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Vol. 11 (2019)

Bio-Derived Hierarchical Multicore–Shell Fe2N-Nanoparticle-Impregnated N-Doped Carbon Nanofiber Bundles: A Host Material for Lithium-/Potassium-Ion Storage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0290-0
Hongjun Jiang
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Ling Huang
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Yunhong Wei
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Boya Wang
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Hao Wu
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Yun Zhang
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People’s Republic of China
Huakun Liu
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
Shixue Dou
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia

Corresponding Author: Yun Zhang

y_zhang@scu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 56

Abstract

Despite the significant progress in the fabrication of advanced electrode materials, complex control strategies and tedious processing are often involved for most targeted materials to tailor their compositions, morphologies, and chemistries. Inspired by the unique geometric structures of natural biomacromolecules together with their high affinities for metal species, we propose the use of skin collagen fibers for the template crafting of a novel multicore–shell Fe2N–carbon framework anode configuration, composed of hierarchical N-doped carbon nanofiber bundles firmly embedded with Fe2N nanoparticles (Fe2N@N-CFBs). In the resultant heterostructure, the Fe2N nanoparticles firmly confined inside the carbon shells are spatially isolated but electronically well connected by the long-range carbon nanofiber framework. This not only provides direct and continuous conductive pathways to facilitate electron/ion transport, but also helps cushion the volume expansion of the encapsulated Fe2N to preserve the electrode microstructure. Considering its unique structural characteristics, Fe2N@N-CFBs as an advanced anode material exhibits remarkable electrochemical performances for lithium- and potassium-ion batteries. Moreover, this bio-derived structural strategy can pave the way for novel low-cost and high-efficiency syntheses of metal-nitride/carbon nanofiber heterostructures for potential applications in energy-related fields and beyond.


Highlights:


1 A viable bio-derived material engineering strategy is developed based on the use of skin collagen fibers for the crafting of metal-nitride–carbon nanofiber composites.
2 N-doped carbon nanofiber bundles embedded with Fe2N nanoparticles are fabricated using a structural replication process.
3 The composite with a hierarchically ordered, compact, and multicore–shell heterostructure exhibits increased lithium- and potassium-ion storage performances.

Keywords

Anode material Iron nitride Lithium-ion battery Potassium-ion battery Multicore–shell structure
Jiang, Hongjun, Ling Huang, Yunhong Wei, Boya Wang, Hao Wu, Yun Zhang, Huakun Liu, and Shixue Dou. 2019. “Bio-Derived Hierarchical Multicore–Shell Fe2N-Nanoparticle-Impregnated N-Doped Carbon Nanofiber Bundles: A Host Material for Lithium-/Potassium-Ion Storage”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (July):56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0290-0.
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