Issue 12, 2013

Synthesis and electrochemical behaviors of layered Na0.67[Mn0.65Co0.2Ni0.15]O2 microflakes as a stable cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

Abstract

Stable Na+ ion storage cathodes with adequate reversible capacity are now greatly needed for enabling Na-ion battery technology for large scale and low cost electric storage applications. In light of the superior Li+ ion storage performance of layered oxides, pure P2-phase Na0.67[Mn0.65Ni0.15Co0.2]O2 microflakes are synthesized by a simple sol–gel method and tested as a Na+ ion storage cathode. These layered microflakes exhibit a considerably high reversible capacity of 141 mA h g−1 and a slow capacity decay to 125 mA h g−1 after 50 cycles, showing much better cyclability than previous NaMnO2 compounds. To further enhance the structural and cycling stability, we partially substituted Co3+ by Al3+ ions in the transition-metal layer to synthesize Na0.67[Mn0.65Ni0.15Co0.15Al0.05]O2. As expected, the Al-substituted material demonstrates a greatly improved cycling stability with a 95.4% capacity retention over 50 cycles, possibly serving as a high capacity and stable cathode for Na-ion battery applications.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and electrochemical behaviors of layered Na0.67[Mn0.65Co0.2Ni0.15]O2 microflakes as a stable cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Dec 2012
Accepted
15 Jan 2013
First published
17 Jan 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 3895-3899

Synthesis and electrochemical behaviors of layered Na0.67[Mn0.65Co0.2Ni0.15]O2 microflakes as a stable cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

D. Yuan, W. He, F. Pei, F. Wu, Y. Wu, J. Qian, Y. Cao, X. Ai and H. Yang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 3895 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01430D

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