Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Layered P2-Na0.8 Co0.8 Ti0.2 O2 Cathode in Sodium-Ion Batteries
Pohle B, Gorbunov MV, Lu Q, Bahrami A, Nielsch K, Mikhailova D (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: 15
Article Number: 3371
Journal Issue: 9
DOI: 10.3390/en15093371
Abstract
Layered Na0.8 Co0.8 Ti0.2 O2 oxide crystallizes in the β-RbScO2 structure type (P2 modifi-cation) with Co(III) and Ti(IV) cations sharing the same crystallographic site in the metal-oxygen layers. It was synthesized as a single-phase material and characterized as a cathode in Na-and Na-ion batteries. A reversible capacity of about 110 mA h g−1 was obtained during cycling between 4.2 and 1.8 V vs. Na+ /Na with a 0.1 C current density. This potential window corresponds to minor structural changes during (de)sodiation, evaluated from operando XRD analysis. This finding is in contrast to Ti-free Nax CoO2 materials showing a multi-step reaction mechanism, thus identifying Ti as a structure stabilizer, similar to other layered O3-and P2-Nax Co1−y Tiy O2 oxides. However, charging the battery with the Na0.8 Co0.8 Ti0.2 O2 cathode above 4.2 V results in the reversible formation of a O2-phase, while discharging below 1.5 V leads to the appearance of a second P2-layered phase with a larger unit cell, which disappears completely during subsequent battery charge. Extension of the potential window to higher or lower potentials beyond the 4.2–1.8 V range leads to a faster deterioration of the electrochemical performance. After 100 charging-discharging cycles between 4.2 and 1.8 V, the battery showed a capacity loss of about 20% in a conventional carbonate-based elec-trolyte. In order to improve the cycling stability, different approaches including protective coatings or layers of the cathodic and anodic surface were applied and compared with each other.
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APA:
Pohle, B., Gorbunov, M.V., Lu, Q., Bahrami, A., Nielsch, K., & Mikhailova, D. (2022). Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Layered P2-Na0.8 Co0.8 Ti0.2 O2 Cathode in Sodium-Ion Batteries. Energies, 15(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093371
MLA:
Pohle, Bjoern, et al. "Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Layered P2-Na0.8 Co0.8 Ti0.2 O2 Cathode in Sodium-Ion Batteries." Energies 15.9 (2022).
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