Metal-doped sodium vanadium fluorophosphate/sodium vanadium phosphate (Na3V2(PO4)2F3/Na3V2(PO4)3) composite for sodium-ion storage material
The present disclosure relates to a sodium-ion storage material including a doped compound, and an electrode material for a sodium-ion battery, an electrode for a sodium-ion battery, and a sodium-ion battery, which include the sodium-ion storage material. Specifically, the sodium-ion storage material may include a compound consisting of an Na 3 V 2-x M x (PO 4 ) 2 F 3 /Na 3 V 2-y M y (PO 4 ) 3 composite (M=Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Zn or Ti, 0<x,y≤2). When the sodium-ion storage material according to the present disclosure is used, it may maintain high discharge capacity while reducing the vanadium content, and when the sodium-ion storage material is applied to a sodium-ion secondary battery or a sodium-magnesium hybrid-ion battery, the battery may exhibit excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics.
1. A sodium-ion storage material comprising
an Na 3 V 2-x M x (PO 4 ) 2 F 3 /Na 3 V 2-x M x (PO 4 ) 3 composite (0<x<2),
wherein M is a transition metal.
2. The sodium-ion storage material of claim 1 , wherein the transition metal is any one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ti, Cu, Cr, Mn and Zn.
3. The sodium-ion storage material of claim 1 , wherein the transition metal is Fe.
4. An electrode material for a sodium-ion battery comprising the sodium-ion storage material of claim 3 as an electrode active material.
5. The electrode material of claim 4 , wherein the electrode active material is coated with one or more selected from the group consisting of electrically conductive carbon, precious metals, and metals.
6. The electrode material of claim 4 , wherein the electrode material further comprises a binder.
7. The electrode material of claim 6 , wherein the binder comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, alginic acid, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropylcellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM), sulfonated EPDM, styrene-butadiene rubber, and fluorinated rubber.
8. The electrode material of claim 7 , wherein the electrode material further comprises an electrically conductive material.
9. An electrode for a sodium-ion battery comprising the electrode material of claim 4 .
10. A sodium-ion battery or sodium-magnesium hybrid-ion battery comprising: the electrode of claim 9 ; and an electrolyte.
11. A method for producing a sodium-ion storage material according to claim 1 , the method comprising steps of:
(a) mixing sodium fluoride, ammonium metavanadate, ammonium phosphate monobasic and citric acid, followed by heating to form a precursor mixture;
(b) drying the precursor mixture; and
(c) heating the dried precursor mixture.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of drying the precursor mixture is performed at a temperature of 80° C., and then additionally performed at a temperature of 120° C.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises a step of pressing the dried precursor mixture into a pellet, before the step of heating the dried precursor mixture, and the step of heating the dried precursor mixture is performed at a temperature of 300° C., and then additionally performed at a temperature of 650° C.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of heating the dried precursor mixture is performed under an argon atmosphere.