Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3@bagasse carbon as cathode material for lithium/sodium hybrid ion battery

The nano-scale spherical Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3 with a NASICON structure phase was prepared with a spray drying technique, and the bagasse in Guangxi, China was selected as the carbon source to prepare Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3/C. The optimal preparation conditions of the composite determined using thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical testing were: a calcination temperature of 650 degrees C and a 20% carbon source. The Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3/C has obvious redox peaks, determined by cyclic voltammetry (CV), at 3.90 V and 3.75 V, 4.32 V and 4.15 V. These two pairs of redox peaks correspond to the escape/intercalation of the two pairs of Li+/Na+. Notably, compared with pure Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3, the specific discharge capacity of Na3V2(PO4)(2)F-3/C-20%, which were used as a cathode material for lithium-sodium hybrid ion batteries, increased from 55 mA h g(-1) to 125 mA h g(-1), which was an improvement of twofold.