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Vol. 12 (2020)

Enhanced Pseudo-Capacitive Contributions to High-Performance Sodium Storage in TiO2/C Nanofibers via Double Effects of Sulfur Modification

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00506-1
Yan Zhang
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
Yuanye Huang
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
Vesna Srot
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
Peter A. van Aken
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
Joachim Maier
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
Yan Yu
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yan Yu

yanyumse@ustc.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 165

Abstract

Pseudo-capacitive mechanisms can provide higher energy densities than electrical double-layer capacitors while being faster than bulk storage mechanisms. Usually, they suffer from low intrinsic electronic and ion conductivities of the active materials. Here, taking advantage of the combination of TiS2 decoration, sulfur doping, and a nanometer-sized structure, as-spun TiO2/C nanofiber composites are developed that enable rapid transport of sodium ions and electrons, and exhibit enhanced pseudo-capacitively dominated capacities. At a scan rate of 0.5 mV s−1, a high pseudo-capacitive contribution (76% of the total storage) is obtained for the S-doped TiS2/TiO2/C electrode (termed as TiS2/S-TiO2/C). Such enhanced pseudo-capacitive activity allows rapid chemical kinetics and significantly improves the high-rate sodium storage performance of TiO2. The TiS2/S-TiO2/C composite electrode delivers a high capacity of 114 mAh g−1 at a current density of 5000 mA g−1. The capacity maintains at high level (161 mAh g−1) even after 1500 cycles and is still characterized by 58 mAh g−1 at the extreme condition of 10,000 mA g−1 after 10,000 cycles.


Highlights:


1 One-dimensional elongated TiS2-modified and S-doped TiO2/C nanofibers electrode was synthesized through electrospinning, which exhibited a high specific capacity, excellent cyclic stability, and rate capability in sodium-ion battery.
2 An enhanced pseudo-capacitive capacity because of S doping and TiS2 decoration contributes to noticeable sodium storage performance. High capacity of 161 mAh g−1 (at 3000 mA g−1) after 1500 cycles and 58 mAh g−1 (at 10,000 mA g−1) after 10,000 cycles is delivered outstandingly.

Keywords

Sodium-ion battery Pseudo-capacitive Anodes TiO2/C nanofibers Sulfur doped
Zhang, Yan, Yuanye Huang, Vesna Srot, Peter A. van Aken, Joachim Maier, and Yan Yu. 2020. “Enhanced Pseudo-Capacitive Contributions to High-Performance Sodium Storage in TiO2/C Nanofibers via Double Effects of Sulfur Modification”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (August):165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00506-1.
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