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High-performance aqueous symmetric sodium-ion battery using NASICON-structured Na2VTi(PO4)3

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A high-safety and low-cost route is important in the development of sodium-ion batteries, especially for large-scale stationary battery systems. An aqueous sodium-ion battery is demonstrated using a single NASICON-structured Na2VTi(PO4)3 material with the redox couples of V4+/V3+ and Ti4+/Ti3+ working on the cathode and anode, respectively. The symmetric full cell fabricated based on the bi-functional electrode material exhibits a well-defined voltage plateau at ∼1.2 V and an impressive cycling stability with capacity retention of 70% exceeding 1,000 cycles at 10C (1C = 62 mA·g–1). This study provides a feasible strategy for obtaining high-safety and low-cost rechargeable batteries using a single active material in aqueous media.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by Chinese government under the “Thousand Youth Talents Program”, Zhejiang Province Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. LR16B060001), and Key Technology and Supporting Platform of Genetic Engineering of Materials under State’s Key Project of Research and Development Plan (No. 2016YFB0700600).

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  1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Hongbo Wang, Zhan Lin & Chengdu Liang

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

    Tianran Zhang

  3. College of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Chao Chen & Zhan Lin

  4. Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Environmental Futures Research Institute and Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4222, Australia

    Min Ling & Shanqing Zhang

  5. School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Feng Pan

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Wang, H., Zhang, T., Chen, C. et al. High-performance aqueous symmetric sodium-ion battery using NASICON-structured Na2VTi(PO4)3 . Nano Res. 11, 490–498 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1657-5

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