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Ultrafine Prussian Blue as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Sodium‐Ion Battery Cathode
Author(s) -
Gong Wenzhe,
Wan Min,
Zeng Rui,
Rao Zhixiang,
Su Shang,
Xue Lihong,
Zhang Wuxing,
Huang Yunhui
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201900108
Subject(s) - prussian blue , materials science , cathode , electrochemistry , crystallinity , chemical engineering , ball mill , battery (electricity) , nanoparticle , anode , particle size , nanotechnology , electrode , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Prussian blue analogs (PBAs) have attracted much attention as cathodes in sodium‐ion batteries due to their stable crystalline structure, high theoretical capacities, and facile synthesis. However, PBAs synthesized by the conventional precipitation method usually have the drawbacks of poor rate performance and cycling stability. Herein, the ball‐milling method is developed to prepare the ultrafine high‐quality Prussian blue. Benefited from its good crystallinity and ultrafine particle size of 40 nm, the obtained Na 0.9 Fe[Fe(CN) 6 ] 0.96 exhibits an outstanding cycling stability and rate capability, which can deliver a specific capacity of 106 mAh g −1 at 30 °C, maintaining 80% capacity after 500 cycles at 10 °C. The results show that a size effect can contribute to the enhancement of electrochemical kinetics of PBAs, and the scalable production of high‐performance PBAs can be anticipated based on the ball‐milling method.