Abstract

Metal sulfide materials serve as environment-friendly, sustainable, and effective electrode materials for green-energy storage systems. However, their capacity-fading issues related to low electrical conductivity and drastic volume changes during electrochemical cycling have generally limited their application to sodium ion batteries. Here we show that with the combination of an ether-based NaPF6/diglyme electrolyte, the dandelion-shaped manganese sulfide electrode displays enhanced reversible capacity, cycle life, and rate capability. The capacity of 340 mAh g−1 is maintained over more than 1000 cycles at a current density of 5.0 A g−1. Furthermore, discharge capacities of 277 and 230 mAh g−1 at 10 and 20 A g−1 current densities, respectively, are obtained. Our work demonstrates the formation of a protective solid electrolyte interface layer along the surface of the primary seed particle that limits polysulfide dissolution and hence the preservation of the active material during reaction with sodium.

Metal sulfide batteries suffer from low electrical conductivity which limits their application in sodium ion batteries. Here, the authors report a manganese sulfide anode in sodium ion batteries with capacity of 340 mAh g−1 maintained over more than 1000 cycles at a current density of 5.0 A g−1.

Details

Title
Dandelion-shaped manganese sulfide in ether-based electrolyte for enhanced performance sodium-ion batteries
Author
Pham, Duong Tung 1 ; Sambandam Balaji 1 ; Kim, Sungjin 1 ; Jeonggeun, Jo 1 ; Kim Seokhun 1 ; Park, Sohyun 1 ; Mathew, Vinod 1 ; Yang-Kook, Sun 2 ; Kim, Kwangho 3 ; Kim, Jaekook 1 

 Chonnam National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju, South Korea (GRID:grid.14005.30) (ISNI:0000 0001 0356 9399) 
 Hanyang University, Department of Energy Engineering, Seoul, South Korea (GRID:grid.49606.3d) (ISNI:0000 0001 1364 9317) 
 Pusan National University, Global Frontier Center for Hybrid Interface Materials, Busan, South Korea (GRID:grid.262229.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 0719 8572); Pusan National University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Busan, South Korea (GRID:grid.262229.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 0719 8572) 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
23993669
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2389681526
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.