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Whole-Voltage-Range Oxygen Redox in P2-Layered Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · · Advanced Materials
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  1. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  3. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter
  5. Soochow Univ., Suzhou (China). Inst. of Functional Nano & Soft Materials
  6. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Oxygen-redox of layer-structured metal-oxide cathodes has drawn great attention as an effective approach to break through the bottleneck of their capacity limit. However, reversible oxygen-redox can only be obtained in the high-voltage region (usually over 3.5 V) in current metal-oxide cathodes. Here, we realize reversible oxygen-redox in a wide voltage range of 1.5-4.5 V in a P2-layered Na0.7Mg0.2[Fe0.2Mn0.6$$\square$$0.2]O2 cathode material, where intrinsic vacancies are located in transition-metal (TM) sites and Mg-ions are located in Na sites. Mg-ions in the Na layer serve as "pillars" to stabilize the layered structure during electrochemical cycling, especially in the high-voltage region. Intrinsic vacancies in the TM layer create the local configurations of "$$\square$$-O-$$\square$$", "Na-O-$$\square$$" and "Mg-O-$$\square$$" to trigger oxygen-redox in the whole voltage range of charge-discharge. Additionally, time-resolved techniques demonstrate that the P2 phase is well maintained in a wide potential window range of 1.5-4.5 V even at 10 C. It is revealed that charge compensation from Mn- and O-ions contributes to the whole voltage range of 1.5-4.5 V, while the redox of Fe-ions only contributes to the high-voltage region of 3.0-4.5 V. The orphaned electrons in the nonbonding 2p orbitals of O that point toward TM-vacancy sites are responsible for reversible oxygen-redox, and Mg-ions in Na sites suppress oxygen release effectively.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1771140
Report Number(s):
BNL--221135-2021-JAAM
Journal Information:
Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 33; ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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