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Bifunctional sodium compensation of anodes for hybrid sodium-ion capacitors

钠离子电容器负极的双功能补钠研究

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The low initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) for the electrodes which stems from electrolyte decomposition and irreversible sodium uptake by the material itself, is one of the reasons limiting the large-scale sodium-ion capacitors (SICs). Here, we report a simple but precise bifunctional pre-sodiation of the Nb2O5 anode (as a typical example) using sodium naphthalene/2-methyltetrahydrofuran as a pre-sodiated agent. The pre-sodiated agent realizes the pre-activation to achieve stable cycling of NaxNb2O5, thus compensating the irreversible Na uptake. Moreover, this process offsets the electrolyte decomposition loss, and facilitates the formation of a robust inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase layer. Stable and high-energy SIC devices are achieved by compensating the interphase and bulk sodium loss of Nb2O5 anodes. This work provides new insights into tuning the ICE of sodium-storage electrodes for next-generation and scaled-up applications of SICs.

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电极的首次库伦效率低是限制快充钠离子电容器规模化使用的 原因之一, 这主要源于电解液的不可逆分解以及电极材料造成的不可 逆损失. 我们选取高倍率特性的Nb2O5负极材料作为研究对象, 采用钠 萘/2-甲基-四氢呋喃作为预钠化剂, 发展了一种简单且可精确调控的双 功能预钠化剂, 实现了预活化, 获得了高稳定循环的NaxNb2O5电极, 从 而补偿了钠在材料中的不可逆吸收. 研究发现, 预钠化过程同时抵消了 电解液分解所产生的损失, 有利于在电极/电解液界面形成坚固的富含 无机物的固体电解质界面膜. 通过补偿Nb2O5负极的体相与界面的钠损 失, 构建了稳定且具有高能量密度的钠离子电容器. 本研究为调控储钠 电极的首次库伦效率及其在下一代钠离子电容器中的应用提供了新 方法.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52272206, 51972132 and 51772116) and the Program for HUST Academic Frontier Youth Team (2016QYTD04). The authors thank the Analytical and Testing Center of HUST for XRD, SEM, and TEM measurements.

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Hu X conceived the idea of this work and revised the manuscript. Jiang Y conducted the experiments and data analysis and wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Yingjun Jiang is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Material Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) under the supervision of Prof. Xianluo Hu. Her research focuses on the electrode materials for sodium-ion capacitors.

Xianluo Hu is a full professor of materials science and engineering at HUST. He received his PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2007 and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at CUHK and a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan from 2007 to 2009. His current research interest focuses on electrochemical energy-storage devices under extreme conditions.

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Jiang, Y., Guo, S. & Hu, X. Bifunctional sodium compensation of anodes for hybrid sodium-ion capacitors. Sci. China Mater. 66, 3084–3092 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-023-2473-8

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