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NaFeTiO4 nanorod/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries with high performances in both half and full cells

Xuan Hou, Chuanchuan Li, Huayun Xu(), Liqiang Xu()
Key Laboratory of Colloid & Interface Chemistry (Shandong University), Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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NaFeTiO4 nanorods of high yields (with diameters in the range of 30–50 nm and lengths of up to 1–5 μm) were synthesized by a facile sol–gel method and were utilized as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries for the first time. The obtained NaFeTiO4 nanorods exhibit a high initial discharge capacity of 294 mA·h·g-1 at 0.2 C (1 C = 177 mA·g–1), and remain at 115 mA·h·g–1 after 50 cycles. Furthermore, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were mechanically milled with the pristine material to obtain NaFeTiO4/MWCNTs. The NaFeTiO4/ MWCNTs electrode exhibits a significantly improved electrochemical performance with a stable discharge capacity of 150 mA·h·g–1 at 0.2 C after 50 cycles, and remains at 125 mA·h·g–1 at 0.5 C after 420 cycles. The NaFeTiO4/MWCNTs//Na3V2(PO4)3/C full cell was assembled for the first time; it displays a discharge capacity of 70 mA·h·g-1 after 50 cycles at 0.05 C, indicating its excellent performances. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ex situ X-ray diffraction, and Raman measurements were performed to investigate the initial electrochemical mechanisms of the obtained NaFeTiO4/MWCNTs.

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nanorodssodium-ion batteriesmulti-walled carbon nanotubesfull cell

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Nano Research
Volume 10 Issue 10,
October 2017
Pages 3585-3595
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-017-1569-4
Cite this article:
Hou X, Li C, Xu H, et al. NaFeTiO4 nanorod/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries with high performances in both half and full cells. Nano Research, 2017, 10(10): 3585-3595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1569-4
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