Achieving a superior Na storage performance of Fe-based Prussian blue cathode by coating perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride amine

Abstract

Fe-based Prussian blue (Fe-PB) cathode material shows great application potential in sodium (Na)-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity, long cycle life, low cost, and simple preparation process. However, the crystalline water and vacancies of Fe-PB lattice, the low electrical conductivity, and the dissolution of metal ions lead to limited capacity and poor cycling stability. In this work, a perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride amine (PTCDA) coating layer is successfully fabricated on the surface of Fe-PB by a liquid-phase method. The aminated PTCDA (PTCA) coating not only increases the specific surface area and electronic conductivity but also effectively reduces the crystalline water and vacancies, which avoids the erosion of Fe-PB by electrolyte. Consequently, the PTCA layer reduces the charge transfer resistance, enhances the Na-ion diffusion coefficient, and improves the structure stability. The PTCA-coated Fe-PB exhibits superior Na storage performance with a first discharge capacity of 145.2 mAh g⁻¹ at 100 mA g⁻¹. Long cycling tests exhibit minimal capacity decay of 0.027% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 1 A g⁻¹. Therefore, this PTCA coating strategy has shown promising competence in enhancing the electrochemical performance of Fe-PB, which can potentially serve as a universal electrode coating strategy for Na-ion batteries.

Keywords

cathode material / coating / Fe-based Prussian blue / Na-ion batteries / perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride amine

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