Metal oxides are considered as prospective
dual-functional anode
candidates for potassium ion batteries (PIBs) and hybrid capacitors
(PIHCs) because of their abundance and high theoretic gravimetric
capacity; however, due to the inherent insulating property of wide
band gaps and deficient ion-transport kinetics, metal oxide anodes
exhibit poor K+ electrochemical performance. In this work,
we report crystal facet and architecture engineering of metal oxides
to achieve significantly enhanced K+ storage performance.
A bismuth antimonate (BiSbO4) nanonetwork with an architecture
of perpendicularly crossed single crystal nanorods of majorly exposed
(001) planes are synthesized via CTAB-mediated growth.
(001) is found to be the preferential surface diffusion path for superior
adsorption and K+ transport, and in addition, the interconnected
nanorods gives rise to a robust matrix to enhance electrical conductivity
and ion transport, as well as buffering dramatic volume change during
insertion/extraction of K+. Thanks to the synergistic effect
of facet and structural engineering of BiSbO4 electrodes,
a stable dual conversion-alloying mechanism based on reversible six-electron
transfer per formula unit of ternary metal oxides is realized, proceeding
by reversible coexistence of potassium peroxide conversion reactions
(KO2↔K2O) and Bi
x
Sb
y
alloying reactions (BiSb ↔
KBiSb ↔ K3BiSb). As a result, BiSbO4 nanonetwork
anodes show outstanding potassium ion storage in terms of capacity,
cycling life, and rate capability. Finally, the implementation of
a BiSbO4 nanonetwork anode in the state-of-the-art full cell configuration of both PIBs and PIHCs shows satisfactory
performance in a Ragone plot that sheds light on their practical applications
for a wide range of K+-based energy storage devices. We
believe this study will propose a promising avenue to design advanced
hierarchical nanostructures of ternary or binary conversion-type materials
for PIBs, PIHCs, or even for extensive energy storage.
Uniform porous red phosphorus nanoparticles (P-RPNPs) were synthesized via a one-pot hot injection approach for use as metal-free electrocatalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
Correction for ‘Colloidal synthesis of porous red phosphorus nanoparticles as a metal-free electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction’ by Cheng-Ying Chan et al., Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 2937–2940, DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00543F.
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