Tunable Interfacial Electric Field-Mediated Cobalt-Doped FeSe/Fe3Se4 Heterostructure for High-Efficiency Potassium Storage

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 Apr 25:e202405648. doi: 10.1002/anie.202405648. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe interfacial electric field (IEF) in the heterostructure can accelerate electron transport and ion migration, thereby enhancing the electrochemical performance of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). Nevertheless, the quantification and modulation of the IEF for high-efficiency PIB anodes currently remains a blank slate. Herein, we achieve for the first time the quantification and tuning of IEF via amorphous carbon-coated undifferentiated cobalt-doped FeSe/Fe3Se4 heterostructure (denoted UN-CoFe4Se5/C) for efficient potassium storage. Co doping can increase the IEF in FeSe/Fe3Se4, thereby improving the electron transport, promoting the potassium adsorption capacity, and lowering the diffusion barrier. As expected, the IEF magnitude in UN-CoFe4Se5/C is experimentally quantified as 62.84 mV, which is 3.65 times larger than that of amorphous carbon-coated FeSe/Fe3Se4 heterostructure (Fe4Se5/C). Benefiting from the strong IEF, UN-CoFe4Se5/C as a PIB anode exhibits superior rate capability (145.8 mAh g-1 at 10.0 A g-1) and long cycle lifespan (capacity retention of 95.1% over 3000 cycles at 1.0 A g-1). Furthermore, this undifferentiated doping strategy can universally regulate the IEF magnitude in CoSe2/Co9Se8 and FeS2/Fe7S8 heterostructures. This work can provide fundamental insights into the design of advanced PIB electrodes.PMID:38660735 | DOI:10.1002/anie.202405648

Source: Angewandte Chemie - April 25, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lili Song Shilin Zhang Liping Duan Renke Li Yifan Xu Jiaying Liao Liang Sun Xiaosi Zhou Zaiping Guo Source Type: research