Abstract:
This study primarily focuses on the exploration of efficient energy storage
alternatives to Lithium-ion batteries in the form of Sodium ion batteries. Using a
surfactant assisted solution method aimed at synthesizing 2D nanostructured
binary metal chalcogenides and assembly of Sodium ion batteries with Binary
Transition Metal Selenides as anode materials due to their high theoretical
capacities, rich redox reactions, and good reversibility.
Li-ion batteries are the standard for and employed in conventional usage
throughout our current modern society majorly due to their high energy densities
and ability to be used at a large scale.
To the best of our knowledge, there has been no significant publication on Fe-Cu
based TMSs. We hope to optimize the synthesis of Fe-Cu based selenides in such a
way as to get a nanostructure that results in the best electrochemical performance
as an anode material. For this purpose, we are employing a bottom-up approach
of a surfactant-assisted solution method followed by their Selenization to
synthesize selenides with varying combinations of Fe and Cu in terms of their
molar ratios.
