Solid State Ionics, Vol.336, 67-73, 2019
Microwave irradiation preparation of Na3V2(PO4)(3)@N-doping carbon cathodes and their lithium ion storage behavior
To visit the electrochemical properties of sodium-based phosphate as a cheap cathode material for lithium ion batteries, a facile domestic microwave irradiation route has been adopted to rapidly synthesize Na3V2(PO4)(3) material in 15 min. Here, the nitrogen-doping carbon has been introduced into in-situ preparation of Na3V2(PO4)(3)/carbon composites and its influence on electrochemical properties of Na3V2(PO4)(3) was systemically studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectra. Results showed that the obtained nitrogen-doping carbon coated Na3V2(PO4)(3) possesses excellent C-rate capacity performances, which are 104.5, 97.7, 97.5, 96.3, 94.1, 89.5 and 83.6 mAh g(-1) at 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5 and 10 C, respectively. More importantly, the composite still possesses high capacity retention of 86.6% after 500 cycles at 5C. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy profiles reveal that nitrogen-doing carbon strategy can efficiently alleviate the charge-transfer impedance of Na3V2(PO4)(3). The improved electrochemical performance can be mainly ascribed to the unique structure, rapid microwave irradiation strategy and suitable nitrogen-doping content.