Three-dimensional ordered mesoporous cobalt nitride for fast-kinetics and stable-cycling lithium storage

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Contributors

  • Guangshen Jiang - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian (Author)
  • Haojie Han - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian (Author)
  • Wanqi Zhuang - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian (Author)
  • Xiaosa Xu - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian (Author)
  • Stefan Kaskel - , Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I (Author)
  • Fei Xu - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Hongqiang Wang - , Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian (Author)

Abstract

The current state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) still suffer from severely sluggish kinetics due to their inferior solid-state Li+ diffusion and poor conductivity. Rational design of the anode materials with three-dimensional (3D) interconnected nanostructures and conductive skeletons, especially with ordered mesopore architectures, is of paramount importance for LIBs. Herein, 3D bicontinuous cubic, ordered, conductive frameworks of cobalt nitride (om-CoN) are designed and used as anodes for LIBs. The 3D grid-like ordered mesopores (∼7.5 nm) and their very thin (<6 nm) and conductive skeletons in om-CoN simultaneously permit the enhanced Li+ permeability/diffusivity and smooth electron transfer for fast kinetics. Favorable thermodynamics and fast kinetics were confirmed by the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique and higher ratio of ion-diffusion capacity contribution and larger Li+ diffusion coefficients from cyclic voltammetry tests for om-CoN. As a result, it delivers a large capacity, a high rate capability and a stable specific capacity of 710 mA h g-1 after 350 cycles at 1 A g-1, far outperforming nonporous and disordered mesoporous CoN and the previously reported CoN, highlighting the significance and effectiveness of 3D ordered mesopores and conductivity for achieving high-performance Li storage.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17561-17569
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability
Volume7
Issue number29
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Peer-reviewedYes