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Self-standing Na-storage anode of Fe2O3 nanodots encapsulated in porous N-doped carbon nanofibers with ultra-high cyclic stability

Yongchang Liu§, Fanfan Wang§, Li-Zhen Fan( )
Institute for Advanced Materials and TechnologyUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China

§ Yongchang Liu and Fanfan Wang contributed equally to this work.

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Ultrasmall γ-Fe2O3 nanodots (~ 3.4 nm) were homogeneously encapsulated in interlinked porous N-doped carbon nanofibers (labeled as Fe2O3@C) at a considerable loading (~ 51 wt.%) via an electrospinning technique. Moreover, the size and content of Fe2O3 could be controlled by adjusting the synthesis conditions. The obtained Fe2O3@C that functioned as a self-standing membrane was used directly as a binder- and current collector-free anode for sodium-ion batteries, displaying fascinating electrochemical performance in terms of the exceptional rate capability (529 mA·h·g-1 at 100 mA·g-1 compared with 215 mA·h·g-1 at 10, 000 mA·g-1) and unprecedented cyclic stability (98.3% capacity retention over 1, 000 cycles). Furthermore, the Na-ion full cell constructed with the Fe2O3@C anode and a P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 cathode also exhibited notable durability with 97.2% capacity retention after 300 cycles. This outstanding performance is attributed to the distinctive three-dimensional network structure of the very-fine Fe2O3 nanoparticles uniformly embedded in the interconnected porous N-doped carbon nanofibers that effectively facilitated electronic/ionic transport and prevented active materials pulverization/aggregation caused by volume change upon prolonged cycling. The simple and scalable preparation route, as well as the excellent electrochemical performance, endows the Fe2O3@C nanofibers with great prospects as high-rate and long-life Na-storage anode materials.

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sodium-ion batteriesself-standing anodeFe2O3 nanoparticlesN-doped porous carbon nanofiberselectrospinning

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Nano Research
Volume 11 Issue 8,
August 2018
Pages 4026-4037
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-018-1985-0
Cite this article:
Liu Y, Wang F, Fan L-Z. Self-standing Na-storage anode of Fe2O3 nanodots encapsulated in porous N-doped carbon nanofibers with ultra-high cyclic stability. Nano Research, 2018, 11(8): 4026-4037. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-1985-0

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Received: 25 October 2017
Revised: 21 December 2017
Accepted: 06 January 2018
Published: 22 January 2018
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