Electrochemical In Situ Synthesis: A New Synthesis Route for Redox Active Manganese Oxides for Rechargeable Sodium Ion Battery through Initial Charge Process
Electrochemical In Situ Synthesis: A New Synthesis Route for Redox Active Manganese Oxides for Rechargeable Sodium Ion Battery through Initial Charge Process
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DOI:
10.1149/2.0851702jes
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
R. Kataoka;M. Kitta;N. Takeichi;T. Kiyobayashi
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作者:
R. Kataoka;M. Kitta;N. Takeichi;T. Kiyobayashi
Positive electrode active materials for the rechargeable sodium ion battery are in-situ synthesized during initial charge process in an electrochemical cell from precursor composites of Na 2 O 2 and Mn 3 O 4. Unlike the synthesis of metal oxides, eg, α-NaFeO 2, etc., the present materials are subjected to no heat-treatment. When beginning with a precursor composite of which the Na/Mn ratio is 1.0, the electrode delivers 194 mA h g− 1 during the subsequent discharge process. The electrode retains 84% of the initial discharge capacity after 30 cycles. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy identifies three phases in the precursor composite; ie, crystalline Mn 3 O 4 and Na 2 O 2 as well as an amorphous phase. Ex-situ XRD reveals that Mn 3 O 4 in the precursor transforms to λ-MnO 2 after the initial charge process as a result of the in-situ synthesis. Moreover, we also found the composite functions when the Na/Mn ratio of the composite is more than 1.0. An extra amount of Na can be provided to cancel the irreversible capacity of the negative electrode when we start from a composite of which the Na/Mn ratio is greater than 1.0, whereby we demonstrate the feasibility of a full-cell.