The application relates to the field of
sodium ion batteries, and discloses a preparation method of
hierarchical porous Fe7S8 /
nitrogen-
doped carbon composite nanowires and application thereof. The application takes NTA as a
metal ion chelating agent, chelates
zinc ions and iron ions through a
solvothermal reaction, and prepares a ZnFe-NTA precursor; the precursor is pyrolyzed at high temperature under an
inert atmosphere,
metal ion reduction is induced through a carbon
thermal reaction, low-boiling-point
zinc particles are volatilized,
nitrogen-
doped carbon formed through in-situ conversion of an organic ligand is combined, and a
hierarchical porous structure is generated; finally, a gas-phase sulfuration method is adopted to form Fe7S8, and the
hierarchical porous Fe7S8 /
nitrogen-
doped carbon composite nanowires are obtained. When the composite nanowires are used as a negative
electrode of a
sodium ion battery, the hierarchical porous structure can effectively promote full infiltration of
electrolyte and rapid migration of
sodium ions, and can improve cycle stability and rate performance.