Red phosphorus embedded in TiO2/C nanofibers to enhance the potassium-ion storage performance

Abstract

TiO₂-red phosphorus/C nanofibers (TiO₂-RP/CN) have been synthesized via electrospinning and then annealed with red phosphorus sublimation. Benefiting from the high electronic/ionic conductivity and robust stability of the unique structure, the TiO₂-RP/CN show high reversible capacities, as well as an outstanding cycling ability. In K half cells, the capacity decay of the TiO₂-RP/CN electrode mainly occurs in the first few cycles, and at 0.05 A g⁻¹ it delivers a high specific capacity of 257.8 mA h g⁻¹ after 500 cycles. K full cells were fabricated; these are well-matched with PTCDA (perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride) and also exhibited a good electrochemical performance (62 mA h g⁻¹ after 100 cycles). Therefore, the TiO₂-RP/CN are potential anode materials for use in K-ion batteries.