Citation: Xiaoling Qiu, Ruijie Chen, Keren Luo, Xiaoran Wang, Tuan Wang, Pengcheng Shi, Wenlong Cai, Hao Wu. A high-tap-density, particle-nested-bulk bismuth anode for fast-charging sodium-ion batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(4): 110792. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110792 shu

A high-tap-density, particle-nested-bulk bismuth anode for fast-charging sodium-ion batteries

Xiaoling Qiu ^a ,
Ruijie Chen ^a ,
Keren Luo ^a ,
Xiaoran Wang ^a ,
Tuan Wang ^a ,
Pengcheng Shi ^b ,
Wenlong Cai ^{a, c, *,} ,
Hao Wu ^{a, c, *,}

a.
Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
b.
School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
c.
Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials and Devices, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China

caiwl@scu.edu.cn

hao.wu@scu.edu.cn

Received Date: 1 November 2024
Revised Date: 16 December 2024
Accepted Date: 20 December 2024
Available Online: 20 December 2024

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The application of commercial hard carbon (HC) materials in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is limited by their inferior rate capability (<5.0 A/g) and low tap density (<1.0 g/cm³). Alloying-type bismuth (Bi) offers a high theoretical volumetric capacity of 3800 mAh/cm³ and superb rate capability but suffers from large volume expansion (~244%) and undesirable structural pulverization. Herein, a hectogram-scale Bi-inlaid carbon skeleton (GC-Bi) composite was synthesized through a facile precipitation-carbonization method using low-cost industrial-grade chemical reagents. The as-prepared GC-Bi composite features a unique particle-nested-bulk architecture, achieving a high tap-density of 3.33 g/cm³, which is approximately 4.16 times greater than that of commercial HC. Besides, the carbon sheath enhances the electronic conductivity and accommodates the substantial volume swelling of the embedded Bi particles, contributing to the formation of a thin and stable solid electrolyte interface on the electrode. Consequently, the GC-Bi anode achieves a high volumetric capacity (1123 mAh/cm³), impressive rate capability (207.8 mAh/g at 80 A/g), together with long cyclability retaining 96.5% of its capacity after 5000 cycles in a Na//GC-Bi half-cell and 78% after 800 cycles in a GC-Bi//Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ full-cell.
- Scalable synthesize,
- Tap density,
- High-rate capability,
- Bismuth-based anode,
- Sodium-ion batteries
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