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Tuning sodium wettability and pore tortuosity for superior sodium storage

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Abundant FeS2 with high theoretical capacity is one of the promising anode candidates in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), however, the uneven sodium deposition due to the poor interface compatibility and sluggish reaction kinetics because of the high activation barrier still plague its practical application. Herein, we synthesized the ordered porous carbon matrix wrapped FeS2 nanoparticles (FeS2@OCN) with high sodium wettability and low pore tortuosity to economically enhance the interface compatibility as well as to lower the energy barrier in SIBs. The synergistic effects of low tortuosity pores and strong sodium wettability homogenize the Na+ flux distribution, bring the electron dislocation via the enrichment of edge-nitrogen (Pyridinic N and Pyrrolic N), thus achieving the dendrite-free sodium deposition and dramatically enhanced reaction kinetics. Benefiting from exceptional structural/compositional/electronic merits, the resultant anode is endowed with exceptional structure stability, achieving long-term cycling stability of 451.9 mAh·g−1 after 1000 cycles at 1 A·g−1 with specific capacity retention of 92.9%. Attenuated electrode tortuosity and high sodium wettability can corporately improve the interface compatibility and attenuate the activation barrier of the FeS2 host and beyond.

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肖瑶瑶, 刘义慧, 刘兵兵, 齐振国, 张柚滨, 刘福胜, 秦国辉1.青岛科技大学化工学院生态化工国家重点实验室培育基地 2.山东省生态化工协同创新中心. 摘要 (Chinese Abstract): 储量丰富的FeS2具有较高的理论容量, 并被认为是很有前途的钠离子电池 (SIB) 负极材料候选者之一。然而, 较差的界面兼容性引起的钠离子不均匀沉积和较高的活化能垒导致的反应动力学缓慢仍然限制了它的实际应用。因此, 我们合成了具有高钠润湿性和低孔弯曲度的多孔碳包裹着的FeS2纳米颗粒 (FeS2@OCN), 最终提高了界面兼容性并降低了活化能垒。在低孔弯曲度和高钠润湿性的协同作用下实现了钠离子通量的均匀分布, 边缘氮 (吡啶氮和吡咯氮) 的掺杂可以促进电子的聚集, 从而抑制了枝晶钠的生长并提高了反应动力学。得益于独特的结构/组成/电子优势, 制备的FeS2@OCN具有优异的结构稳定性, 在1 A g−1下循环1000次后放电容量保持在451.9 mAh g−1, 容量保持率为92.9%。着眼于钠润湿性和孔弯曲度可以改善界面兼容性并降低FeS2基材料的活化能垒。

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    Yao-Yao Xiao, Yi-Hui Liu, Bing-Bing Liu, Zhen-Guo Qi, You-Bin Zhang, Fu-Sheng Liu & Guo-Hui Qin

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Xiao, YY., Liu, YH., Liu, BB. et al. Tuning sodium wettability and pore tortuosity for superior sodium storage. Rare Met. 42, 4048–4059 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02351-8

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