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Opra D. P., Neumoin A. I., Sinebryukhov S. L., Sokolov A. A., Gnedenkov S. V. Na2Ti3O7 and α-Fe2O3-based hybrid nanomaterial for the negative electrode of sodium-ion batteries. Electrochemical Energetics, 2025, vol. 25, iss. 1, pp. 23-32. DOI: 10.18500/1608-4039-2025-25-1-23-32, EDN: UQLGAH

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Fundamental problems of energy conversion in lithium electrochemical systems
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541.136
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10.18500/1608-4039-2025-25-1-23-32
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UQLGAH

Na2Ti3O7 and α-Fe2O3-based hybrid nanomaterial for the negative electrode of sodium-ion batteries

Autors: 
Opra Denis Pavlovich, Institute of Chemistry of Far-Easter Branch of RAS
Neumoin Anton I., Institute of Chemistry of Far-Easter Branch of RAS
Sinebryukhov Sergei Leonidovich, Institute of Chemistry of Far-Easter Branch of RAS
Sokolov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Institute of Chemistry of Far-Easter Branch of RAS
Gnedenkov Sergei Vasil'evich, Institute of Chemistry of Far-Easter Branch of RAS
Abstract: 

Sodium trititanate, Na2Ti3O7, is considered to be a promising material for the negative electrode of reliable sodium-ion batteries. The advantages of Na2Ti3O7 include suitable electrode potential and cycling stability. However, this material is characterized by the limited specific capacity and low electronic conductivity. The current work is devoted to modification of Na2Ti3O7 by combining it with the high-capacity α-Fe2O3 phase. The structure, the composition, the morphological features, the electronic and the electrochemical properties of the obtained Na2Ti3O7–α-Fe2O3-based hybrid nanomaterial were studied in the work.

Key words: 
hybrid
Na2Ti3O7
sodium-ion batteries
nanotubes
α-Fe2O3
Acknowledgments: 
This work was carried out within the scopes of the grant No. 19-73-10017 from the Russian Science Foundation. The electron microscopic characterization was performed under state assignment (theme No. FWFN(0205)-2022-0004) of the Institute of Chemistry FEB RAS at the “Far Eastern Center for Electron Microscopy” (A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology FEB RAS), “Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Research Center” (Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS), and “Advanced Imaging Core Faculty” (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology).
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Received: 
26.09.2024
Accepted: 
20.01.2025
Published: 
28.02.2025