Toward MBenes Battery Electrode Materials: Layered Molybdenum Borides for Li-Ion Batteries

Majed, Ahmad; Torkamanzadeh, Mohammad; Nwaokorie, Chukwudi F.; Eisawi, Karamullah; Dun, Chaochao; Buck, Audrey; Urban, Jeffrey J.; Montemore, Matthew M.; Presser, Volker; Naguib, Michael

doi:10.1002/smtd.202300193

Toward MBenes Battery Electrode Materials: Layered Molybdenum Borides for Li-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Thu May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202300193· OSTI ID:1997865

Majed, Ahmad ^[1]; Torkamanzadeh, Mohammad ^[2]; Nwaokorie, Chukwudi F. ^[1]; Eisawi, Karamullah ^[1]; Dun, Chaochao ^[3]; Buck, Audrey ^[1]; Urban, Jeffrey J. ^[3]; Montemore, Matthew M. ^[1]; Presser, Volker ^[4]; ^[1]

Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken (Germany); Saarland University Campus, Saarbrücken (Germany)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry
INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken (Germany); Saarland University Campus, Saarbrücken (Germany); Saarland Center for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Saarbrücken (Germany)

Lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries (LIBs and SIBs) are crucial in our shift toward sustainable technologies. In this work, the potential of layered boride materials (MoAlB and Mo₂AlB₂) as novel, high-performance electrode materials for LIBs and SIBs, is explored. It is discovered that Mo₂AlB₂ shows a higher specific capacity than MoAlB when used as an electrode material for LIBs, with a specific capacity of 593 mAh g^-1 achieved after 500 cycles at 200 mA g^-1. It is also found that surface redox reactions are responsible for Li storage in Mo₂AlB₂, instead of intercalation or conversion. Moreover, the sodium hydroxide treatment of MoAlB leads to a porous morphology and higher specific capacities exceeding that of pristine MoAlB. When tested in SIBs, Mo₂AlB₂ exhibits a specific capacity of 150 mAh g^-1 at 20 mA g^-1. These findings suggest that layered borides have potential as electrode materials for both LIBs and SIBs, and highlight the importance of surface redox reactions in Li storage mechanisms.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1997865

Journal Information:: Small Methods, Journal Name: Small Methods Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 7; ISSN 2366-9608

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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