Abstract
Nickel-based ferrocyanides have attracted wide interest as cathode for aqueous sodium-ion batteries in fields of sustainable energies such as wind and solar, owing to excellent cycling stability and high-rate capability. However, they suffer from low specific capacities (∼60 mAh g–1). Herein, Na2Ni0.4Co0.6[Fe(CN)6] nanocrystallites are reported for the first time as high-capacity cathode for aqueous sodium-ion batteries. Its electrochemical properties and redox mechanism have been understood by combining the X-ray diffraction technique, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance microscopy, and charge/discharge measurements. It is revealed that the material undergoes a reversible three-step single-phase reaction mechanism during Na extraction through sequential electrochemical oxidation of nitrogen-coordinated Co2+ ions and carbon-coordinated Fe2+ ions and achieves superior electrochemical performance with a high reversible capacity of 85 mAh g–1 at 0.5 C, an av...
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