Nanometer-size Na cluster formation in micropore of hard carbon as origin of higher-capacity Na-ion battery

Abstract Development of high-energy-density anode is crucial for practical application of Na-ion battery as a post Li-ion battery. Hard carbon (HC), though a promising anode candidate, still has bottlenecks of insufficient capacity and unclear microscopic picture. Usage of the micropore has been rec...

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Autores principales: Yong Youn, Bo Gao, Azusa Kamiyama, Kei Kubota, Shinichi Komaba, Yoshitaka Tateyama
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Sumario:Abstract Development of high-energy-density anode is crucial for practical application of Na-ion battery as a post Li-ion battery. Hard carbon (HC), though a promising anode candidate, still has bottlenecks of insufficient capacity and unclear microscopic picture. Usage of the micropore has been recently discussed, however, the underlying sodiation mechanism is still controversial. Herein we examined the origin for the high-capacity sodiation of HC, based on density functional theory calculations. We demonstrated that nanometer-size Na cluster with 3–6 layers is energetically stable between two sheets of graphene, a model micropore, in addition to the adsorption and intercalation mechanisms. The finding well explains the extended capacity over typical 300 mAhg−1, up to 478 mAhg−1 recently found in the MgO-templated HC. We also clarified that the MgO-template can produce suitable nanometer-size micropores with slightly defective graphitic domains in HC. The present study considerably promotes the atomistic theory of sodiation mechanism and complicated HC science.