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Tailoring Sodium Iron Hexacyanoferrate/Carbon Nanotube Arrays with 3D Networks for Efficient Sodium Ion Storage

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Sodium iron hexacyanoferrate (FeHCF), as Prussian blue, is a promising cathode for sodium ion batteries (SIBs) on account of its open framework structure. Here, FeHCF nanocubes anchored on carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays (FeHCF/CNTs-CC) as integrated electrodes for SIBs have been synthesized via the combination of chemical vapor deposition, immersion–oxidation, and single-iron-source methods. CNT arrays loaded on carbon cloth link FeHCF nanocubes and provide abundant pathways for electrons, as well as a large surface area for sodium ion exchange at the surface of the electrode and electrolyte to facilitate electrochemical kinetics. With the assistance of CNT arrays, FeHCF/CNTs-CC display outstanding high-rate capabilities (135 mA h g−1/0.1 A g−1 and 90 mA h g−1/2 A g−1), and good cycling stability with a capacity retention of 85% after 1000 cycles at 0.5 A g−1.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52102315), the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (ZJ2022095), the Visiting Scholar Fund of State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials (No. SKL2022-08), the Fundamental Research Funds of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (No. 20212297-Y), the Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (No. 2021SZTD006).

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    Linxuan He, Lingfeng Ruan, Weilin Yao, Chen Cai, Zihang Chen, Xinhao Chang, Juntao Shi, Tiancun Liu, Shenghui Shen, Zhujun Yao & Yefeng Yang

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He, L., Ruan, L., Yao, W. et al. Tailoring Sodium Iron Hexacyanoferrate/Carbon Nanotube Arrays with 3D Networks for Efficient Sodium Ion Storage. J. Electron. Mater. 52, 3517–3525 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-023-10337-6

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