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Vol. 13 (2021)

Wire-in-Wire TiO2/C Nanofibers Free-Standing Anodes for Li-Ion and K-Ion Batteries with Long Cycling Stability and High Capacity

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00632-4
Die Su
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Yi Pei
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195‑2120, USA
Li Liu
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Zhixiao Liu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Junfang Liu
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Min Yang
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Jiaxing Wen
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Jing Dai
National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
Huiqiu Deng
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Guozhong Cao
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195‑2120, USA

Corresponding Author: Guozhong Cao

gzcao@uw.edu

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 107

Abstract

Wearable and portable mobile phones play a critical role in the market, and one of the key technologies is the flexible electrode with high specific capacity and excellent mechanical flexibility. Herein, a wire-in-wire TiO2/C nanofibers (TiO2 ww/CN) film is synthesized via electrospinning with selenium as a structural inducer. The interconnected carbon network and unique wire-in-wire nanostructure cannot only improve electronic conductivity and induce effective charge transports, but also bring a superior mechanic flexibility. Ultimately, TiO2 ww/CN film shows outstanding electrochemical performance as free-standing electrodes in Li/K ion batteries. It shows a discharge capacity as high as 303 mAh g−1 at 5 A g−1 after 6000 cycles in Li half-cells, and the unique structure is well-reserved after long-term cycling. Moreover, even TiO2 has a large diffusion barrier of K+, TiO2 ww/CN film demonstrates excellent performance (259 mAh g−1 at 0.05 A g−1 after 1000 cycles) in K half-cells owing to extraordinary pseudocapacitive contribution. The Li/K full cells consisted of TiO2 ww/CN film anode and LiFePO4/Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride cathode possess outstanding cycling stability and demonstrate practical application from lighting at least 19 LEDs. It is, therefore, expected that this material will find broad applications in portable and wearable Li/K-ion batteries.


Highlights:


1 The unique wire-in-wire structure endows TiO2/C nanofibers film with superior mechanical flexibility.
2 The wire-in-wire TiO2/C nanofibers (TiO2 ww/CN) film shows outstanding electrochemical performances as free-standing anodes for Li/K-ion batteries and full cells.
3 The TiO2 ww/CN film shows an extremely high pseudocapacitance contribution ratio in K-ion batteries.

Keywords

Free-standing TiO2/C nanofiber Li-ion battery K-ion battery First-principles calculation Full cells
Su, Die, Yi Pei, Li Liu, Zhixiao Liu, Junfang Liu, Min Yang, Jiaxing Wen, Jing Dai, Huiqiu Deng, and Guozhong Cao. 2021. “Wire-in-Wire TiO2/C Nanofibers Free-Standing Anodes for Li-Ion and K-Ion Batteries With Long Cycling Stability and High Capacity”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (April):107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00632-4.
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