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Zheng J, Xia R, Yaqoob N, Kaghazchi P, Ten Elshof JE, Huijben M. Simultaneous Enhancement of Lithium Transfer Kinetics and Structural Stability in Dual-Phase TiO 2 Electrodes by Ruthenium Doping. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8616-8626. [PMID: 38330437 PMCID: PMC10895577 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Dual-phase TiO2 consisting of bronze and anatase phases is an attractive electrode material for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries due to the unique phase boundaries present. However, further enhancement of its lithium storage performance has been hindered by limited knowledge on the impact of cation doping as an efficient modification strategy. Here, the effects of Ru4+ doping on the dual-phase structure and the related lithium storage performance are demonstrated for the first time. Structural analysis reveals that an optimized doping ratio of Ru:Ti = 0.01:0.99 (1-RTO) is vital to maintain the dual-phase configuration because the further increment of Ru4+ fraction would compromise the crystallinity of the bronze phase. Various electrochemical tests and density functional theory calculations indicate that Ru4+ doping in 1-RTO enables more favorable lithium diffusion in the bulk for the bronze phase as compared to the undoped TiO2 (TO) counterpart, while lithium kinetics in the anatase phase are found to remain similar. Furthermore, Ru4+ doping leads to a better cycling stability for 1-RTO-based electrodes with a capacity retention of 82.1% after 1200 cycles at 8 C as compared to only 56.1% for TO-based electrodes. In situ X-ray diffraction reveals a reduced phase separation in the lithiated anatase phase, which is thought to stabilize the dual-phase architecture during extended cycling. The simultaneous enhancement of rate ability and cycling stability of dual-phase TiO2 enabled by Ru4+ doping provides a new strategy toward fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jie Zheng
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
| | - Rui Xia
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
| | - Najma Yaqoob
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
| | - Payam Kaghazchi
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
| | - Johan E Ten Elshof
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
| | - Mark Huijben
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands
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