<p>High-voltage layered oxide cathodes have received extensive attention for sodium-ion batteries owing to their potential high energy and power densities, but their stabilization remains a universal challenge. Herein, a stable high-voltage K<sub>x</sub>Na<sub>5-x</sub>V<sub>12</sub>O<sub>32</sub> cathode is designed by synergistically tuning the irreversible phase and oxygen vacancies through the substitution of Na with K. The functional mechanism regulating the electronic structure of K<sub>x</sub>Na<sub>5-x</sub>V<sub>12</sub>O<sub>32</sub> is elucidated: K substitution strengthens V 3<i>d</i>–O 2<i>p</i> hybridization and V 3<i>d</i>–orbital electron delocalization in the K<sub>0.147</sub>Na<sub>4.853</sub>V<sub>12</sub>O<sub>32</sub> structure, enriching charge distribution and reinforcing the V<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub> structure. This promots electron transfer kinetics, suppresses irreversible phase transition, and lowers the Na<sup>+</sup> diffusion energy barrier. Moreover, the reversible redox reaction of V<sup>5+</sup>/V<sup>4+</sup> is significantly enhanced, delivering 250.1 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> (1.5–4.3 V vs. Na/Na<sup>+</sup>), which increases the average operating voltage from 4.0 to 4.3 V and boosts the overall energy density. Consequently, the K<sub>0.147</sub>Na<sub>4.853</sub>V<sub>12</sub>O<sub>32</sub> electrode significantly enhances cycling performance, retaining 98.2% of the capacity after 1000 cycles at 1300 mA g<sup>−1</sup> and enabling stable cycling with 98.7% retention after 300 cycles in a hard carbon | | K<sub>0.147</sub>Na<sub>4.853</sub>V<sub>12</sub>O<sub>32</sub> pouch cell. This strategy of electronic structure modulation offers avenues for developing high energy density stable vanadium-based cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.</p>

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Local electronic regulation of Na5V12O32 cathode suppressing structural distortion toward enhanced sodium storage

  • Xuexia Song,
  • Jingjing Wang,
  • Wenbin Li,
  • Wei Xiao,
  • Gaini Zhang,
  • Shuling Liu,
  • Yunkai Xu,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Xifei Li

摘要

High-voltage layered oxide cathodes have received extensive attention for sodium-ion batteries owing to their potential high energy and power densities, but their stabilization remains a universal challenge. Herein, a stable high-voltage KxNa5-xV12O32 cathode is designed by synergistically tuning the irreversible phase and oxygen vacancies through the substitution of Na with K. The functional mechanism regulating the electronic structure of KxNa5-xV12O32 is elucidated: K substitution strengthens V 3d–O 2p hybridization and V 3d–orbital electron delocalization in the K0.147Na4.853V12O32 structure, enriching charge distribution and reinforcing the V3O8 structure. This promots electron transfer kinetics, suppresses irreversible phase transition, and lowers the Na+ diffusion energy barrier. Moreover, the reversible redox reaction of V5+/V4+ is significantly enhanced, delivering 250.1 mA h g−1 (1.5–4.3 V vs. Na/Na+), which increases the average operating voltage from 4.0 to 4.3 V and boosts the overall energy density. Consequently, the K0.147Na4.853V12O32 electrode significantly enhances cycling performance, retaining 98.2% of the capacity after 1000 cycles at 1300 mA g−1 and enabling stable cycling with 98.7% retention after 300 cycles in a hard carbon | | K0.147Na4.853V12O32 pouch cell. This strategy of electronic structure modulation offers avenues for developing high energy density stable vanadium-based cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.