Prussian-blue analogues attract significant interest as cathode materials for rechargeable aqueous sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) owing to their open-framework structure and good cycling stability in aqueous electrolytes, but they usually suffer from low practical specific capacities (∼70 mA h g −1 ). Herein, the electrochemical properties of the nanostructured Na 2 Co 0.8 Ni 0.2 [Fe(CN) 6 ] compound in a high-concentration NaSO 3 CF 3 electrolyte are systematically investigated by the cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic technique. It is found that the material delivers a high reversible capacity of 116.4 mA h g −1 at the current of 50 mA g −1 and a working potential of 0.67 V (vs Ag/AgCl) on average, achieving a high theoretical specific energy of 171 W h kg −1 in aqueous SIBs with a NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 anode. In particular, it exhibits good cycling performance with a capacity retention of 88% after continuously charging/ discharging for 100 cycles at the current of 100 mA g −1 . Furthermore, the reaction mechanism is understood by combining ex situ X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Experimental results reveal that the material undergoes an initial structural transformation from the rhombohedral phase to the cubic phase, and a subsequent solid-solution mechanism in a wide potential range, through reversible chemistry of Co 3+ /Co 2+ and Fe 3+ / Fe 2+ redox couples. The findings of this work open up more opportunities for designing high-energy aqueous SIBs.
A porous NaV3(PO4)3/C nanocomposite prepared using a facile solid-phase reaction method showed superior charge/discharge performance as an anode for sodium-ion batteries.
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