Issue 4, 2015

High-performance symmetric sodium-ion batteries using a new, bipolar O3-type material, Na0.8Ni0.4Ti0.6O2

Abstract

Based on low-cost and rich resources, sodium-ion batteries have been regarded as a promising candidate for next-generation energy storage batteries in the large-scale energy applications of renewable energy and smart grids. However, there are some critical drawbacks limiting its application, such as safety and stability problems. In this work, a stable symmetric sodium-ion battery based on the bipolar, active O3-type material, Na0.8Ni0.4Ti0.6O2, is developed. This bipolar material shows a typical O3-type layered structure, containing two electrochemically active transition metals with redox couples of Ni4+/Ni2+ and Ti4+/Ti3+, respectively. This Na0.8Ni0.4Ti0.6O2-based symmetric cell exhibits a high average voltage of 2.8 V, a reversible discharge capacity of 85 mA h g−1, 75% capacity retention after 150 cycles and good rate capability. This full symmetric cell will greatly contribute to the development of room-temperature sodium-ion batteries with a view towards safety, low cost and long life, and it will stimulate further research on symmetric cells using the same active materials as both cathode and anode.

Graphical abstract: High-performance symmetric sodium-ion batteries using a new, bipolar O3-type material, Na0.8Ni0.4Ti0.6O2

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Oct 2014
Accepted
06 Feb 2015
First published
06 Feb 2015

Energy Environ. Sci., 2015,8, 1237-1244

High-performance symmetric sodium-ion batteries using a new, bipolar O3-type material, Na0.8Ni0.4Ti0.6O2

S. Guo, H. Yu, P. Liu, Y. Ren, T. Zhang, M. Chen, M. Ishida and H. Zhou, Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 1237 DOI: 10.1039/C4EE03361B

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