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Title: Reversible anionic redox activity in Na3RuO4 cathodes: a prototype Na-rich layered oxide

Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to the abundance of sodium, but the deficient capacity achieved by cathode materials prevents their further applications. Chemical substitution of Na in transition metal layers is a promising solution to utilize both the cationic and anionic redox activities for boosting energy storage. Unfortunately, different from the classic Li-rich Li2MnO3, a pure prototype with anionic redox activity has not been found among the typical Na-rich cathodes. In this paper, we originally design a Na-rich layered oxide prototype, namely Na3RuO4 (Ru5+), which delivers a partial reversible capacity solely via the participation of oxygen anions. More importantly, the anionic redox activity is validated by the in situ Raman observation of reversible peroxo-based O–O (de)bonding upon cycling. Finally, our findings not only highlight the multiple electron-transfer strategy for capacity extension, but also broaden the horizon in designing Na-rich electrode materials for high-energy sodium-ion batteries.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [4];  [1];  [2];  [5]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [6]
  1. National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba (Japan). Energy Technology Research Inst.; Univ. of Tsukuba (Japan). Graduate School of System and Information Engineering
  2. Nanjing Univ. (China). Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. National Lab. of Solid State Microstructures. Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
  3. National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba (Japan). Energy Technology Research Inst.
  4. Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). State Key Lab. of Metal Matrix Composites. School of Material Science and Engineering
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division
  6. Nanjing Univ. (China). Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. National Lab. of Solid State Microstructures. Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures; National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba (Japan). Energy Technology Research Inst.; Univ. of Tsukuba (Japan). Graduate School of System and Information Engineering
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba (Japan); Nanjing Univ. (China); Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); National Basic Research Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (China); China Scholarship Council (CSC)
OSTI Identifier:
1471523
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 2014CB932300; 21373111; 21633003; 51602144; BK20170630
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Qiao, Yu, Guo, Shaohua, Zhu, Kai, Liu, Pan, Li, Xiang, Jiang, Kezhu, Sun, Cheng-Jun, Chen, Mingwei, and Zhou, Haoshen. Reversible anionic redox activity in Na3RuO4 cathodes: a prototype Na-rich layered oxide. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C7EE03554C.
Qiao, Yu, Guo, Shaohua, Zhu, Kai, Liu, Pan, Li, Xiang, Jiang, Kezhu, Sun, Cheng-Jun, Chen, Mingwei, & Zhou, Haoshen. Reversible anionic redox activity in Na3RuO4 cathodes: a prototype Na-rich layered oxide. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE03554C
Qiao, Yu, Guo, Shaohua, Zhu, Kai, Liu, Pan, Li, Xiang, Jiang, Kezhu, Sun, Cheng-Jun, Chen, Mingwei, and Zhou, Haoshen. Fri . "Reversible anionic redox activity in Na3RuO4 cathodes: a prototype Na-rich layered oxide". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE03554C. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1471523.
@article{osti_1471523,
title = {Reversible anionic redox activity in Na3RuO4 cathodes: a prototype Na-rich layered oxide},
author = {Qiao, Yu and Guo, Shaohua and Zhu, Kai and Liu, Pan and Li, Xiang and Jiang, Kezhu and Sun, Cheng-Jun and Chen, Mingwei and Zhou, Haoshen},
abstractNote = {Sodium-ion batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to the abundance of sodium, but the deficient capacity achieved by cathode materials prevents their further applications. Chemical substitution of Na in transition metal layers is a promising solution to utilize both the cationic and anionic redox activities for boosting energy storage. Unfortunately, different from the classic Li-rich Li2MnO3, a pure prototype with anionic redox activity has not been found among the typical Na-rich cathodes. In this paper, we originally design a Na-rich layered oxide prototype, namely Na3RuO4 (Ru5+), which delivers a partial reversible capacity solely via the participation of oxygen anions. More importantly, the anionic redox activity is validated by the in situ Raman observation of reversible peroxo-based O–O (de)bonding upon cycling. Finally, our findings not only highlight the multiple electron-transfer strategy for capacity extension, but also broaden the horizon in designing Na-rich electrode materials for high-energy sodium-ion batteries.},
doi = {10.1039/C7EE03554C},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
number = 2,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Fri Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Structure of as-prepared Na3RuO4 layered Na-rich oxide: (a) XRD patterns with SEM image inset; (b) Schematic of crystal structure; (c) Scanning area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns; (d) High-angle annular dark field (HAADF) STEM images. The corresponding crystal structure is inset for clarity.

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