Issue 14, 2018

A simple synthesis of nanoporous Sb/C with high Sb content and dispersity as an advanced anode for sodium ion batteries

Abstract

Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted increasing attention for large-scale energy storage. Among all anodes for SIBs, antimony (Sb) is one of the most attractive ones, but it suffers from a rapid capacity fading because of about 290% volume change upon sodiation/desodiation. Here a facile bottom-up strategy has been developed to prepare nanoporous Sb/C with high Sb content and dispersity via a ball-milling assisted solid state reaction between Sb2O3 and CaC2. The simultaneous and stoichiometric generation of Sb and C facilitates a high dispersion of Sb in, theoretically, 23 wt% carbon. Feeding excess CaC2 can adjust the porosity of the composite, and tailor Sb particles from crystalline (10–20 nm in size) to amorphous (at the subnanometer scale). The synthesized amorphous Sb/C composite exhibits an unprecedented performance for sodium storage. It delivers a high reversible capacity of 480 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1, 403 mA h g−1 after 1000 cycles at 1.0 A g−1, and 283 mA h g−1 after 3000 cycles at 5.0 A g−1. This study may provide a basis for developing high-capacity and long-cycle-life SIBs for practical applications.

Graphical abstract: A simple synthesis of nanoporous Sb/C with high Sb content and dispersity as an advanced anode for sodium ion batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Janv. 2018
Accepted
08 Febr. 2018
First published
09 Febr. 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 5555-5559

A simple synthesis of nanoporous Sb/C with high Sb content and dispersity as an advanced anode for sodium ion batteries

Y. Yuan, S. Jan, Z. Wang and X. Jin, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 5555 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA00592C

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