Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode
The lack of anodes stability is one among key barriers to the widespread commercialization of sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). This is attributed to graphite, a well‐known common anode material for a range of commercial batteries including lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), which limits the insertion of sodi...
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| description | The lack of anodes stability is one among key barriers to the widespread commercialization of sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). This is attributed to graphite, a well‐known common anode material for a range of commercial batteries including lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), which limits the insertion of sodium (Na) ions due to their large ionic size. Tin (Sn) has shown its potential as a suitable anode material because it exhibits high capacities in conversion and alloying reactions. However, it endures significant volumetric expansion and slower reaction rates during sodiation. To overcome these challenges, this work presents a novel anode material for SIBs where a 2D layered architecture of Sn with a hard carbon (HC) buffer layer is engineered using physical vapor deposition technique. This novel anode (SnHT/HC) exhibits a high initial capacity of 470 mAhg−1 and an exceptional retention of 438 mAhg−1 after 3000 cycles at 0.2C, with 99 % Coulombic efficiency. SnHT/HC testing at varying fast charge and discharge C‐rate of 5C, 10C, 15C, and 50C has shown promising results. Better electron transport and reduced volumetric changes are perceived to enhance the overall performance of SnHT/HC electrodes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba0b6e4bb5d84236a059125b1d37cb822025-02-04T08:10:21ZengWiley-VCHSmall Structures2688-40622025-02-0162n/an/a10.1002/sstr.202400367Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery AnodeRana Faisal Shahzad0Shahid Rasul1Mohamed Mamlouk2Ian Brewis3Rana Abdul Shakoor4Abdul Wasy Zia5Faculty of Engineering and Environment Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST UKFaculty of Engineering and Environment Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST UKSchool of Engineering Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UKFaculty of Engineering and Environment Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST UKCenter for Advanced Materials Qatar University P. O. Box 2713 Doha QatarInstitute of Mechanical, Process, and Energy Engineering (IMPEE) School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot‐Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS UKThe lack of anodes stability is one among key barriers to the widespread commercialization of sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). This is attributed to graphite, a well‐known common anode material for a range of commercial batteries including lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), which limits the insertion of sodium (Na) ions due to their large ionic size. Tin (Sn) has shown its potential as a suitable anode material because it exhibits high capacities in conversion and alloying reactions. However, it endures significant volumetric expansion and slower reaction rates during sodiation. To overcome these challenges, this work presents a novel anode material for SIBs where a 2D layered architecture of Sn with a hard carbon (HC) buffer layer is engineered using physical vapor deposition technique. This novel anode (SnHT/HC) exhibits a high initial capacity of 470 mAhg−1 and an exceptional retention of 438 mAhg−1 after 3000 cycles at 0.2C, with 99 % Coulombic efficiency. SnHT/HC testing at varying fast charge and discharge C‐rate of 5C, 10C, 15C, and 50C has shown promising results. Better electron transport and reduced volumetric changes are perceived to enhance the overall performance of SnHT/HC electrodes.https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400367energy storageshard carbonmaterial designsplasmasphysical vapor depositionssodium‐ion batteries |
| spellingShingle | Rana Faisal Shahzad Shahid Rasul Mohamed Mamlouk Ian Brewis Rana Abdul Shakoor Abdul Wasy Zia Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode Small Structures energy storages hard carbon material designs plasmas physical vapor depositions sodium‐ion batteries |
| title | Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode |
| title_full | Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode |
| title_fullStr | Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode |
| title_short | Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode |
| title_sort | designing tin and hard carbon architecture for stable sodium ion battery anode |
| topic | energy storages hard carbon material designs plasmas physical vapor depositions sodium‐ion batteries |
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