Sodium storage performance of ultrasmall SnSb nanoparticles

Li, Chao; Pei, Ya Ru; Zhao, Ming; Yang, Chun Cheng; Jiang, Qing

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.129617

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“…A small shoulder around 1.0 V indicates the formation of an SEI layer arising from electrolyte decomposition. 22 Meanwhile, the reduction peak near 0 V could be attributed to the insertion of sodium ions into conductive carbon (Super P) and sodium-ion adsorption at the surface of the mesoporous NiO structure. 41,42 During the reverse cathodic scan, three oxidation peaks could be seen at 0.24, 0.65, and 0.91 V; these correspond to sodium-ion extraction from the conducting agent and NiO and the desodiation processes of the Na-Sn and Na-Sb alloys, respectively.…”

Section: Electrochemical Characterizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[19][20][21] Despite these challenges, several alloy-based candidates such as Sn and Sb have been recently extensively investigated as anode materials for SIBs owing to their high theoretical specific capacities (Sn: 847 mAh g À1 for Na 15 Sn 4 and Sb: 660 mAh g À1 for Na 3 Sb). [22][23][24][25] Nevertheless, similar to other alloy-type anodes, Sn and Sb have inherent shortcomings, including structural degradation as a result of huge volume expansion, which consequently leads to the detachment/agglomeration of active materials and electrochemical inactivation. [26][27][28][29] As a promising solution to the aforementioned issues, intermetallic alloys of these two metallic elements, SnSb, have been realized.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Scalable, colloidal synthesis of SnSb nanoalloy‐decorated mesoporous 3D NiO microspheres as a sodium‐ion battery anode

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Kang

et al. 2021

Intl J of Energy Research

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted significant attention for their potential to replace lithium-ion batteries, owing to the low cost and natural abundance of sodium resources. Alloy-type anode materials like Sn and Sb possess high theoretical capacities, but they suffer from several shortcomings associated with large volume expansion and electrode disintegration during cycling. Herein, we report SnSb nanoalloy-decorated mesoporous 3-dimensional (3D) NiO microspheres that are prepared using a simple, scalable, colloidal chemistry route. The in situ formed SnSb nanoalloy offers enhanced sodiation/ desodiation reversibility and improved electrode kinetics through fast ionic/ electronic transport. Moreover, the mesoporous structure of the NiO microspheres serves as a robust structure-reinforcing matrix that alleviates the huge volume change of the SnSb nanoalloy and prevents particle agglomeration during sodiation/desodiation. Owing to the synergistic effects of nanosizing and nanoconfinement, this unique microsphere architecture, wherein the SnSb nanoalloys are uniformly distributed within the mesoporous 3D NiO matrix, delivers a high reversible capacity of 315 mAh g À1 with significantly improved cycle and rate performances compared with those of bulk SnSb. This facile, synthetic approach and the enhanced sodium-storage performance of our composite microspheres allow for the design and realization of high-capacity alloying-type anodes for SIBs and versatile composite materials for energy storage applications.

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Section: Electrochemical Characterizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scalable, colloidal synthesis of SnSb nanoalloy‐decorated mesoporous 3D NiO microspheres as a sodium‐ion battery anode

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Lim

Kang

et al. 2021

Intl J of Energy Research

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“…The advantage of Sb-based alloys is that the introduction of suitable phases can change the electrochemical properties of Sb and alleviate its volume expansion during the process of sodium storage. In addition, the phase with sodium storage characteristics better cooperates with Sb [117][118][119][120]. Generally, many types of binary Sb-based intermetallic compounds, and even ternary Sb-based alloys, can be synthesized based on the alloy phase diagram.…”

Section: Antimony-based Alloy For Sodium-ion Batteriesmentioning

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Recent Developments of Antimony-Based Anodes for Sodium- and Potassium-Ion Batteries

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Liang

et al. 2021

Trans. Tianjin Univ.

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The development of sodium-ion (SIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) has increased rapidly because of the abundant resources and cost-effectiveness of Na and K. Antimony (Sb) plays an important role in SIBs and PIBs because of its high theoretical capacity, proper working voltage, and low cost. However, Sb-based anodes have the drawbacks of large volume changes and weak charge transfer during the charge and discharge processes, thus leading to poor cycling and rapid capacity decay. To address such drawbacks, many strategies and a variety of Sb-based materials have been developed in recent years. This review systematically introduces the recent research progress of a variety of Sb-based anodes for SIBs and PIBs from the perspective of composition selection, preparation technologies, structural characteristics, and energy storage behaviors. Moreover, corresponding examples are presented to illustrate the advantages or disadvantages of these anodes. Finally, we summarize the challenges of the development of Sb-based materials for Na/K-ion batteries and propose potential research directions for their further development.

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“…Instead, the synergistic effect induced by intermetallic phase, barrier layer or phase transformation would matter [120][121][122]. Sb-based intermetallics and alloys for SIBs would not be intensively discussed in this review, some important papers or literature reviews can be referred to [123][124][125][126]. In order to more directly compare the improvement degree of antimony based materials by different optimization schemes, we compared the structural optimization and functional coating methods of different antimony based materials, and Table 1 shows the comparison results.…”

Section: Other Sb Hybrid Compositesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nowadays, metal chalcogenides, namely Sb 2 S 3 and Sb 2 Se 3 , have attracted considerable attention owing to their high specific capacity, semiconductivity property and intriguing layered structure for sodium storage [118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129]. Specifically, Sb 2 Se 3 as one of a V-VI binary semiconductor compound, has received a great deal of attention due to applications of its photovoltaic, thermoelectric and electrochemical properties.…”

Section: Sb-based Chalcogenide Anodementioning

confidence: 99%

Engineering Nanostructured Antimony-Based Anode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for energy storage due to their low cost and the large abundance of sodium resources. The search for new anode materials for SIBs has become a vital approach to satisfying the ever-growing demands for better performance with higher energy/power densities, improved safety and a longer cycle life. Recently, antimony (Sb) has been extensively researched as a promising candidate due to its high specific capacity through an alloying/dealloying process. In this review article, we will focus on different categories of the emerging Sb based anode materials with distinct sodium storage mechanisms including Sb, two-dimensional antimonene and antimony chalcogenide (Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3). For each part, we emphasize that the novel construction of an advanced nanostructured anode with unique structures could effectively improve sodium storage properties. We also highlight that sodium storage capability can be enhanced through designing advanced nanocomposite materials containing Sb based materials and other carbonaceous modification or metal supports. Moreover, the recent advances in operando/in-situ investigation of its sodium storage mechanism are also summarized. By providing such a systematic probe, we aim to stress the significance of novel nanostructures and advanced compositing that would contribute to enhanced sodium storage performance, thus making Sb based materials as promising anodes for next-generation high-performance SIBs.

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Sodium storage performance of ultrasmall SnSb nanoparticles

Cited by 25 publications

References 89 publications

Scalable, colloidal synthesis of SnSb nanoalloy‐decorated mesoporous 3D NiO microspheres as a sodium‐ion battery anode

Scalable, colloidal synthesis of SnSb nanoalloy‐decorated mesoporous 3D NiO microspheres as a sodium‐ion battery anode

Recent Developments of Antimony-Based Anodes for Sodium- and Potassium-Ion Batteries

Engineering Nanostructured Antimony-Based Anode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

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