Issue 12, 2022

Additive-free red phosphorus/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanocomposite anodes for metal–ion batteries

Abstract

Herein, we report on scalable, environmentally benign, and additive-free, high-performance anodes for alkali–metal–ion batteries (MIBs, where M = Li+, Na+, K+). The intercalators in these anodes are the red phosphorus (RP) nanoparticles of uniform size (∼40 nm), which are dispersible and blend with water-dispersed Ti3C2Tx MXene, forming a highly viscous aqueous slurry to fabricate additive-free nanocomposite electrodes. We further enhanced their performance using a very low weight percentage of various carbonaceous nanomaterials. Our RP-MWCNT/MXene nanocomposite anodes exhibited enhanced ion transport and low charge transfer resistance, delivering specific capacities of 1293.7 mA h g−1 at 500 mA g−1 and 263.3 mA h g−1 at 2600 mA g−1 for 10 000 cycles in Li+ cells, 371.6 mA h g−1 at 500 mA g−1 in Na+ cells, and 732.8 mA h g−1 at 50 mA g−1 in K+ cells. Our work shows a path towards fabricating nanoarchitectured electrodes using sustainable materials to eliminate inert polymer binders, toxic processing solvents, and rare earth elements from the battery fabrication process for next-generation alkali–metal–ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Additive-free red phosphorus/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanocomposite anodes for metal–ion batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jun 2022
Accepted
09 Oct 2022
First published
24 Oct 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Energy Adv., 2022,1, 999-1008

Additive-free red phosphorus/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanocomposite anodes for metal–ion batteries

C. M. Subramaniyam, M. Kang, J. Li, A. VahidMohammadi and M. M. Hamedi, Energy Adv., 2022, 1, 999 DOI: 10.1039/D2YA00168C

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