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The stability of P2-layered sodium transition metal oxides in ambient atmospheres

  • Wenhua Zuo
  • , Jimin Qiu
  • , Xiangsi Liu
  • , Fucheng Ren
  • , Haodong Liu
  • , Huajin He
  • , Chong Luo
  • , Jialin Li
  • , Gregorio F. Ortiz
  • , Huanan Duan
  • , Jinping Liu*
  • , Ming Sheng Wang
  • , Yangxing Li
  • , Riqiang Fu
  • , Yong Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Xiamen University
  • University of California at San Diego
  • University of Córdoba
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Wuhan University of Technology
  • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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Abstract

Air-stability is one of the most important considerations for the practical application of electrode materials in energy-harvesting/storage devices, ranging from solar cells to rechargeable batteries. The promising P2-layered sodium transition metal oxides (P2-NaxTmO2) often suffer from structural/chemical transformations when contacted with moist air. However, these elaborate transitions and the evaluation rules towards air-stable P2-NaxTmO2 have not yet been clearly elucidated. Herein, taking P2-Na0.67MnO2 and P2-Na0.67Ni0.33Mn0.67O2 as key examples, we unveil the comprehensive structural/chemical degradation mechanisms of P2-NaxTmO2 in different ambient atmospheres by using various microscopic/spectroscopic characterizations and first-principle calculations. The extent of bulk structural/chemical transformation of P2-NaxTmO2 is determined by the amount of extracted Na+, which is mainly compensated by Na+/H+ exchange. By expanding our study to a series of Mn-based oxides, we reveal that the air-stability of P2-NaxTmO2 is highly related to their oxidation features in the first charge process and further propose a practical evaluating rule associated with redox couples for air-stable NaxTmO2 cathodes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3544
JournalNature Communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

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