Understanding the Effect of Zn Doping on Stability of Cobalt-Free P2-Na0.60Fe0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Studies of Undoped and Zn-Doped Na0.60Fe0.5Mn0.5−xZnxO2 (NFM) Cathodes
3.2. Electrochemical Studies for Doped and Undoped NFM
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | a (Å) | c (Å) | Rwp (%) | Rp (%) | d(002) (Å) | Oxygen Coordinate (zox) | TMO2 (Å) | Na-Layer (Å) |
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Zn-0 | 2.93 | 11.27 | 6.06 | 4.08 | 5.63 | 0.0934 | 2.11 | 3.52 |
Zn-1 | 2.92 | 11.28 | 5.73 | 3.95 | 5.64 | 0.0975 | 2.20 | 3.44 |
Zn-2 | 2.92 | 11.28 | 5.81 | 3.82 | 5.64 | 0.0993 | 2.24 | 3.39 |
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Darbar, D.; Reddy, M.V.; Bhattacharya, I. Understanding the Effect of Zn Doping on Stability of Cobalt-Free P2-Na0.60Fe0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries. Electrochem 2021, 2, 323-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020023
Darbar D, Reddy MV, Bhattacharya I. Understanding the Effect of Zn Doping on Stability of Cobalt-Free P2-Na0.60Fe0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries. Electrochem. 2021; 2(2):323-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020023
Chicago/Turabian StyleDarbar, Devendrasinh, M. V. Reddy, and Indranil Bhattacharya. 2021. "Understanding the Effect of Zn Doping on Stability of Cobalt-Free P2-Na0.60Fe0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries" Electrochem 2, no. 2: 323-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020023