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Alleviating mechanical degradation of hexacyanoferrate via strain locking during Na+ insertion/extraction for full sodium ion battery

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Generation of large strains upon Na+ intercalation is one of the prime concerns of the mechanical degradation of Prussian blue (PB) and its analogs. Structural construction from the atomic level is imperative to maintain structural stability and ameliorate the long-term stability of PB. Herein, an inter nickel hexacyanoferrate (NNiFCN) is successfully introduced at the out layer of iron hexacyanoferrate (NFFCN) through ion exchange to improve structural stability through compressive stress locking by forming NNiFCN shell. Furthermore, the kinetics of sodium ion diffusion is enhanced through the built-in electric pathway. The electrochemical performance is therefore significantly improved with a remarkable long-term cycling stability over 3,000 cycles at 500 mA·g−1 in the full sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with a maximum energy density of 91.94 Wh·g−1, indicating that the core-shell structured NNiFCN/NFFCN could be the low-cost and high-performance cathode for full SIBs in large-scale EES applications.

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J. G. S. wants to thanks China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support (No. 201706050153). J. G. S. would like to present sincere gratitude to Mr. Weidong Zheng, Dr. Gongxuan Chen, and Dr. Qing Huang for characterization help. We also want to acknowledge High Performance Computing (HPC), NUS Information Technology for the calculation sources support.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore

    Jianguo Sun, Jin An Sam Oh, Yumei Wang, Kaiyang Zeng & Li Lu

  2. National University of Singapore Chongqing Research Institute, Chongqing, 401123, China

    Yumei Wang & Li Lu

  3. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore

    Hualin Ye

  4. Integrative Sciences and Engineering Programme, NUS Graduate School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 138632, Singapore

    Jin An Sam Oh

  5. Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology, and Research), Singapore, 138634, Singapore

    Jin An Sam Oh

  6. School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Yao Sun

  7. Faculty of Energy and Fuels AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Krakow, Poland

    Anna Plewa

  8. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Hubei University of Education, Wuhan, 430205, China

    Tian Wu

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Sun, J., Ye, H., Oh, J.A.S. et al. Alleviating mechanical degradation of hexacyanoferrate via strain locking during Na+ insertion/extraction for full sodium ion battery. Nano Res. 15, 2123–2129 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3844-7

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