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Na2 + 2xFe2-x (SO4)3@rice husks carbon composite as a high-performance cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

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Na2 + 2xFe2-x (SO4)3 (NFS) holds great promise as the cathode material for room-temperature sodium-ion batteries. However, large-scale application of NFS is highly impeded by its low electrical conductivity, which leads to poor cyclability and rate capability. To address these issues, we introduce rice husk-derived carbon with engineered porosity and structure as carrier to load active material NFS. The resultant hybrid material delivers extremely high specific charge capacity of 113.4 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C (1 C = 120 mA g−1), and a large reversible capacity of 81.2 mAh g−1 is retained after 100 cycles with a high retention rate of about 83.9%. The capacity of the composite can reach 60 mAh g−1 even at the current density 5 C. These excellent electrochemical performances are attributed to a favorable combination of the interpenetrating conductive carbon framework and ordered mesoporous structure that maintain well-balanced ionic and electronic conductivities throughout the electrode.

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This work was supported by funding from “973” project (No. 2015CB251103), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21771086), S&T Development Program of Jilin Province (Nos. 20160101320JC, 20180101293JC), and Jilin Provincial Department of Education “13th Five-Year” scientific research project (No. JJKH20180116KJ).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advance Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Huifang Di, Dong Zhang & Gang Chen

  2. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Huijuan Yue

  3. The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Qi

  4. State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Gang Chen

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Di, H., Yue, H., Qi, H. et al. Na2 + 2xFe2-x (SO4)3@rice husks carbon composite as a high-performance cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. Ionics 25, 3727–3736 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-02951-4

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