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A Novel Strategy of In Situ Trimerization of Cyano Groups Between the Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Interlayers for High-Energy and High-Power Sodium-Ion Capacitors

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00473-7
Siyang Liu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Fangyuan Hu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Wenlong Shao
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Wenshu Zhang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Ce Song
School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Man Yao
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Hao Huang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
Xigao Jian
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xigao Jian

jian4616@dlut.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 135

Abstract

2D MXenes are attractive for energy storage applications because of their high electronic conductivity. However, it is still highly challenging for improving the sluggish sodium (Na)-ion transport kinetics within the MXenes interlayers. Herein, a novel nitrogen-doped Ti3C2Tx MXene was synthesized by introducing the in situ polymeric sodium dicyanamide (Na-dca) to tune the complex terminations and then utilized as intercalation-type pseudocapacitive anode of Na-ion capacitors (NICs). The Na-dca can intercalate into the interlayers of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets and simultaneously form sodium tricyanomelaminate (Na3TCM) by the catalyst-free trimerization. The as-prepared Ti3C2Tx/Na3TCM exhibits a high N-doping of 5.6 at.% in the form of strong Ti–N bonding and stabilized triazine ring structure. Consequently, coupling Ti3C2Tx/Na3TCM anode with different mass of activated carbon cathodes, the asymmetric MXene//carbon NICs are assembled. It is able to deliver high energy density (97.6 Wh kg−1), high power output (16.5 kW kg−1), and excellent cycling stability (≈ 82.6% capacitance retention after 8000 cycles).


Highlights:


1 A novel N-doped strategy of C2N3− in situ trimerization between the 2D MXene interlayers was first proposed.
2 The ultra-fast pseudocapacitive behavior of Ti3C2Tx/Na3TCM anode was managed and verified.
3 The as-fabricated sodium-ion capacitor delivers excellent electrochemical performance by anode/cathode mass matching.

Keywords

Sodium-ion capacitors MXene Fast kinetics Triazine polymerization Nitrogen doping
Liu, Siyang, Fangyuan Hu, Wenlong Shao, Wenshu Zhang, Ce Song, Man Yao, Hao Huang, and Xigao Jian. 2020. “A Novel Strategy of In Situ Trimerization of Cyano Groups Between the Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Interlayers for High-Energy and High-Power Sodium-Ion Capacitors”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (June):135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00473-7.
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