Top

Rare Metals

Published in:

22-01-2022 | Original Article

Surface engineering based on in situ electro-polymerization to boost the initial Coulombic efficiency of hard carbon anode for sodium-ion battery

Authors: Cheng-Xin Yu, Yu Li, Zhao-Hua Wang, Xin-Ran Wang, Ying Bai, Chuan Wu

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 5/2022

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config

AI-assisted search

Off

Abstract

Hard carbon (HC) is considered as a commercial candidate for anode materials of sodium-ion batteries due to its low cost and excellent capacity. However, the problem of low initial Coulombic efficiency is still urgently needed to be solved to promote the industrialization of HC. In this paper, 2,2-dimethylvinyl boric acid (DEBA) is used to modify the surface of HC to prepare HC-DEBA materials. During the cycling, the C = C bonds of DEBA molecules will be in situ electro-polymerized to form a polymer network, which can act as the passive protecting layer to inhibit irreversible decomposition of electrolyte, and induce a thinner solid electrolyte interface with lower interface impedance. Therefore, HC-DEBA has higher initial Coulombic efficiency and better cycling stability. In ester-based electrolyte, the initial Coulombic efficiency of the optimized HC-DEBA-3% increases from 65.2% to 77.2%. After 2000 cycles at 1 A·g⁻¹, the capacity retention rate is 90.92%. Moreover, it can provide a high reversible capacity of 294.7 mAh·g⁻¹ at 50 mA·g⁻¹. This simple surface modification method is ingenious and versatile, which can be extended to other energy storage materials.

Graphical abstract

previous article A V2O3@N–C cathode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries with boosted zinc-ion storage performance

next article Rational construction of densely packed Si/MXene composite microspheres enables favorable sodium storage

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Available only for authorised users

[1]

Dunn B, Kamath H, Tarascon JM. Electrical energy storage for the grid: a battery of choices. Science. 2011;334(6058):928.

[2]

Pu XJ, Wang HW, Zhao D, Yang HX, Ai XP, Cao SN, Chen ZX, Cao YL. Recent progress in rechargeable sodium-ion batteries: toward high-power applications. Small. 2019;15(32):1805427.

[3]

Li Y, Bai Y, Yang Z, Wang ZH, Chen S, Wu F, Wu C. Reorganizing electronic structure of Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ using polyanion (BO₃)^3-: towards better electrochemical performances. Rare Met. 2017;36(5):1.

[4]

Larcher D, Tarascon JM. Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage. Nat Chem. 2015;7(1):19.

[5]

Scrosati B. History of lithium batteries. J Solid State Electrochem. 2011;15(7):1623.

[6]

Xie JP, Li JL, Li XD, Lei H, Zhou WC, Li XB, Hong G, Hui KN, Pan LK, Mai WJ. Ultrahigh “relative energy density” and mass loading of carbon cloth anodes for K-ion batteries. CCS Chem. 2021;3(2):791.

[7]

Zhu JZ, Liu ZG, Yue LG, Li WW, Zhang HY, Zhao LG, Zheng H, Wang JB, Li YY. Green, template-less synthesis of honeycomb-like porous micron-sized red phosphorus for high-performance lithium storage. ACS Nano. 2021;15(1):1880.

[8]

Yuan XR, Chen SM, Li JL, Xie JP, Yan GH, Liu B, Li XB, Li R, Pui L, Pan LK, Mai WJ. Understanding the improved performance of sulfur-doped interconnected carbon microspheres for Na-ion storage. Carbon Energy. 2021;3(4):615.

[9]

Kim SW, Seo DH, Ma X, Ceder G, Kang K. Electrode materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries: potential alternatives to current lithium-ion batteries. Adv Energy Mater. 2012;2(7):710.

[10]

Li Y, Qian J, Zhang Q, Zhang MH, Wang S, Wang ZH, Li MS, Bai Y, An QY, Xu HJ, Wu F, Mai LQ, Wu C. Co-construction of sulfur vacancies and heterojunctions in tungsten disulfide to induce fast electronic/ionic diffusion kinetics for sodium-ion batteries. Adv Mater. 2020;32(47):2005802.

[11]

Cheng DL, Yang LC, Min Z. High-performance anode materials for Na-ion batteries. Rare Met. 2018;37(03):167.

[12]

Lin C, Fiore M, Ji EW, Ruffo R, Kim DK, Longoni G. Readiness level of sodium-ion battery technology: a materials review. Adv Sustain Syst. 2018;2(3):1700153.

[13]

Wei L, Fei S, Bommier C, Zhu HL, Hu L. Na-ion battery anodes: materials and electrochemistry. Acc Chem Res. 2016;49(2):231.

[14]

Sato T, Yoshikawa K, Zhao WW, Kobayashi T, Rajendra HB, Yonemura M, Yabuuchi N. Efficient stabilization of Na storage reversibility by Ti integration into O’3-type NaMnO₂. Energy Mater Adv. 2021. https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9857563.CrossRef

[15]

Zhang QQ, Lu YX, Guo WC, Shao YJ, Liu LL, Lu JZ, Rong XH, Han XG, Li H, Chen LQ, Hu YS. Hunting sodium dendrites in NASICON-based solid-state electrolytes. Energy Mater Adv. 2021. https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9870879.CrossRef

[16]

Wang XK, Shi J, Mi LW, Zhai YP, Zhang JY, Feng XM, Wu ZJ, Chen WH. Hierarchical porous hard carbon enables integral solid electrolyte interphase as robust anode for sodium-ion batteries. Rare Met. 2020;39(12):1053.

[17]

Li YY, Ou CZ, Zhu JL, Liu ZG, Yu JL, Li WW, Zhang HY, Zhang QB, Guo ZP. Ultrahigh and durable volumetric lithium/sodium storage enabled by highly dense graphene encapsulated nitrogen-doped carbon@Sn compact monolith. Nano Lett. 2020;20(3):2034.

[18]

Dou XW, Hasa I, Saurel D, Vaalma C, Wu LM, Buchholz D, Bresser D, Komaba S, Passerini S. Hard carbons for sodium-ion batteries: structure, analysis, sustainability, and electrochemistry. Mater Today. 2014;2019(23):87.

[19]

Zhao LF, Hu Z, Lai WH, Tao Y, Peng J, Miao ZC, Wang YX, Chou SL, Liu HK, Dou SX. Hard carbon anodes: fundamental understanding and commercial perspectives for Na-ion batteries beyond Li-ion and K-ion counterparts. Adv Energy Mater. 2021;11(1):2002704.

[20]

Wu F, Liu L, Yuan YF, Li Y, Bai Y, Li T, Lu J, Wu C. Expanding interlayer spacing of hard carbon by natural K⁺ doping to boost the Na-ion storage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018;10(32):27030.

[21]

Saurel D, Orayech B, Xiao BW, Carriazo D, Li XL, Rojo T. From charge storage mechanism to performance: a roadmap toward high specific energy sodium-ion batteries through carbon anode optimization. Adv Energy Mater. 2018;8(17):1703268.

[22]

Wang ZH, Feng X, Bai Y, Yang HY, Dong RQ, Wang XR, Xu HJ, Wang QY, Li H, Gao HC, Wu C. Probing the energy storage mechanism of quasi-metallic Na in hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries. Adv Energy Mater. 2021;11(11):2003854.

[23]

Qiu S, Xiao LF, Sushko ML, Han KS, Shao YY, Yan MY, Liang XM, Mai LQ, Feng JW, Cao YL, Ai XP, Yang HX, Liu J. Manipulating adsorption-insertion mechanisms in nanostructured carbon materials for high-efficiency sodium ion storage. Adv Energy Mater. 2017;7(17):1700403.

[24]

Wahid M, Gawli Y, Puthusseri D, Kumar A, Shelke MV, Ogale S. Nutty carbon: morphology replicating hard carbon from walnut shell for Na ion battery anode. ACS Omega. 2017;2(7):3601.

[25]

Bai Y, Liu YC, Li Y, Ling L, Wu F, Wu C. Mille-feuille shaped hard carbons derived from polyvinylpyrrolidone via environmentally friendly electrostatic spinning for sodium ion battery anodes. RSC Adv. 2017;7(9):5519.

[26]

Bai Y, Wang Z, Wu C, Xu R, Wu F, Liu YC, Li H, Li Y, Lu J, Amine K. Hard carbon originated from polyvinyl chloride nanofibers as high-performance anode material for Na-ion battery. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015;7(9):5598.

[27]

Conder J, Vaulot C, Marino C, Villevieille C, Ghimbeu CM. Chitin and chitosan—structurally related precursors of dissimilar hard carbons for Na-ion battery. ACS Appl Energy Mater. 2019;2(7):4841.

[28]

Yu KH, Wang XR, Yang HY, Bai Y, Wu C. Insight to defects regulation on sugarcane waste-derived hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries. J Energy Chem. 2021;55:499.

[29]

Yu P, Tang W, Wu FF, Zhang C, Wang ZG. Recent progress in plant-derived hard carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries: a review. Rare Met. 2020;39(9):1019.

[30]

[31]

Wu F, Zhang MH, Bai Y, Wang XR, Dong RQ, Wu C. Lotus seedpod-derived hard carbon with hierarchical porous structure as stable anode for sodium-ion batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2019;11(13):12554.

[32]

Zhang MH, Li Y, Wu F, Bai Y, Wu C. Boost sodium-ion batteries to commercialization: strategies to enhance initial Coulombic efficiency of hard carbon anode. Nano Energy. 2021;82:105738.

[33]

Li X, Sun XH, Hu XD, Fan FR, Cai S, Zheng CM, Stucky GD. Review on comprehending and enhancing the initial Coulombic efficiency of anode materials in lithium-ion/sodium-ion batteries. Nano Energy. 2020;77:105143.

[34]

Lin QW, Zhang J, Lv W, Ma JB, He YB, Kang FY, Yang QH. A functionalized carbon surface for high-performance sodium-ion storage. Small. 2020;16(15):1902603.

[35]

Lin QW, Zhang J, Kong D, Cao TF, Zhang SW, Chen XR, Tao Y, Lv W, Kang FY, Yang QH. Deactivating defects in graphenes with Al₂O₃ nanoclusters to produce long-life and high-rate sodium-ion batteries. Adv Energy Mater. 2018;9(1):1803078.

[36]

Xie HJ, Wu ZL, Wang ZY, Qin N, Li YZ, Cao YL, Lu ZG. Solid electrolyte interface stabilization via surface oxygen species functionalization in hard carbon for superior performance sodium-ion batteries. J Mater Chem A. 2020;8(7):3606.

[37]

Li YM, Xu SY, Wu XY, Yu JZ, Wang YS, Hu YS, Li H, Chen LQ, Huang XJ. Amorphous monodispersed hard carbon micro-spherules derived from biomass as a high performance negative electrode material for sodium-ion batteries. J Mater Chem A. 2015;3(1):71.

[38]

Ponrouch A, Palacín MR. On the high and low temperature performances of Na-ion battery materials: hard carbon as a case study. Electrochem Commun. 2015;54:51.

[39]

Lu HY, Chen XY, Jia YL, Chen H, Wang YX, Ai XP, Yang HX, Cao YL. Engineering Al₂O₃ atomic layer deposition: enhanced hard carbon-electrolyte interface towards practical sodium ion batteries. Nano Energy. 2019;64:103903.

[40]

Heng S, Cao Z, Wang Y, Qu QT, Zhu GB, Shen M, Zheng HH. In situ transformed solid electrolyte interphase by implanting a 4-vinylbenzoic acid nanolayer on the natural graphite surface. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2020;12(29):33408.

[41]

Heng S, Shan X, Wang W, Wang Y, Zhu GB, Qu QT, Zheng HH. Controllable solid electrolyte interphase precursor for stabilizing natural graphite anode in lithium ion batteries. Carbon. 2020;159:390.

[42]

Li Y, Yuan YF, Bai Y, Liu YC, Wang ZH, Li LM, Wu F, Amine K, Wu C, Lu J. Insights into the Na⁺ storage mechanism of phosphorus-functionalized hard carbon as ultrahigh capacity anodes. Adv Energy Mater. 2018;8(18):1702781.

[43]

Carboni M, Manzi J, Armstrong AR, Billaud J, Brutti S, Younesi R. Analysis of the solid electrolyte interphase on hard carbon electrodes in sodium-ion batteries. ChemElectroChem. 2019;6:1745.

[44]

Xiao BW, Soto FA, Gu M, Han KS, Song JH, Wang H, Engelhard MH, Murugesan V, Mueller KT, Reed D, Sprenkle VL, Balbuena PB, Li XL. Lithium-pretreated hard carbon as high-performance sodium-ion battery anodes. Adv Energy Mater. 2018;8(24):1801441.

[45]

Shi Q, Liu WJ, Qu QT, Gao TQ, Wang Y, Liu G, Battaglia VS, Zheng HH. Robust solid/electrolyte interphase on graphite anode to suppress lithium inventory loss in lithium-ion batterie. Carbon. 2017;111:291.

[46]

Heng SH, Shi Q, Zheng XY, Wang Y, Qu QT, Liu G, Battaglia VS, Zheng HH. An organic-skinned secondary coating for carbon-coated LiFePO₄ cathode of high electrochemical performances. Electrochim Acta. 2017;258(20):1244.

Title: Surface engineering based on in situ electro-polymerization to boost the initial Coulombic efficiency of hard carbon anode for sodium-ion battery
Authors: Cheng-Xin Yu
Yu Li
Zhao-Hua Wang
Xin-Ran Wang
Ying Bai
Chuan Wu
Publication date: 22-01-2022
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01893-z

Springer Professional

Abstract

Graphical abstract

Please log in to get access to your license.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Other articles of this Issue 5/2022

Rational construction of densely packed Si/MXene composite microspheres enables favorable sodium storage

Inhomogeneous strain and doping of transferred CVD-grown graphene

Core–shell nanostructure for supra-photothermal CO2 catalysis

2D/2D heterostructured MoS2/PtSe2 promoting charge separation in FTO thin film for efficient and stable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

UV-activated single-layer WSe2 for highly sensitive NO2 detection

Synthesis of novel hydrated ferric oxide biochar nanohybrids for efficient arsenic removal from wastewater

Premium Partners