Ultrafine nano-scale Cu<sub>2</sub>Sb alloy confined in three-dimensional porous carbon as an anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries

Dan Wang; Qun Ma; Kang-hui Tian; Chan-Qin Duan; Zhi-yuan Wang; Yan-guo Liu

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Dan Wang, Qun Ma, Kang-hui Tian, Chan-Qin Duan, Zhi-yuan Wang, and Yan-guo Liu, Ultrafine nano-scale Cu₂Sb alloy confined in three-dimensional porous carbon as an anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1666-1674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2286-2

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Dan Wang, Qun Ma, Kang-hui Tian, Chan-Qin Duan, Zhi-yuan Wang, and Yan-guo Liu, Ultrafine nano-scale Cu2Sb alloy confined in three-dimensional porous carbon as an anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1666-1674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2286-2

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Ultrafine nano-scale Cu₂Sb alloy confined in three-dimensional porous carbon as an anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries

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Zhi-yuan Wang E-mail: zhiyuanwang@neuq.edu.cn

Yan-guo Liu E-mail: lyg@neuq.edu.cn
Received: 31 December 2020; Revised: 25 March 2021; Accepted: 26 March 2021; Available online: 27 March 2021

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Ultrafine nano-scale Cu₂Sb alloy confined in a three-dimensional porous carbon was synthesized using NaCl template-assisted vacuum freeze-drying followed by high-temperature sintering and was evaluated as an anode for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). The alloy exerts excellent cycling durability (the capacity can be maintained at 328.3 mA·h·g⁻¹ after 100 cycles for SIBs and 260 mA·h·g⁻¹ for PIBs) and rate capability (199 mA·h·g⁻¹ at 5 A·g⁻¹ for SIBs and 148 mA·h·g⁻¹ at 5 A·g⁻¹ for PIBs) because of the smooth electron transport path, fast Na/K ion diffusion rate, and restricted volume changes from the synergistic effect of three-dimensional porous carbon networks and the ultrafine bimetallic nanoalloy. This study provides an ingenious design route and a simple preparation method toward exploring a high-property electrode for K-ion and Na-ion batteries, and it also introduces broad application prospects for other electrochemical applications.
- copper–antimony alloy;
- anode;
- porous carbon;
- potassium-ion batteries;
- sodium-ion batteries

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