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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

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  • Symmetric sodium-ion cells with NASICON-structured electrodes offer manufacturing and cost advantages for stationary energy storage.
  • Poor long-term cycling performance due to side reactions between Na3V2(PO4)3 (NVP) anodes and liquid electrolytes hinders their practical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the capacity fading in symmetric NVP//NVP cells caused by electrolyte side reactions.
  • To enhance anode/electrolyte interfacial stability and improve cycling performance in sodium-ion batteries.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an all-solid-state composite electrolyte to replace conventional liquid electrolytes.
  • Applied ferroelectric engineering to the composite electrolyte to improve interfacial ion conduction and reduce interfacial resistances.
  • Tested symmetric NVP//NVP cells and NVP//NFFCN (Prussian-blue cathode) cells with the engineered electrolyte.

Main Results:

  • The NVP//NVP cell with the ferroelectric-engineered composite electrolyte retained 86.4% capacity after 650 cycles.
  • The all-solid-state NVP//NFFCN cell demonstrated exceptional cycling stability, exceeding 9000 cycles with a low fading rate of 0.005% per cycle at 500 mA g-1.
  • The engineered electrolyte effectively suppressed side reactions and improved interfacial stability.

Conclusions:

  • An all-solid-state composite electrolyte, enhanced by ferroelectric engineering, significantly improves the cycling stability of sodium-ion batteries.
  • This approach resolves interfacial issues in symmetric NVP//NVP cells and enables high-performance NVP//NFFCN cells suitable for large-scale stationary energy storage.
  • The developed electrolyte shows great promise for next-generation sodium-ion battery technologies.