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Vol. 13 (2021)

In Situ Monitoring the Potassium-Ion Storage Enhancement in Iron Selenide with Ether-Based Electrolyte

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00708-1
Xiaodan Li
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Jinliang Li
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Wenchen Zhuo
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Zhibin Li
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Liang Ma
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Zhong Ji
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China
Likun Pan
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, People’s Republic of China
Wenjie Mai
Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Wenjie Mai

wenjiemai@email.jnu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 179

Abstract

As one of the promising anode materials, iron selenide has received much attention for potassium-ion batteries (KIBs). Nevertheless, volume expansion and sluggish kinetics of iron selenide result in the poor reversibility and stability during potassiation–depotassiation process. In this work, we develop iron selenide composite matching ether-based electrolyte for KIBs, which presents a reversible specific capacity of 356 mAh g−1 at 200 mA g−1 after 75 cycles. According to the measurement of mechanical properties, it is found that iron selenide composite also exhibits robust and elastic solid electrolyte interphase layer in ether-based electrolyte, contributing to the improvement in reversibility and stability for KIBs. To further investigate the electrochemical enhancement mechanism of ether-based electrolyte in KIBs, we also utilize in situ visualization technique to monitor the potassiation–depotassiation process. For comparison, iron selenide composite matching carbonate-based electrolyte presents vast morphology change during potassiation–depotassiation process. When changing to ether-based electrolyte, a few minor morphology changes can be observed. This phenomenon indicates an occurrence of homogeneous electrochemical reaction in ether-based electrolyte, which results in a stable performance for potassium-ion (K-ion) storage. We believe that our work will provide a new perspective to visually monitor the potassium-ion storage process and guide the improvement in electrode material performance.


Highlights:


1 The iron selenide composite with ether-based electrolyte presents excellent potassium storage performance.
2 We develop in situ visualization technique to monitor the potassiation–depotassiation process.
3 Iron selenide composite in ether-based electrolyte presents a homogeneous electrochemical reaction, resulting in a stable potassium-ion storage.

Keywords

Iron selenide Ether-based electrolyte In situ visualization technique Potassium-ion batteries
Li, Xiaodan, Jinliang Li, Wenchen Zhuo, Zhibin Li, Liang Ma, Zhong Ji, Likun Pan, and Wenjie Mai. 2021. “In Situ Monitoring the Potassium-Ion Storage Enhancement in Iron Selenide With Ether-Based Electrolyte”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (August):179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00708-1.
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