PMID- 35218315 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220421 IS - 1613-6829 (Electronic) IS - 1613-6810 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 16 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Interlayer-Expanded Titanate Hierarchical Hollow Spheres Embedded in Carbon Nanofibers for Enhanced Na Storage. PG - e2107890 LID - 10.1002/smll.202107890 [doi] AB - Layered titanates are of great potential for hybrid Na-ion capacitors (NICs). However, the poor conductivity and sluggish reaction kinetics are the critical issues for the practical applications of titanates. Herein, an approach to synthesize magnesium titanate hierarchical hollow spheres embedded in carbon nanofibers (denoted as MTO@C) by electrospinning coupled with interlayer engineering processes is reported. 3D conductive carbon framework helps to enhance the electronic conductivity for binder-free electrode, while the expanded interlayer spacing of titanate hierarchical hollow spheres via the incorporation of Mg(2+) ions help to reduce the charge transfer resistance and expose more active sites for Na storage. The interconnected hollow spheres can effectively accommodate the volume expansion during the repeated cycles. The results have shown that the MTO@C electrode can deliver a high capacity of 136 mAh g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) with long lifespan. The assembled NIC device with MTO@C as anode and active carbon as cathode produces a high energy density of 110.3 Wh kg(-1) at 112 W kg-(1) and a high power density of 5380 W kg(-1) at 41.9 Wh kg(-1) , together with a high capacity retention of 80% after 5000 cycles. CI - (c) 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Chen, Chong AU - Chen C AD - State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Nian Wu AU - Li NW AD - State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Xin Yu AU - Zhang XY AD - State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Cai Hong AU - Zhang CH AD - State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. FAU - Qiu, Jieshan AU - Qiu J AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. FAU - Yu, Le AU - Yu L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1227-1273 AD - State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China. LA - eng GR - 51902016/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 21975015/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - buctrc201829/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ GR - buctrc201904/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220226 PL - Germany TA - Small JT - Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) JID - 101235338 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Na-ion capacitors OT - carbon OT - hollow OT - interlayer engineering OT - titanate EDAT- 2022/02/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/27 06:01 CRDT- 2022/02/26 08:36 PHST- 2022/01/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/26 08:36 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/smll.202107890 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Small. 2022 Apr;18(16):e2107890. doi: 10.1002/smll.202107890. Epub 2022 Feb 26.