Issue 4, 2024

BeN4 nanoribbon-based 3D porous metallic and ductile monolith for high-performance sodium-ion battery anode

Abstract

It is of current interest to design sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) as one of the most promising alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Motivated by the successful synthesis of atomic-thick BeN4 sheets, going beyond the previously reported three-dimensional (3D) graphene- or silicene-monolith anode materials, we propose a new stable 3D monolith named oBeN4 by assembling BeN4 nanoribbons. A combined density functional theory computational study and tight-binding (TB) model analysis revealed that oBeN4 is mechanically ductile and intrinsically metallic with conducting channels formed by electrons in the p-orbitals of N atoms. Light mass, high porosity, and intrinsic metallicity endow oBeN4 with superior electrochemical performance when used as an anode material for SIBs, exhibiting a high reversible gravimetric capacity (578.03 mA h g−1) and volumetric capacity (670.51 mA h cm−3), a small volume change (0.5%), low diffusion barriers (0.14–0.68 eV), and a low average open-circuit voltage (0.25 V). These findings demonstrate that the assembly of BeN4 nanoribbons is a promising strategy for the design of novel SIB anodes with high performance.

Graphical abstract: BeN4 nanoribbon-based 3D porous metallic and ductile monolith for high-performance sodium-ion battery anode

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Oct 2023
Accepted
15 Dec 2023
First published
16 Dec 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024,12, 2435-2443

BeN4 nanoribbon-based 3D porous metallic and ductile monolith for high-performance sodium-ion battery anode

W. Sun and Q. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 2435 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06607J

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