Hybrid Cathodes Composed of K3V2(PO4)3 and Carbon Materials with Boosted Charge Transfer for K-Ion Batteries

K-ion batteries (KIBs) have emerged as an auspicious alternative to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their uniform distribution, plentiful reserves, the low cost of K resources, and their similar physicochemical properties to Li resources. The development of KIBs is seriously limited by cathode materials. Here, a hybrid of K3V2(PO4)3 (KVP) particles triple-coated by amorphous carbon, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets (KVP/C/CNT/rGO) was fabricated by a facile ball milling process followed by heat treatment. Consequently, a stable capacity of 57 mAh g−1 can be achieved at 0.2C, and a slow capacity decaying rate (0.06% per cycle) is displayed during 500 cycles under a high current density of 5C. The remarkable reversible capacity and excellent long-term cycling life are mainly due to the enhanced interwoven C/CNT/rGO networks and superior KVP crystal structure stability, which can provide multi-channel for fast electron transport and effective K+ diffusion.

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