An Enduring Na-Ion Solar Battery Configured with Na2Co0.5Ni0.5Fe(CN)6 Positive and NaTi2(PO4)3 Negative Electrodes in Na2SO4-SiO2 Hydrogel Electrolyte

Pappu Naskar, Shubhrajyoti Mondal, Biplab Biswas, Sourav Laha, Anjan Banerjee

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Abstract

A successful solar energy storage is accomplished in a 5 V/5 mAh rated Na-ion battery, which is customized by series connection of three 1.8 V unit cells. The unit cell is constructed with open framework structured Na2Co0.5Ni0.5Fe(CN)6 positive and Natrium Super Ionic CONductor (NaSICON) type NaTi2(PO4)3 negative electrodes in 1 M Na2SO4-SiO2 hydrogel electrolyte. Both positive and negative active materials demonstrate Faradaic charge storage mechanism with appreciable diffusion coefficients, such as 5.17 × 10−15 and 1.13 × 10−15, respectively. The Na2Co0.5Ni0.5Fe(CN)6//NaTi2(PO4)3 full cell depicts a specific capacity of 48 mAh g−1 (@ 100 mA g−1), an energy density of 95.68 Wh kg−1 (@ 259.96 W kg−1) and a power density of 779.75 W kg−1 (@ 54.36 Wh kg−1). The cell also exhibits an excellent durability, i.e., 93% capacity retention with 99% Columbic efficiency at 200 mA g−1 upon 1000 cycles. However, the 5 V battery is performance tested under solar-charging cum constant-load-discharging experiment for one-month, and the device describes 85% capacity retention over the period. The good power capability and cycle life with moderate energy density make this battery chemistry suitable for solar energy storage applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number090535
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume170
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2023
Externally publishedYes

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© 2023 The Electrochemical Society (“ECS”). Published on behalf of ECS by IOP Publishing Limited.

Funding

Financial support from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India (File No: SRG/2019/000296) and University Grants Commission (UGC), India (No.F.30–509/(BSR)) are gratefully acknowledged. PN thanks to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India for SRF (File No: 08/155(0064)/2019-EMR-1). SL thanks the SERB, India for the award of a Ramanujan Fellowship (RJF/2021/000050).

FundersFunder number
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India08/155(0064)/2019-EMR-1, RJF/2021/000050
University Grants Commission.30–509/(BSR)
Science and Engineering Research BoardSRG/2019/000296

    Keywords

    • Na-ion electrochemistry
    • durability
    • hydrogel
    • prussian blue analogue
    • sodium titanium phosphate
    • solar battery

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