Trimetal Fe0.8CoMnO4 (FCMO) nanocrystals with a diameter of about 50 nm perfectly embedded in N doped‐carbon composite nanofibers (denoted as FCMO@C) are successfully prepared through integrating double‐nozzle electrospinning with a… Click to show full abstract
Trimetal Fe0.8CoMnO4 (FCMO) nanocrystals with a diameter of about 50 nm perfectly embedded in N doped‐carbon composite nanofibers (denoted as FCMO@C) are successfully prepared through integrating double‐nozzle electrospinning with a drying and calcination process. The as‐prepared FCMO@C nanofibers maintain a high reversible capacity of 420 mAh g−1 and about 90% capacity retention after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g−1. For a long‐term cycle, the FCMO@C electrode exhibits excellent cycling stability (87% high capacity retention at 1 A g−1 after 950 cycles). Kinetic analysis demonstrates that the electrochemical characteristics of the FCMO@C corresponds to the pseudocapacitive approach in charge storage as an anode for sodium ion batteries, which dominantly attributes the credit to FCMO nanocrystals to shorten the migration distance of Na+ ions and the nitrogen‐doped carbon skeleton to enhance the electronic transmission and favorably depress the volume expansion during the repeated insertion/extraction of Na+ ions. More significantly, a self‐supported mechanism via continuous electrochemical redox reaction of Fe, Co, and Mn can effectively relieve the volume change during charge and discharge. Therefore, this work can provide a new avenue to improve the sodium storage performance of the oxide anode materials.
               
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