Fast synthesis of Nb2O5 nanosheets derived from Nb2C MXene for lithium ion capacitors

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0559

Abstract

Abstract:

In recent years, lithium ion capacitors (LICs) attract much attention due to their high power density and relatively high energy density with rapid development of electric vehicles and energy storage. Niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅) is one of the most important anode materials owning to its high capacity and superior rate capability. However, complicated fabrication process or special treatments are required in the synthesis of Nb₂O₅ based anode material. Herein, a fast synthesis of multilayer Nb₂O₅ nanosheets by oxidizing the multilayer Nb₂C MXene material is developed. The multilayer Nb₂O₅ nanosheets are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), specific surface area analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical analysis. Initially, the precursor transform into orthorhombic Nb₂O₅ (T-Nb₂O₅) which inherit the multilayer nanosheet microstructure. With prolonged sintering time, the orthorhombic phase turns into pseudohexagonal Nb₂O₅ (TT-Nb₂O₅) nanoparticles. Compared with TT-Nb₂O₅ nanoparticles, multilayer T-Nb₂O₅ nanosheet electrode shows higher specific capacity and better rate capability. The T-Nb₂O₅ electrode also shows excellent cycle performances both in half-cells and LICs. The excellent lithium storage performances of the multilayer T-Nb₂O₅ material may be due to the synergistic effect of its multi-layer microstructure, inherent quasi-2D Li-ion channel and rapid pseudocapacitive response.

Key words: energy storage and conversion, LICs, Nb₂O₅, fast synthesis

CLC Number:

TQ 028.8

Xin WANG, Pei HU, Yuanming ZHOU, Jinxia XU, Yan JIANG. Fast synthesis of Nb₂O₅ nanosheets derived from Nb₂C MXene for lithium ion capacitors[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2022, 11(1): 38-44.

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