Yifan Chen, Qiang Huang, Rong Zhao, Bing Sun, Wenli Xu, Yinhong Gao, Xu Nan, Qiqi Li, Yao Yang, Ye Cong, Xuanke Li, Qin Zhang, Nianjun Yang
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Abstract
Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) with high theoretical capacity and excellent electrical conductivity have great potential as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but suffer from poor rate performance due to the slow kinetics. Herein, taking the Fe2N for instance, Co doping is utilized to enhance the work function of Fe2N, which accelerates the charge transfer and strengthens the adsorption of Li+ ions. The Fe2N nanoparticles with various Co dopants are anchoring on the surface of honeycomb porous carbon foam (named Cox-Fe2N@C). Co-doping can enlarge the work function of pristine Fe2N and thereby optimize the charging/discharging kinetics. The work function can be increased from 5.23 eV (pristine Fe2N) to 5.67 eV for Co0.3-Fe2N@C and 5.56 eV for Co0.1-Fe2N@C. As expected, the Co0.1-Fe2N@C electrode exhibits the highest specific capacity (673 mA h g−1 at 100 mA g−1) and remarkable rate capability (375 mA h g−1 at 5 000 mA g−1), outperforming most reported TMNs electrodes. Therefore, this work provides a promising strategy to design and regulate anode materials for high-performance and even commercially available LIBs.
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