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Simple synthesis of a porous Sb/Sb2O3 nanocomposite for a high-capacity anode material in Na-ion batteries

Jun Pan1, Nana Wang1,†, Yanli Zhou1,‡, Xianfeng Yang2, Wenyao Zhou3, Yitai Qian1,4( ), Jian Yang1( )
Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface ChemistryMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
Analytical and Testing CenterSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640China
Jinan Licheng No.2 High SchoolJinan250105China
Department of ChemistryHefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026China

† Present address: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China ‡ Present address: School of Environment and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China

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High-capacity anode materials are highly desirable for sodium ion batteries. Here, a porous Sb/Sb2O3 nanocomposite is successfully synthesized by the mild oxidization of Sb nanocrystals in air. In the composite, Sb contributes good conductivity and Sb2O3 improves cycling stability, particularly within the voltage window of 0.02–1.5 V. It remains at a reversible capacity of 540 mAh·g–1 after 180 cycles at 0.66 A·g–1. Even at 10 A·g–1, the reversible capacity is still preserved at 412 mAh·g–1, equivalent to 71.6% of that at 0.066 A·g–1. These results are much better than Sb nanocrystals with a similar size and structure. Expanding the voltage window to 0.02–2.5 V includes the conversion reaction between Sb2O3 and Sb into the discharge/charge profiles. This would induce a large volume change and high structure strain/stress, deteriorating the cycling stability. The identification of a proper voltage window for Sb/Sb2O3 paves the way for its development in sodium ion batteries.

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Sb/Sb2O3high-capacityanode materialsodium ion batteries

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Nano Research
Volume 10 Issue 5,
May 2017
Pages 1794-1803
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-017-1501-y
Cite this article:
Pan J, Wang N, Zhou Y, et al. Simple synthesis of a porous Sb/Sb2O3 nanocomposite for a high-capacity anode material in Na-ion batteries. Nano Research, 2017, 10(5): 1794-1803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1501-y
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Received: 05 September 2016
Revised: 18 January 2017
Accepted: 31 January 2017
Published: 04 March 2017
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