International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Rational Design of Phosphorus Abundant Co2P Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes for Superior Lithium Ion Capacitors with 4.5 Voltage

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
J. Xu
H. Guo
North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
Abstract
   The sluggish reaction kinetics and aggregation of volume during lithiation/delithiation process are the main obstacles of anode for li-ion capacitors (LICs). Here, we use the “three bird one stone” strategy to design the anode of phosphorus abundant Co2P nanoparticles encapsulated by N-doped CNTs rationally. The Co2P nanoparticles contribute to shorten the Li+ diffusion length, while abundant phosphorus guaranteeing the high electrical conductivity and N-CNTs providing stable structure protecting layers. Hence, Co2P/N-CNTs electrode reveals a large specific capacity of 807 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 over 200 cycles and excellent rate performance of 395 mAh g-1 at 3.2 A g-1. Extraordinary, the capacitive contribution of Co2P/N-CNTs electrode at 1 mV s-1 is 80.73%, contributing to the enhanced reaction kinetics and rate capacity. The LICs comprising of Co2P/N-CNTs anode and activated carbon (AC) cathode demonstrate an outstanding energy density of 130 Wh kg-1 at 625 W kg-1 along with 90.24% capacity retention over 10000 cycles at 5 A g-1 within 4.5 V. The proposed strategy can be applied to develop promising electrode materials for promising energy storage systems.
Keywords
Co2P/N-CNTs
Anode
three bird one stone
High rate capacity
High ratio of capacitive contribution capacity

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International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume 17, Issue 4
Autumn 2021
Pages 239-248