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Mesoporous Mn-doped and carbon-coated NaTi2(PO4)3 nanocrystals as an anode material for improved performance of sodium-ion hybrid capacitors

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Sodium electrochemical energy storage systems including sodium-ion battery and hybrid capacitor are attracting increasing interest in large-scale electrical energy storage due to low cost and abundant sodium resources. In particular, sodium-ion hybrid capacitor with the merits of high energy and power densities as a typical next-generation energy storage device provides a promising alternative to the currently commercial lithium-ion battery. It is highly challenging to design and prepared suitable anode materials with extraordinary performance, thereby spurring its large-scale application. Herein, mesoporous Mn-doped and carbon-coated NaTi2(PO4)3 nanocrystals are synthesized via a three-step process of solvothermal reaction, serum albumin decoration and thermal annealing. Synergistic effect rendered by NaTi2(PO4)3 particles with mesoporous structure, Mn2+ doping and ultra-thin carbon coating endows the prepared composite with facile ion/electron transportation as well as excellent reaction kinetics as an anode material for sodium-ion hybrid capacitors. In the half-cell tests, the prepared composite exhibits high reversible capacity of 116 mA h g−1 at 1 C, high-rate capability of 95 mA h g−1 at 50 C, and long-term cycling stability with high capacity of 92 mAh g−1 (88% capacity retention) after 1000 cycles at 20 C. Using the prepared composite as anode and activated carbon as cathode, the sodium-ion hybrid capacitor is assembled and it exhibits high energy/power density of 85.5 WhKg−1/5531 WKg−1. Our results indicate that Mn-doped and carbon-coated NASICON-type anodes have great potential in the sodium-based electrochemical energy storage systems.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11774298, 51472209 and 11474242), Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No. 2020JJ4088) and Innovation-Driven Project of Xiangtan University (XDCX2019B065).

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Qu, D., Chen, Z., Xu, G. et al. Mesoporous Mn-doped and carbon-coated NaTi2(PO4)3 nanocrystals as an anode material for improved performance of sodium-ion hybrid capacitors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 17550–17562 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04310-w

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