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Title: Accessing the second electron capacity of MnO2 by exploring complexation and intercalation reactions in energy dense alkaline batteries

Abstract

MnO2 is one of the safest and most abundant electrochemical materials available. It exhibits polymorphism, which has been exploited in many applications especially batteries. In alkaline batteries, γ-MnO2 is widely used because its proton insertion reaction yields one e- (1st) per Mn at high voltages. It also gives a second (2nd) e- during dissolution-precipitation reactions that occur at lower voltages than the proton insertion; however, these 2nd e- reactions are highly irreversible. Here in this communication, here we explore the reversibility of the 2nd e- reactions with bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) and copper (Cu) additives, and cycling in specific potential regions where δ-MnO2 is the polymorph synthesized electrochemically in-situ from γ-MnO2. The use of Bi2O3 and Cu add complexation and intercalation reactions, where presence and/or electrochemical activation of both are essential for reversibility and for capacity retention (50–100%). Attaining 300–610Wh kg-1 against a zinc anode is possible for these batteries, which could promote its use for many applications.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. City University of New York (CUNY), NY (United States)
  2. ZPower, LLC, Camarillo, CA (United States); International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Research Org.:
City Univ. of New York (CUNY), NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); ew York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
OSTI Identifier:
1538352
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1591668
Grant/Contract Number:  
AR0000150; DE AR0000150
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 43; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; batteries; alkaline; manganese dioxide; zinc

Citation Formats

Yadav, Gautam G., Wei, Xia, Huang, Jinchao, Turney, Damon, Nyce, Michael, and Banerjee, Sanjoy. Accessing the second electron capacity of MnO2 by exploring complexation and intercalation reactions in energy dense alkaline batteries. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.061.
Yadav, Gautam G., Wei, Xia, Huang, Jinchao, Turney, Damon, Nyce, Michael, & Banerjee, Sanjoy. Accessing the second electron capacity of MnO2 by exploring complexation and intercalation reactions in energy dense alkaline batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.061
Yadav, Gautam G., Wei, Xia, Huang, Jinchao, Turney, Damon, Nyce, Michael, and Banerjee, Sanjoy. Tue . "Accessing the second electron capacity of MnO2 by exploring complexation and intercalation reactions in energy dense alkaline batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.061. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1538352.
@article{osti_1538352,
title = {Accessing the second electron capacity of MnO2 by exploring complexation and intercalation reactions in energy dense alkaline batteries},
author = {Yadav, Gautam G. and Wei, Xia and Huang, Jinchao and Turney, Damon and Nyce, Michael and Banerjee, Sanjoy},
abstractNote = {MnO2 is one of the safest and most abundant electrochemical materials available. It exhibits polymorphism, which has been exploited in many applications especially batteries. In alkaline batteries, γ-MnO2 is widely used because its proton insertion reaction yields one e- (1st) per Mn at high voltages. It also gives a second (2nd) e- during dissolution-precipitation reactions that occur at lower voltages than the proton insertion; however, these 2nd e- reactions are highly irreversible. Here in this communication, here we explore the reversibility of the 2nd e- reactions with bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) and copper (Cu) additives, and cycling in specific potential regions where δ-MnO2 is the polymorph synthesized electrochemically in-situ from γ-MnO2. The use of Bi2O3 and Cu add complexation and intercalation reactions, where presence and/or electrochemical activation of both are essential for reversibility and for capacity retention (50–100%). Attaining 300–610Wh kg-1 against a zinc anode is possible for these batteries, which could promote its use for many applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.061},
journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
number = 17,
volume = 43,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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