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Advanced potassium ion batteries anode enhanced by Fe-doping strategy.
Qi Xia1, Liangxue Bao2, Lingyi Meng1
1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002 Fujian, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021 Fujian, China.
Iron-doped potassium vanadium phosphate fluoride (KVPF/Fe-5) significantly enhances potassium-ion battery performance. This novel anode material demonstrates superior capacity and stability, paving the way for advanced energy storage solutions.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Energy Storage
Background:
- Potassium ion batteries (KIBs) are promising for next-generation energy storage.
- Novel insertion-type anode materials are crucial for improving KIB performance.
- Potassium vanadium phosphate fluoride (KVPF) is an emerging anode material with potential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance the electrochemical performance of KVPF through iron (Fe) doping.
- To identify the optimal Fe doping ratio for KVPF.
- To elucidate the mechanism behind the improved performance.
Main Methods:
- Facile solid-state sintering method for synthesizing Fe-doped KVPF materials.
- Electrochemical testing including rate capability and long-term cycling.
- In-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) for mechanism analysis.
- Density functional theory (DFT) calculations for theoretical validation.
Main Results:
- KVPF doped with 5% Fe (KVPF/Fe-5) exhibited the best performance.
- KVPF/Fe-5 achieved a rate capacity of 94.3 mAh g⁻¹ at 500 mA g⁻¹.
- Exceptional long-term stability was observed: 74.1 mAh g⁻¹ after 1000 cycles at 200 mA g⁻¹ with 0.03% capacity decay per cycle.
- In-situ XRD revealed a two-step K⁺ storage mechanism.
- DFT calculations confirmed reduced K⁺ diffusion barriers and enhanced electronic conductivity due to Fe-doping.
- KVPF/Fe-5 also showed potential as a cathode material and in symmetric KIBs.
Conclusions:
- Fe-doping is an effective strategy to improve KVPF anode performance in KIBs.
- KVPF/Fe-5 demonstrates excellent rate capability and long-term cycling stability.
- The enhanced performance is attributed to improved K⁺ kinetics and electronic conductivity.
- This work opens new avenues for developing high-performance KIBs using Fe-doped KVPF.
