Flexible Self-Supporting MOF-Based Bean Pod Cube Hollow Nanofibers for Ultralong Cycling and High Rate Na Storage

Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have garnered significant attention due to their potential as an emerging energy storage solution. Tin sulfide (SnS) has emerged as a promising anode material for SIBs due to its impressive theoretical specific capacity of 1022 mA h g −1 and excellent electrical conductivity. However, its practical application has been hindered by issues such as large volume expansion, which adversely affects cycling stability and rate performance during the charge/discharge processes. In this study, a novel approach to address these issues by synthesizing the bean pod cube hollow metal−organic framework (MOF)-SnS x /NC@Ndoped carbon nanofibers through a process involving electrospinning, PDA coating, and calcination. The Sn-MOF serves as a selfsacrificing template, facilitating the simultaneous dissociation of MOF and polymerization of dopamine, leading to the creation of hollow intermediates that retain tin components. Subsequent sulfidation results in the integration of the hollow MOF-SnS x /NC nanoparticles within 3D nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers, forming the distinctive bean pod cube composite structure. This unique configuration effectively shortens the diffusion path and mitigates volume expansion for sodium ions, ultimately yielding an exceptional high rate performance of 130 mA h g −1 (10 A g −1 ) and an ultralong cycling performance of 328 mA h g −1 even after 3500 cycles (2 A g −1 ) as the anode for SIBs.

In Situ Construction of (NiCo)3Se4 Nanobeads Embedded in N-Doped Carbon 3D Interconnected Networks for Enhanced Sodium Storage

“…In Figure h, the C 1s spectrum exhibited three discernible peaks corresponding to C–C (284.8 eV) and C–N single bonds (285.5 eV) and the CO bond (286.8 eV), respectively. The peaks corresponding to N 1s were identified as pyridinic-N (398.8 eV), pyrrolic-N (400.1 eV), and quaternary-N (401.2 eV) . Pyridinic and pyrrolic nitrogen atoms constituted a significant proportion, introducing certain defects that increased the number of active reactive sites.…”