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Confining TiO2 Nanotubes in PECVD-Enabled Graphene Capsules Toward Ultrafast K-Ion Storage: In Situ TEM/XRD Study and DFT Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00460-y
Jingsheng Cai
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Ran Cai
SEU‑FEI Nano‑Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People’s Republic of China
Zhongti Sun
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Xiangguo Wang
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Nan Wei
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Feng Xu
SEU‑FEI Nano‑Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People’s Republic of China
Yuanlong Shao
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
Peng Gao
Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, People’s Republic of China
Shixue Dou
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Jingyu Sun
College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Jingyu Sun

sunjy86@suda.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 123

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has gained burgeoning attention for potassium-ion storage because of its large theoretical capacity, wide availability, and environmental benignity. Nevertheless, the inherently poor conductivity gives rise to its sluggish reaction kinetics and inferior rate capability. Here, we report the direct graphene growth over TiO2 nanotubes by virtue of chemical vapor deposition. Such conformal graphene coatings effectively enhance the conductive environment and well accommodate the volume change of TiO2 upon potassiation/depotassiation. When paired with an activated carbon cathode, the graphene-armored TiO2 nanotubes allow the potassium-ion hybrid capacitor full cells to harvest an energy/power density of 81.2 Wh kg−1/3746.6 W kg−1. We further employ in situ transmission electron microscopy and operando X-ray diffraction to probe the potassium-ion storage behavior. This work offers a viable and versatile solution to the anode design and in situ probing of potassium storage technologies that is readily promising for practical applications.


Highlights:


1 G-TiO2 was fabricated via direct CVD route by growing few-layered graphene capsules over TiO2 nanotubes.
2 K-ion hybrid capacitors based on the G-TiO2 anode and AC cathode synergized high energy and high power density.

Keywords

TiO2 Potassium storage In situ TEM Plasma-enhanced CVD Graphene
Cai, Jingsheng, Ran Cai, Zhongti Sun, Xiangguo Wang, Nan Wei, Feng Xu, Yuanlong Shao, Peng Gao, Shixue Dou, and Jingyu Sun. 2020. “Confining TiO2 Nanotubes in PECVD-Enabled Graphene Capsules Toward Ultrafast K-Ion Storage: In Situ TEM/XRD Study and DFT Analysis”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (June):123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00460-y.
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