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Nitrogen-Doped TiO₂-C Composite Nanofibers with High-Capacity and Long-Cycle Life as Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen-doped TiO₂-C composite nanofibers (TiO₂/N-C NFs) were manufactured by a convenient and green electrospinning technique in which urea acted as both the nitrogen source and a pore-forming agent. The TiO₂/N-C NFs exhibit a large specific surface area (213.04 m² g^-1) and a suitable nitrogen content (5.37 wt%). The large specific surface area can increase the contribution of the extrinsic pseudocapacitance, which greatly enhances the rate capability. Further, the diffusion coefficient of sodium ions (D _Na+) could be greatly improved by the incorporation of nitrogen atoms. Thus, the TiO₂/N-C NFs display excellent electrochemical properties in Na-ion batteries. A TiO₂/N-C NF anode delivers a high reversible discharge capacity of 265.8 mAh g^-1 at 0.05 A g^-1 and an outstanding long cycling performance even at a high current density (118.1 mAh g^-1) with almost no capacity decay at 5 A g^-1 over 2000 cycles. Therefore, this work sheds light on the application of TiO₂-based materials in sodium-ion batteries.

SUBMITTER: Nie S

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