Boosting potassium-ion batteries by few-layered composite anodes prepared via solution-triggered one-step shear exfoliation.

ABSTRACT: Earth-abundant potassium is a promising alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries, but a pivotal limitation of potassium-ion batteries is their relatively low capacity and poor cycling stability. Here, a high-performance potassium-ion battery is achieved by employing few-layered antimony sulfide/carbon sheet composite anode fabricated via one-step high-shear exfoliation in ethanol/water solvent. Antimony sulfide with few-layered structure minimizes the volume expansion during potassiation and shortens the ion transport pathways, thus enhancing the rate capability; while carbon sheets in the composite provide electrical conductivity and maintain the electrode cycling stability by trapping the inevitable by-product, elemental sulfur. Meanwhile, the effect of the exfoliation solvent on

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128879 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature