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Efficient Polytelluride Anchoring for Ultralong-Life Potassium Storage: Combined Physical Barrier and Chemisorption in Nanogrid-in-Nanofiber

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01318-9
Qinghua Li
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Dandan Yu
College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
Jian Peng
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Wei Zhang
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Jianlian Huang
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Zhixin Liang
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Junling Wang
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Zeyu Lin
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Shiyun Xiong
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Jiazhao Wang
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Shaoming Huang
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low‑Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Shaoming Huang

smhuang@gdut.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 77

Abstract

Metal tellurides (MTes) are highly attractive as promising anodes for high-performance potassium-ion batteries. The capacity attenuation of most reported MTe anodes is attributed to their poor electrical conductivity and large volume variation. The evolution mechanisms, dissolution properties, and corresponding manipulation strategies of intermediates (K-polytellurides, K-pTex) are rarely mentioned. Herein, we propose a novel structural engineering strategy to confine ultrafine CoTe2 nanodots in hierarchical nanogrid-in-nanofiber carbon substrates (CoTe2@NC@NSPCNFs) for smooth immobilization of K-pTex and highly reversible conversion of CoTe2 by manipulating the intense electrochemical reaction process. Various in situ/ex situ techniques and density functional theory calculations have been performed to clarify the formation, transformation, and dissolution of K-pTex (K5Te3 and K2Te), as well as verifying the robust physical barrier and the strong chemisorption of K5Te3 and K2Te on S, N co-doped dual-type carbon substrates. Additionally, the hierarchical nanogrid-in-nanofiber nanostructure increases the chemical anchoring sites for K-pTex, provides sufficient volume buffer space, and constructs highly interconnected conductive microcircuits, further propelling the battery reaction to new heights (3500 cycles at 2.0 A g−1). Furthermore, the full cells further demonstrate the potential for practical applications. This work provides new insights into manipulating K-pTex in the design of ultralong-cycling MTe anodes for advanced PIBs.


Highlights:
1 The hierarchical nanogrid-in-nanofiber-structured dual-type carbon-confined CoTe2 nanodots (CoTe2@NC@NSPCNFs) were synthesized via facile templates and an electrospinning approach.
2 Hierarchical nanogrid-in-nanofiber structure effectively suppresses the volume change of CoTe2 and the shuttle of potassium polytelluride (K-pTex) through robust physical restraint and strong chemisorption.
3 CoTe2@NC@NSPCNFs hybrid achieves ultralong lifespan potassium-storage performance over 3500 cycles, and the deep mechanisms underlying the evolution, dissolution, and shuttle of K-pTex have been clearly revealed.

Keywords

Polytelluride dissolution Nanogrid-in-nanofiber structure Physicochemical adsorption Reaction mechanism Ultralong-life potassium storage
Li, Qinghua, Dandan Yu, Jian Peng, Wei Zhang, Jianlian Huang, Zhixin Liang, Junling Wang, Zeyu Lin, Shiyun Xiong, Jiazhao Wang, and Shaoming Huang. 2024. “Efficient Polytelluride Anchoring for Ultralong-Life Potassium Storage: Combined Physical Barrier and Chemisorption in Nanogrid-in-Nanofiber”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (January):77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01318-9.
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