be completed after a substantially shorter time of post-sintering, thereby saving significant time and energy. The TS-treated NFS cathode derived from hydrous precursor exhibits higher retention after 200 cycles at 1C and better rate capability than the counterpart prepared by conventional long-term tube furnace sintering, demonstrating the great potential of this novel strategy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

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ACS applied materials & interfaces - 16(2024), 11 vom: 20. März, Seite 13828-13838

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yuhang [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yujun [VerfasserIn]
Song, Zijing [VerfasserIn]
Song, Wanqing [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Zhikai [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Wenbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alluaudite sodium iron sulfate
Cathode materials
Journal Article
Na-ion batteries
Rapid synthesis
Thermal shock

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Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.3c19618

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NLM369379829