Synergistic layered oxide/Prussian blue composite enabling ultrahigh-rate and long-life sodium-ion batteries
摘要
Layered oxides and Prussian blue analogues are promising but flawed cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), plagued by their intrinsic limitations involving structural instability and coordinated water/lattice defects, respectively. Herein, we fabricated a composite material via surface modification-assisted hybridization of layered oxide Na₂/₃Ni₁/₃Mn₂/₃O₂ (NNM) and an iron-based Prussian blue analogue Na2Fe[Fe(CN)6] (NFF) nanocubes. The optimized NNM/NFF73 composite (7:3 in mass ratio) exhibits a mutually stabilized architecture, where the layered NNM framework suppresses NFF agglomeration and dissolution, while the open NFF structure enables rapid Na⁺ migration. This synergy endows the material with exceptional high-rate capability (34.6 mAh g⁻¹ at 20 C) and outstanding cycling durability (74.8% capacity retention after 500 cycles at 0.5 C). Our work offers a rational composite strategy toward high-performance, cost-effective sodium-ion battery cathodes.