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NaV3O8/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composites as high-rate and long-lifespan cathode materials for reversible sodium storage

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Sodium-ion batteries have received a surge of interests for the alternatives to lithium-ion batteries due to their abundant reserves and low cost. The quest of reliable and high-performance cathode materials is crucial to future Na storage technologies. Herein, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was successfully introduced to NaV3O8 via in situ oxidation polymerization, which can effectively enhance electron conductivity and ionic diffusion of NaV3O8 material. As a result, these NaV3O8@PEDOT composites exhibit a significantly improved electrochemical performance including cycle stability and rate performance. In particular, NaV3O8@20 wt% PEDOT composite demonstrates better dispersibility and lower charge transfer resistance compared with bare NaV3O8, which delivers the first discharge capacity of 142 mAh·g−1 and holds about 128.7 mAh·g−1 after 300 cycles at a current density of 120 mA·g−1. Even at a high current density of 300 mA·g−1, a high reversible capacity of 99.6 mAh·g−1 is revealed. All these consequences suggest that NaV3O8@20 wt% PEDOT composite may be a promising candidate to serve as a high-rate and long-lifespan cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21773057, U1704142 and U1904216), the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2017M621833), Zhongyuan Thousand People Plan-The Zhongyuan Youth Talent Support Program (in Science and Technology) of China (No. ZYQR201810139), the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province, China (No. 18HASTIT008) and the Fundamental Research Funds in Henan University of Technology (No. 2018RCJH01).

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    Guo-Chun Ding, Li-Min Zhu, Qi Yang, Xiao-Yu Cao, Jian-Ping Liu & Xin-Li Yang

  2. School of Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Specific Energy Materials for Electrochemical Power Sources of Zhengzhou City, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

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  3. Department of Molecular Sciences, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

    Yu-Ling Wang

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Ding, GC., Zhu, LM., Yang, Q. et al. NaV3O8/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composites as high-rate and long-lifespan cathode materials for reversible sodium storage. Rare Met. 39, 865–873 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01452-y

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