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A novel and fast method to prepare a Cu-supported α-Sb 2 S 3 @CuSbS 2 binder-free electrode for sodium-ion batteries.

Jing ZhouQirui DouLijuan ZhangYingyu WangHao YuanJiangchun ChenYu Cao
Published in: RSC advances (2020)
Antimony sulfide (Sb 2 S 3 ) is a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries due to its low cost and high theoretical specific capacity. However, poor stability and a complex preparation process limit its large-scale application. Herein, we prepare a binder-free composite electrode composed of amorphous (α-) Sb 2 S 3 and copper antimony sulfide (CuSbS 2 ) through a simple closed-space sublimation (CSS) method. When applied as the anode in sodium-ion batteries, the α-Sb 2 S 3 @CuSbS 2 electrode exhibits excellent performance with a high discharge capacity of 506.7 mA h g -1 at a current density of 50 mA g -1 after 50 cycles. The satisfactory electrochemical performance could be ascribed to the α-Sb 2 S 3 -CuSbS 2 composite structure and binder-free electrode architecture, which not only retain the structural stability of the electrode but also improve the electrical conductivity. Consequently, CSS, as a scalable and environmentally friendly method, can produce a binder-free electrode in just a few minutes, demonstrating its great potential in the industrial production of sodium-ion batteries. This study may open an avenue to preparing binder-free commercial electrodes.
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