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Yuan T, Li S, Sun Y, Wang JH, Chen AJ, Zheng Q, Zhang Y, Chen L, Nam G, Che H, Yang J, Zheng S, Ma ZF, Liu M. A High-Rate, Durable Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries: Sb-Doped O3-Type Ni/Mn-Based Layered Oxides. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18058-18070. [PMID: 36259968 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
O3-Type layered oxides are widely studied as cathodes for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical capacities. However, their rate capability and durability are limited by tortuous Na+ diffusion channels and complicated phase evolution during Na+ extraction/insertion. Here we report our findings in unravelling the mechanism for dramatically enhancing the stability and rate capability of O3-NaNi0.5Mn0.5-xSbxO2 (NaNMS) by substitutional Sb doping, which can alter the coordination environment and chemical bonds of the transition metal (TM) ions in the structure, resulting in a more stable structure with wider Na+ transport channels. Furthermore, NaNMS nanoparticles are obtained by surface energy regulation during grain growth. The synergistic effect of Sb doping and nanostructuring greatly reduces the ionic migration energy barrier while increasing the reversibility of the structural evolution during repeated Na+ extraction/insertion. An optimized NaNMS-1 electrode delivers a reversible capacity of 212.3 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C and 74.5 mAh g-1 at 50 C with minimal capacity loss after 100 cycles at a low temperature of -20 °C. Such electrochemical performance is superior to most of the reported layered oxide cathodes used in rechargeable SIBs.
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- Tao Yuan
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, 88, Sec. 4 Ting-Zhou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, 88, Sec. 4 Ting-Zhou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan R.O.C
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In Situ Center for Physical Sciences, Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Device Research Center (SEED), Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In Situ Center for Physical Sciences, Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Device Research Center (SEED), Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In Situ Center for Physical Sciences, Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Device Research Center (SEED), Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Zhejiang Natrium Energy Co., Ltd., Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Zhejiang Natrium Energy Co., Ltd., Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Gao G, Geng Z, Li G, Tan Z, Lu Y, Fan Z, Wang Q, Li L. Understanding the Doping Chemistry of High Oxidation States in Scheelite CaWO 4 by Hydrothermal Conditions. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:16558-16569. [PMID: 34668700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Doping chemistry has become one of the most effective means of tuning materials' properties for diverse applications. In particular for scheelite-type CaWO4, high-oxidation-state doping is extremely important, since one may expand the scheelite family and further create prospective candidates for novel applications and/or useful spectral signatures for nuclear forensics. However, the chemistry associated with high-valence doping in scheelite-type CaWO4 is far from understanding. In this work, a series of scheelite-based materials (Ca1-x-y-zEuxKy□z)WO4 (□ represents the cation vacancy of the Ca2+ site) were synthesized by hydrothermal conditions and solid-state methods and comparatively studied. For the bulk prepared by the solid-state method, occupation of high-oxidation-state Eu3+ at the Ca2+ sites of CaWO4 is followed by doping of the low-oxidation-state K+ at a nearly equivalent molar amount. The Eu3+ local symmetry is thus varied from the original S4 point group symmetry to C2v point group symmetry. Surprisingly different from the cases in bulk, for the nanoscale counterparts prepared by hydrothermal conditions, the high-oxidation-state Eu3+ was incorporated in CaWO4 at two distinct sites, and its amount is higher than that of the low-oxidation-state K+ even though KOH was used as a mineralizer, creating a certain amount of cation vacancies. Consequently, an apparent split emission of 5D0 → 7F0 was first demonstrated for (Ca1-x-y-zEuxKy□z)WO4. The doping chemistry of high oxidation states uncovered in this work not only provides an explanation for the commonly observed spectral changes in rare-earth-ion-modified scheelite structures, but also points out an advanced direction that can guide the design and synthesis of novel functional oxides by solution chemistry routes.
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- Guichen Gao
- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Inorganic Syntheses and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Chuangchun 130012, P. R. China
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