Issue 106, 2014

A novel type of one-dimensional organic selenium-containing fiber with superior performance for lithium–selenium and sodium–selenium batteries

Abstract

A novel type of organic selenide fiber composed of carbonized polyacrylonitrile/selenium (CPAN/Se) has been synthesized by heating polyacrylonitrile–selenium (PAN–Se) fibers via the electrospinning technique at 600 °C. The Se molecules are confined by N-containing carbon ring structures in the form of energy-storing selenium side chains in the carbonized PAN matrix. This unique stable chemical structure with a conductive carbon skeleton connected to the selenium side chains and excellent mechanical stability can allow CPAN/Se composite cathodes to be charged and discharged in a low-cost carbonate-based electrolyte with excellent long cycle stability and quite good rate performance. The superior electrochemical performance of CPAN/Se electrodes is demonstrated in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, where they have delivered a high capacity of nearly 600 mA h g−1 for 500 cycles in lithium–selenium (Li–Se) batteries and 410 mA h g−1 for 300 cycles in sodium–selenium (Na–Se) batteries at 0.3 C, respectively.

Graphical abstract: A novel type of one-dimensional organic selenium-containing fiber with superior performance for lithium–selenium and sodium–selenium batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Sep 2014
Accepted
07 Nov 2014
First published
12 Nov 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 61673-61678

A novel type of one-dimensional organic selenium-containing fiber with superior performance for lithium–selenium and sodium–selenium batteries

H. Wang, S. Li, Z. Chen, H. K. Liu and Z. Guo, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 61673 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA10967H

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