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In Situ Construction of 3D Interconnected FeS@Fe 3 C@Graphitic Carbon Networks for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries
Author(s) -
Wang Qinghong,
Zhang Wenchao,
Guo Can,
Liu Yajie,
Wang Chao,
Guo Zaiping
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201703390
Subject(s) - materials science , anode , carbon fibers , iron sulfide , lithium (medication) , chemical engineering , electrode , oxide , sulfide , composite number , nanotechnology , sulfur , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
Iron sulfides have been attracting great attention as anode materials for high‐performance rechargeable sodium‐ion batteries due to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. In practice, however, they deliver unsatisfactory performance because of their intrinsically low conductivity and volume expansion during charge–discharge processes. Here, a facile in situ synthesis of a 3D interconnected FeS@Fe 3 C@graphitic carbon (FeS@Fe 3 C@GC) composite via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) followed by a sulfuration strategy is developed. The construction of the double‐layered Fe 3 C/GC shell and the integral 3D GC network benefits from the catalytic effect of iron (or iron oxides) during the CVD process. The unique nanostructure offers fast electron/Na ion transport pathways and exhibits outstanding structural stability, ensuring fast kinetics and long cycle life of the FeS@Fe 3 C@GC electrodes for sodium storage. A similar process can be applied for the fabrication of various metal oxide/carbon and metal sulfide/carbon electrode materials for high‐performance lithium/sodium‐ion batteries.