Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 103-129.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201608303

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Progress in the Investigation and Application of Na3V2(PO4)3 for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Wei-Xin SONG1,2,Hong-Shuai HOU1,Xiao-Bo JI1,*()   

  1. 1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
    2 Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW72AZ, UK
  • Received:2016-06-23 Published:2016-12-29
  • Contact: Xiao-Bo JI E-mail:xji@csu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21473258);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21673298);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51622406)

Abstract:

Lithium ion batteries (LiBs) have been widely utilized, but the limited lithium resource restricts development and application of LiBs in large-scale energy storage. Sodium has similar physicochemical characteristics to that of lithium and is suitable to transfer between two electrodes as a cation in the "rocking chair" mechanism of LiBs. Na-containing compounds have been proposed as the electrodes to store sodium ions and provide channels for diffusion. Polyanion Na3V2(PO4)3 is a Na-super-ionic conductor (NASICON) with specific Na sites in its crystal structure and three-dimensional open channels. Recently, Na3V2(PO4)3 has been demonstrated as potential electrode material with promising properties for energy storage. In this review we systematically summarize the structure of Na3V2(PO4)3, the application and mechanism in a specific energy system, and the recent development of Na3V2(PO4)3 structure for use as electrodes. The potential problems and trends of Na3V2(PO4)3 are also discussed.

Key words: Na3V2(PO4)3, Na-super-ionic conductor, Electrochemistry, Energy storage, Material structure