Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material and the preparation method and application thereof, and the metal additives A, B and C with large particle sizes are selected, so that the interlayer spacing of the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material is enlarged, the diffusion rate of sodium ions is improved, and the multiplying power performance of the anode material is further improved; the preparation method provided by the invention is simple and easy to operate, has low requirements on the production process, and is beneficial to large-scale production.
To achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
In a first aspect, the invention provides a low-cost manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery positive electrode material, which has a chemical formula of Na uFe1-xMnxMyO2, wherein x is more than or equal to 0.98< 1.05,0.5 > x is more than or equal to 0.75,0.03 > Y is more than or equal to 0.2, a doping element M comprises an element A, an element B and an element C, wherein the element A comprises Y and/or La, the element B comprises Sr, the element C comprises any one or a combination of at least two of Cd, K, ca and Ba, and the sodium layer spacing d of the positive electrode material meets the requirement that d is more than or equal to 5.45A and less than or equal to 5.55A.
Where u may be 0.99, 1, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, or 1.05, but is not limited to the recited values, as are other non-recited values within the range of values; x may be 0.5, 0.55, 0.6, 0.65, 0.7, or 0.75, but is not limited to the recited values, as other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable; y may be 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.19, or 0.2, but is not limited to the recited values, as other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable; d may be 5.45 a, 5.47 a, 5.49 a, 5.51 a, 5.53 a, or 5.55 a, but is not limited to the recited values, as other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable.
Typical, but non-limiting, combinations of elements C include combinations of Cd and K, or K, ca and Ba; typical, but non-limiting, combinations of doping elements M include Y, sr and Cd, or La, sr and K, or La, sr, ca and Ba.
The invention takes a manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material as a matrix, and selects a large-particle-size metal additive A element, B element and C element with the ion radius of 90 multiplied by 10 -12-140×10-12 m for doping, wherein the A element comprises Y and/or La, the B element comprises Sr, and the C element comprises any one or the combination of at least two of Cd, K, ca and Ba. Wherein La/Y enters the transition metal layer to form a strong La/Y-O bond, which increases the repulsive force between the oxygen of the sodium layers and further increases the interlayer spacing of the sodium layers; sr can enter the Na layer, plays a role in supporting and simultaneously has a melting assisting role, and helps large-particle-diameter atoms to be doped into a material structure; cd. K, ca or Ba will enter the Na layer and act as a "support" because of its larger radius, thus expanding the interlayer spacing of the sodium layer. The large-particle-size metal ions enter the material to play a synergistic effect, so that the interlayer spacing of the positive electrode material is enlarged, the diffusion rate of sodium ions is improved, and the rate capability of the positive electrode material is further improved.
According to the invention, the element A, the element B and the element C are doped, and the interlayer spacing of the sodium layer is effectively enlarged through the synergistic effect of the three elements.
After XRD test, the layer distance d of the positive electrode material prepared by the invention can be calculated by using a Bragg equation 2dsin theta=nλ (d: crystal face distance; theta: diffraction angle; lambda: x-ray wavelength; n is reflection series). The interlayer spacing of the positive electrode material which is not doped with the element A, the element B and the element C is 5.34A, and further shows that the interlayer spacing of the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery positive electrode material is improved after the element A, the element B and the element C are doped together.
The doping elements M in the present invention are preferably a combination of Y, sr and Cd, and further preferably the molar ratio of the three doping elements is (1-2): 1:1, for example, may be 1:1:1, 1.5:1:1, 1.9:1:1 or 2:1:1, but are not limited to the recited values, other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing the positive electrode material according to the first aspect, the method comprising the steps of:
Mixing a ferro-manganese source, a sodium source and a doping agent, and sintering to obtain the anode material;
The dopant comprises a doping element M, wherein the M comprises an A element, a B element and a C element, the A element comprises Y and/or La, the B element comprises Sr, and the C element comprises any one or a combination of at least two of Cd, K, ca and Ba.
The preparation method can prepare the anode material of the low-cost ferromanganese-rich sodium ion battery through one-step sintering, is simple and easy to operate, has low requirements on production process, and is beneficial to mass production.
Preferably, the mixing comprises stirring.
Preferably, the rotational speed of the mixture is 300-1300r/min, for example 300r/min, 500r/min, 700r/min, 900r/min or 1300r/min, but not limited to the values recited, other values not recited in the numerical range are equally applicable.
Preferably, the mixing time is 10-30min, for example, 10min, 15min, 20min, 25min or 30min, but not limited to the recited values, and other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable.
Preferably, the ferro-manganese source comprises any one or a combination of at least two of a ferro-manganese hydroxide precursor, a ferro-manganese oxide or a ferro-manganese carbonate, typically but not limited to a combination of a ferro-manganese oxide and a ferro-manganese hydroxide precursor, a combination of a ferro-manganese oxide, a ferro-manganese hydroxide precursor and a ferro-manganese carbonate.
Preferably, the iron-manganese hydroxide precursor is prepared by the following preparation method:
Respectively weighing ferric salt and manganese salt according to the molar ratio of iron to manganese, dissolving the ferric salt and the manganese salt in deionized water, and sequentially adding carbon nano tubes, sodium hydroxide solution and ammonia water into the solution to obtain a mixed solution; and drying the mixed solution in an oven to obtain the iron-manganese hydroxide precursor.
Preferably, the chemical formula of the iron manganese hydroxide precursor is Fe 1-xMnx(OH)2, wherein 0.5.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.75, for example, 0.5, 0.55, 0.6, 0.65, 0.7 or 0.75, but not limited to the recited values, other non-recited values in the numerical range are equally applicable.
Preferably, the iron salt comprises any one or a combination of at least two of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate, ferrous sulfate monohydrate, or ferrous sulfate anhydrous, and typical but non-limiting combinations include combinations of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate and ferrous sulfate monohydrate, or combinations of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate, ferrous sulfate monohydrate, and ferrous sulfate anhydrous.
Preferably, the manganese salt comprises manganese sulfate monohydrate and/or manganese sulfate anhydrate.
Preferably, the temperature of the drying is 100-140 ℃, for example, 100 ℃, 120 ℃, 130 ℃ or 140 ℃, but is not limited to the recited values, and other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable.
Preferably, the drying time is 8-12h, for example, 8h, 9h, 10h, 11h or 12h, but not limited to the recited values, and other non-recited values in the range are equally applicable.
Preferably, the sodium source comprises sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate.
Preferably, the mass ratio of the element A, the element B and the element C is (0.5-2): (1-2): 1, for example, may be 0.5:1:1, 1:1:1, 1.5:2:1 or 2:1:1, but is not limited to the recited values, and other non-recited values in the range of values are equally applicable.
Preferably, the a element includes Y, the B element includes Sr, and the C element includes Cd.
Preferably, the dopant includes an a dopant, a B dopant, and a C dopant.
Preferably, the a dopant comprises a yttrium source and/or a lanthanum source, the B dopant comprises a strontium source, and the C dopant comprises any one or a combination of at least two of a cadmium source, a potassium source, a calcium source, or a barium source, typically but not limited to combinations comprising a combination of a cadmium source and a potassium source, or a combination of a potassium source, a calcium source, and a barium source.
Preferably, the a dopant comprises a source of yttrium, the B dopant comprises a source of strontium, and the C dopant comprises a source of cadmium.
Preferably, the yttrium source comprises yttrium oxide and/or yttrium carbonate.
Preferably, the lanthanum source comprises lanthanum oxide and/or lanthanum carbonate.
Preferably, the strontium source comprises strontium oxide and/or strontium carbonate.
Preferably, the cadmium source comprises cadmium oxide and/or cadmium carbonate.
Preferably, the potassium source comprises potassium carbonate.
Preferably, the calcium source comprises calcium oxide and/or calcium carbonate.
Preferably, the barium source comprises barium oxide and/or barium carbonate.
Preferably, the dopant typically, but not limited to, a combination of yttrium, strontium, and cadmium sources, or a combination of lanthanum, strontium, and potassium sources, or a combination of lanthanum, strontium, calcium, and barium sources.
Preferably, the dopant includes a yttrium source, a strontium source, and a cadmium source.
Preferably, the sintering temperature is 940-1200 ℃, for example 940 ℃, 950 ℃, 1000 ℃, 1050 ℃, 1100 ℃, 1150 ℃ or 1200 ℃, but not limited to the values listed, and other values not listed in the numerical range are equally applicable.
Preferably, the sintering time is 10-14h, for example, 10h, 10.5h, 11h, 11.5h, 12h, 13h or 14h, but not limited to the recited values, and other non-recited values within the range of values are equally applicable.
And preparing the anode material within the temperature and sintering time range, wherein the particle size distribution is uniform. When the sintering time is prolonged or the temperature is increased, the particles of the material grow up, on one hand, the specific surface area is reduced along with the growth of the particles, so that the side reaction is reduced, the stability is enhanced, and meanwhile, the sodium reaction sites are reduced because the specific surface area is reduced, so that the capacity is reduced; when the temperature exceeds 1200 ℃, the specific surface area is too small, and the removal and intercalation of sodium ions are seriously affected, so that the rate performance of the anode material is affected; when the sintering time is shortened or the temperature is reduced, insufficient reaction capacity is reduced, crystal faces become coarse, crystal grains are not round, the tips of the crystal grains are easy to deactivate in the reaction process, and the long-term cycle performance of the material is also affected.
Preferably, the atmosphere of sintering comprises an oxygen-containing atmosphere.
Preferably, the oxygen-containing atmosphere comprises air, oxygen or any atmosphere containing oxygen.
Preferably, the temperature rising rate of the sintering is 4-5 min/DEG C, for example, 4 min/DEG C, 4.2 min/DEG C, 4.4 min/DEG C, 4.6 min/DEG C, 4.8 min/DEG C or 5 min/DEG C can be adopted, but the sintering is not limited to the listed values, and other values which are not listed in the numerical range are equally applicable.
The cooling rate of the sintering is 3-5 min/DEG C, for example, 3 min/DEG C, 3.5 min/DEG C, 4 min/DEG C, 4.5 min/DEG C or 5 min/DEG C, but is not limited to the recited values, and other values not recited in the numerical range are applicable.
Preferably, the sintering is further followed by a pulverizing and sieving treatment.
Preferably, after the pulverization and sieving, the particle size D50 of the positive electrode material is 4 to 8. Mu.m, for example, 4 μm, 5 μm, 6 μm, 7 μm or 8 μm, but not limited to the recited values, and other values not recited in the numerical range are equally applicable.
In a third aspect, the invention provides a sodium ion battery, which comprises the positive electrode material of the first aspect or the positive electrode material prepared by the preparation method of the second aspect.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has at least the following beneficial effects:
(1) According to the invention, large-particle-size metal ions are doped in the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material, and the ions do not participate in electrochemical reaction, but are beneficial to expanding the interlayer spacing of the iron-manganese material, and are further beneficial to improving the sodium ion diffusion rate so as to obtain the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material with high rate performance;
(2) The preparation method can prepare the anode material of the low-cost ferromanganese-rich sodium ion battery through one-step sintering, is simple and easy to operate, has low requirements on production process, and is beneficial to mass production.
Detailed Description
The technical scheme of the invention is further described below by the specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to represent or limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a positive electrode material of a low-cost manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery, and the preparation method of the positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
Weighing 139g of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate and 84.5g of manganese sulfate monohydrate, adding 300ml of deionized water, adding 10g of 14% carbon nanotube solution, uniformly mixing, adding ammonia water with the concentration of 20% to pH=6, adding 0.1mol/L sodium hydroxide to pH=11, and drying at 120 ℃ for 8 hours to prepare an iron-manganese hydroxide precursor Fe0.5Mn0.5 (OH) 2;
Weighing iron-manganese hydroxide precursor Fe0.5Mn0.5 (OH) 2 89.39g, sodium carbonate 53g, yttrium oxide 6.78g, strontium carbonate 8.88g and cadmium oxide 7.68g, stirring for 15min at 300r/min to obtain a mixed material; sintering the mixed material for 12 hours at 1000 ℃ in an oxygen atmosphere, crushing and sieving to obtain Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Y0.06Sr0.06Cd0.06O2;
FIG. 1 is an SEM image of the positive electrode material prepared in example 1, in which it can be seen that the sintered particles are independent, not secondary particles, and the grain size is mostly between 4-8 μm;
Fig. 2 is a charge-discharge curve of the positive electrode material prepared in example 1, and it can be seen from the graph that the initial charge capacity of the 2-4V material at 0.1C is about 150mAh/g, and the initial charge capacity reaches more than 140mAh/g, and the electrochemical performance is excellent.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a positive electrode material of a low-cost manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery, and the preparation method of the positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
Weighing 20g of ferric oxide, 65.21g of manganese dioxide, 88.2g of sodium bicarbonate, 11.3g of yttrium oxide, 7.4g of strontium carbonate and 3.45g of potassium carbonate, and stirring at 800r/min for 25min to obtain a mixed material; sintering the mixed material for 10 hours at 1200 ℃ in air atmosphere, crushing and sieving to obtain Na1.05Fe0.25Mn0.75Y0.1Sr0.05K0.05O2.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a positive electrode material of a low-cost manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery, and the preparation method of the positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
46.32g of ferrous carbonate, 69g of manganese carbonate, 52.47g of sodium carbonate, 8.15g of lanthanum oxide, 7.4g of strontium carbonate and 7.67g of barium oxide are weighed and stirred for 20min at 500r/min to obtain a mixed material; sintering the mixed material for 14 hours at 940 ℃ in air atmosphere, crushing and sieving to obtain Na0.99Fe0.4Mn0.6La0.05Sr0.05Ba0.05O2.
Example 4
This example differs from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Y0.01Sr0.01Cd0.01O2 was prepared, except that 1.48g of strontium carbonate, 1.28g of cadmium oxide and 1.13g of yttrium oxide were added, and the same procedure as in example 1 was followed.
Example 5
This example differs from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Y0.06Sr0.01Cd0.06O2 was prepared, except that 1.48g of strontium carbonate was added, and the remainder was the same as in example 1.
Example 6
This example differs from example 1 only in that the sintering temperature was 900℃and the procedure was the same as in example 1.
Example 7
This example differs from example 1 only in that the sintering temperature is 1250℃and the procedure is the same as in example 1.
Example 8
This example differs from example 1 only in that the sintering time is 9.5h, and the rest is the same as example 1.
Example 9
This example differs from example 1 only in that the sintering time is 14.5h, and the rest is the same as example 1.
Comparative example 1
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that the same procedure as in example 1 was used except that yttrium oxide, strontium carbonate and cadmium oxide were not added.
Comparative example 2
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that the same procedure was used as in example 1, except that 4.86g of zinc oxide, 4.74g of copper oxide and 4.5g of cobalt oxide were added to prepare Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Zn0.06Cu0.06Co0.06O2.
Comparative example 3
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Y0.06O2 was produced, except that only 6.78g of yttrium oxide was added, and the same as in example 1 was used.
Comparative example 4
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Sr0.06O2 was produced, except that only 8.88g of strontium carbonate was added, and the same procedure as in example 1 was followed.
Comparative example 5
This comparative example was different from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Cd0.06O2 was produced, except that only 7.68g of cadmium oxide was added, and the same procedure as in example 1 was repeated.
Comparative example 6
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that Na1Fe0.5Mn0.5Y0.06Sr0.06O2 was produced, except that cadmium oxide was not added, and the remainder was the same as example 1.
Test method
XRD test and multiplying power test are carried out on the positive electrode materials prepared in the examples 1-9 and the comparative examples 1-6, and the testing method of multiplying power test is as follows: mixing the prepared ferro-manganese binary material with conductive carbon black and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a binder according to a mass ratio of 85:10:5, mixing, adding N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), stirring uniformly, coating on an aluminum foil, placing in an oven for 8 hours, drying at 100 ℃, cutting to obtain a material electrode plate serving as an anode, taking a metal sodium plate as a cathode, taking an electrolyte as a mixed system containing 1M NaPF6 (DEC: EC: FEC)/(volume ratio is 2:3:5), taking glass fiber (Waterman) as a diaphragm, and assembling in a glove box protected by argon (Ar) to form a 2032 button cell. The battery is tested in the voltage range of 2.0-4.0V, and is respectively charged and discharged for 5 weeks at the temperature of 0.1C/0.5C/1C/2C;
Based on the XRD test results, the sodium interlayer spacing d of the positive electrode material was calculated and recorded in table 1, and the rate performance test results are also recorded in table 1.
TABLE 1
The test results can be seen:
(1) As can be seen from examples 1-9 and comparative examples 1-6, the metal ions of the A element, the B element and the C element are doped, and meanwhile, the A element, the B element and the C element have a synergistic effect, so that the interlayer spacing of the iron-manganese material is enlarged, the sodium ion diffusion rate is improved, and the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material with high rate performance is obtained.
(2) It can be seen from examples 1 and 4 that the present invention can further expand the interlayer spacing of the positive electrode material and improve the rate performance by controlling the doping amount of the doping element. When the doping amount of the doping element is low, the doping element entering the matrix is less, and the further expansion of the interlayer spacing is limited; when the doping amount of the doping element is high, the doping position is limited, the matrix is insufficient to accommodate more doping element, and further expansion of the interlayer spacing is limited.
(3) It can be seen from examples 1 and 5 that the doping ratio of the doping element of the present invention has a preferable range, and when the doping amounts of the three elements are within the preferable range, the interlayer spacing is further enlarged, and the rate performance is further improved. When the doping ratio is larger or smaller, the repulsive force between the oxygen of the sodium layer and the supporting force of the doping element on the sodium layer cannot reach the optimal balance, so that the interlayer spacing cannot be effectively enlarged.
(4) As can be seen from examples 1 and examples 6 to 9, the anode material prepared by the invention has small layer spacing difference and further improved rate performance by further controlling the sintering temperature and sintering time. When the sintering time is prolonged or the temperature is increased, oxygen-deficient compounds are formed, so that the doped elements cannot play a role; on the other hand, the specific surface area of the material is reduced due to the excessively high temperature, which is not beneficial to the removal and intercalation of sodium ions; this results in a decrease in the rate capability of the material. When the sintering time is shortened or the temperature is lowered, insufficient reaction may cause insufficient incorporation of doping elements into the material, which may cause degradation of the rate capability of the material.
In conclusion, the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material is doped with metal ions with large particle sizes, and the ions do not participate in electrochemical reaction, but are beneficial to expanding interlayer spacing of the iron-manganese material and improving sodium ion diffusion rate so as to obtain the manganese-rich iron-based sodium ion battery anode material with high rate performance.
The applicant declares that the above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that any changes or substitutions that are easily conceivable within the technical scope of the present invention disclosed by the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention and the disclosure.