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Citric acid-assisted synthesis of Na3V2(PO4)3/C composite as high-performance electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

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Na3V2(PO4)3 with NASICON structure is regarded as a hopeful cathode in sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). Nevertheless, the immanently inferior electronic conductivity significantly restricts its electrochemical performance and practical application. In this work, a facile solid-state sintering approach employing citric acid as both the reduction agent and carbon source has been developed to prepared Na3V2(PO4)3/C composite. The influence of different sintering temperatures on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of Na3V2(PO4)3/C for NIBs was systematically investigated. The results indicate that the Na3V2(PO4)3/C sample calcined at 850 °C (NVP/C-850) presents the best electrochemical property among the as-obtained four NVP/C samples studied. The optimized NVP/C-850 composite exhibits a reversible capacity of 117.4 mAh/g at 0.2 C, and after 100 cycles, capacity retention of 94.7% was kept. Besides, among the four electrodes, NVP/C-850 electrode exhibited smallest resistance and highest Na+ diffusion coefficient. Thus, the outstanding results demonstrate potential application of the NVP/C for NIBs.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52004129, 51674068, 51874079) and the Hebei Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao (No. HKDEFM2021203).

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    Hong-bo Huang & Cai-ling Liu

  2. Procurement Center for Police Equipment of Ministry of Public Security, Shanghai, 201100, People’s Republic of China

    Yue Yang

  3. School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

    Shao-hua Luo

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    Shao-hua Luo

  5. Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

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Huang, Hb., Liu, Cl., Yang, Y. et al. Citric acid-assisted synthesis of Na3V2(PO4)3/C composite as high-performance electrode material for sodium-ion batteries. Ionics 28, 4631–4639 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04696-z

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