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Na3V2(PO4)3/C/Ag nanocomposite materials for Na-ion batteries obtained by the modified Pechini method

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Nanocomposite materials, Na3V2(PO4)3/C and Na3V2(PO4)3/C/Ag, were synthesized by a modified Pechini method. Their properties were characterized with the use of the X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, elemental analysis, Raman spectroscopy, impedance spectroscopy, and charge-discharge tests as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. The discharge capacity of Na3V2(PO4)3/C obtained at 600 °C was 116.1 and 75 mAh g−1 at a current density of 11 (0.1 C) and 110 mA g−1 (1 С) in the potential range of 2.7–3.8 V. The high capacity values for fast charge/discharge were achieved as a result of heat treatment by two steps and incorporation of appropriate amount of silver particles into Na3V2(PO4)3/C nanocomposite. The discharge capacities of thus obtained Na3V2(PO4)3/C with 0.2 wt% of Ag were 117.2, 112.5, and 83.5 mAh g−1 at the current densities of 11, 110, and 880 mA g−1. This experimental evidence reveals the great potential of NVP/C/Ag synthesized by the modified Pechini method as cathode materials for the production of sodium-ion batteries.

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This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Moscow Government (project no. 15-38-70042). In this work, we used the equipment of the Joint Research Center of IGIC RAS.

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  1. Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel Street 3, Moscow, 143026, Russia

    Andrey Chekannikov

  2. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 31-4, Moscow, 119071, Russia

    Andrey Chekannikov, Tatiana Kulova & Alexander Skundin

  3. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, The Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Roman Kapaev, Svetlana Novikova & Andrey Yaroslavtsev

  4. National University of Science and Technology, Leninsky prospect 4, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Nataliya Tabachkova

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Chekannikov, A., Kapaev, R., Novikova, S. et al. Na3V2(PO4)3/C/Ag nanocomposite materials for Na-ion batteries obtained by the modified Pechini method. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 1615–1624 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3524-4

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