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FeS quantum dots as an ultrastable host material for potassium-ion intercalation

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Potassium-ion battery (PIB) is a potential candidate for future large-scale energy storage devices. Constructing electrode materials with fast ions and electron transport channels is an effective solution to achieve high-power-density and long-cycle PIBs. Herein, the composite composed of FeS quantum dots and nitrogen-doped porous carbon (FeS@NPC) is reported as anode material for PIBs. The unique uniform nanostructure is confirmed to be able to reduce the ion diffusion length, increase the migration rate of potassium ions, improve electronic conductivity, and alleviate volume fluctuation. These advantages deliver enhanced potassium storage properties with high capacity and excellent cycling stability. FeS@NPC-based anode obtains a specific capacity of 224 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 and 180 mAh g−1 at 5 A g−1 even after 1200 cycles.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 52274298, 21908049, and 51974114), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M682560), the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province (2020RC2024), Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 2020JJ4175 and 2022JJ40035), and the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (no. 15052001).

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Yongkang He: conceptualization; synthesis; investigation; analysis; writing—original draft. Xuying Liu: synthesis; analysis; writing—original draft and revision work. Shuai Wang: synthesis. Jiexing Wu: analysis. Chenxi Xu: analysis. Mengxue Cao: investigation. Weiming Cai: analysis. Haihui Zhou: supervision, funding acquisition; writing—reviewing and editing. Yafei Kuang: writing—reviewing. Zhongyuan Huang: supervision, funding acquisition; writing—reviewing and editing.

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He, Y., Liu, X., Wang, S. et al. FeS quantum dots as an ultrastable host material for potassium-ion intercalation. J Solid State Electrochem 28, 49–59 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05642-3

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