Synergistic Effect of Polymorphs in Doped NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Material for Improving Electrochemical Performances in Na-Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis
2.2. Instruments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. X-ray Powder Diffraction
3.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.3. Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)
3.4. Charge–Discharge Measurements
3.5. Ex-Situ XRPD Analysis
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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Elements (Atomic %) Sample | Na | Mn | Ni | Dopant |
---|---|---|---|---|
NMNO | 23.11 | 11.32 | 10.91 | – |
NMNO-Ti | 19.32 | 8.57 | 8.50 | 2.09 |
NMNO-Ti-def | 19.21 | 7.98 | 8.95 | 1.88 |
NMNO-Cu | 21.03 | 9.34 | 9.42 | 2.21 |
NMNO-V | 20.54 | 9.12 | 9.22 | 2.15 |
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Leccardi, F.; Nodari, D.; Spada, D.; Ambrosetti, M.; Bini, M. Synergistic Effect of Polymorphs in Doped NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Material for Improving Electrochemical Performances in Na-Batteries. Electrochem 2021, 2, 335-346. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020024
Leccardi F, Nodari D, Spada D, Ambrosetti M, Bini M. Synergistic Effect of Polymorphs in Doped NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Material for Improving Electrochemical Performances in Na-Batteries. Electrochem. 2021; 2(2):335-346. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020024
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeccardi, Francesco, Davide Nodari, Daniele Spada, Marco Ambrosetti, and Marcella Bini. 2021. "Synergistic Effect of Polymorphs in Doped NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Material for Improving Electrochemical Performances in Na-Batteries" Electrochem 2, no. 2: 335-346. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem2020024