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Na-ion conducting filler embedded 3D-electrospun nanofibrous hybrid solid polymer membrane electrolyte for high-performance Na-ion capacitor

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Synergistic coupling of polymer with highly Na+ conducting ceramics is an effective approach to alleviate the poor thermal stability and low ionic conductivity challenges of an electrolyte. Herein, we have reported a rational design of Na2Zn1.97Ca0.03TeO6 (NZCTO) nanofillers–reinforced poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP)-based 3D-electrospun nanofibrous hybrid polymer membrane (ESHPM) as a separator cum electrolyte obtained by an electrospinning technique. Physico-chemical properties of NZCTO and ESHPMs were characterized for its morphology, porosity and electrolyte uptake measurement, crystallinity, thermal stability, dimensional stability, operating potential window, and ionic conductivity. ESHPME immobilizing a liquid electrolyte solution [1 M of sodium hexafluorophosphate (NaPF6)] in ethylene carbonate (EC)/dimethyl carbonate (DMC), 1/1v/v) exhibited an excellent ionic conductivity (σRT ⁓ 1.47 × 10−3 S cm−1). A Na-ion capacitor (NIC) comprising high-capacity NaCo0.7Al0.3O2 (NCAO) and rapid ion–absorbing activated carbon (AC)-based electrodes with ESHPM (10 wt.% NZCTO) electrolyte delivers the specific capacitance of 103.57 Fg−1 at the current density of 1 Ag−1. This NIC retains 89% of its initial capacitance up to 1000 charge–discharge cycles. Furthermore, NIC demonstrated a maximum energy and power density of ⁓ 36.82 W h kg−1 and ⁓ 5.71 kW kg−1, respectively. This research promises to develop high-performing NICs with high energy and power densities.

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Schematic illustration of Na-ion capacitor (NIC) device employing Na+ conducting filler embedded 3D-electrospun nanofibrous hybrid solid polymer membrane electrolyte.

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Authors are grateful to Central Instrumentation Facility, Pondicherry University, for providing the characterization facility.

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Prof. A.S acknowledges the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, for their financial support under BSR Mid-Career Award Scheme (No. F.19–214/2018).

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  1. Electro-Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605 014, India

    Dheeraj Kumar Maurya & Subramania Angaiah

  2. Nano Electrochemistry Lab (NEL), Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, 609-609, India

    Ragupathy Dhanusuraman

  3. Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA

    John Zhanhu Guo

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Maurya, D.K., Dhanusuraman, R., Guo, J.Z. et al. Na-ion conducting filler embedded 3D-electrospun nanofibrous hybrid solid polymer membrane electrolyte for high-performance Na-ion capacitor. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 6, 45 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00604-1

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