• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 001 (2024)
Charlie A. F. Nason, Ajay Piriya Vijaya Kumar Saroja, Yi Lu, Runzhe Wei..., Yupei Han and Yang Xu*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01222-2 Cite this Article
    Charlie A. F. Nason, Ajay Piriya Vijaya Kumar Saroja, Yi Lu, Runzhe Wei, Yupei Han, Yang Xu. Layered Potassium Titanium Niobate/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite as a Potassium-Ion Battery Anode[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    With graphite currently leading as the most viable anode for potassium-ion batteries (KIBs), other materials have been left relatively under-examined. Transition metal oxides are among these, with many positive attributes such as synthetic maturity, long-term cycling stability and fast redox kinetics. Therefore, to address this research deficiency we report herein a layered potassium titanium niobate KTiNbO5 (KTNO) and its rGO nanocomposite (KTNO/rGO) synthesised via solvothermal methods as a high-performance anode for KIBs. Through effective distribution across the electrically conductive rGO, the electrochemical performance of the KTNO nanoparticles was enhanced. The potassium storage performance of the KTNO/rGO was demonstrated by its first charge capacity of 128.1 mAh g-1 and reversible capacity of 97.5 mAh g-1 after 500 cycles at 20 mA g-1, retaining 76.1% of the initial capacity, with an exceptional rate performance of 54.2 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1. Furthermore, to investigate the attributes of KTNO in-situ XRD was performed, indicating a low-strain material. Ex-situ X-ray photoelectron spectra further investigated the mechanism of charge storage, with the titanium showing greater redox reversibility than the niobium. This work suggests this low-strain nature is a highly advantageous property and well worth regarding KTNO as a promising anode for future high-performance KIBs.
    Charlie A. F. Nason, Ajay Piriya Vijaya Kumar Saroja, Yi Lu, Runzhe Wei, Yupei Han, Yang Xu. Layered Potassium Titanium Niobate/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite as a Potassium-Ion Battery Anode[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 001
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