Mechanisms of sodiation in anatase TiO2 in terms of equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetics
Open Access
- 25 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale Advances
- Vol. 3 (16), 4702-4713
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d1na00359c
Abstract
Anatase TiO2 is a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, its sodium storage mechanisms in terms of crystal structure transformation during sodiation/de-sodiation processes are far from clear. Here, by analyzing the redox thermodynamics and kinetics under near-equilibrium states, we observe, for the first time, that upon Na-ion uptake, the anatase TiO2 undergoes a phase transition and then an irreversible crystal structure disintegration. Additionally, unlike previous theoretical studies which investigate only the two end points of the sodiation process (i.e., TiO2 and NaTiO2), we study the progressive crystal structure changes of anatase TiO2 upon step-by-step Na-ion uptake (NaxTiO2, x = 0.0625, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1) for the first time. It is found that the anatase TiO2 goes through a thermodynamically unstable intermediate phase (Na0.25TiO2) before reaching crystalline NaTiO2, confirming the inevitable crystal structure disintegration during sodiation. These combined experimental and theoretical studies provide new insights into the sodium storage mechanisms of TiO2 and are expected to provide useful information for further improving the performance of TiO2-based anodes for SIB applications.This publication has 83 references indexed in Scilit:
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