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Structural water and disordered structure promote aqueous sodium-ion energy storage in sodium-birnessite.

ABSTRACT: Birnessite is a low-cost and environmentally friendly layered material for aqueous electrochemical energy storage; however, its storage capacity is poor due to its narrow potential window in aqueous electrolyte and low redox activity. Herein we report a sodium rich disordered birnessite (Na_0.27MnO₂) for aqueous sodium-ion electrochemical storage with a much-enhanced capacity and cycling life (83 mAh g^-1 after 5000 cycles in full-cell). Neutron total scattering and in situ X-ray diffraction measurements show that both structural water and the Na-rich disordered structure contribute to the improved electrochemical performance of current cathode material. Particularly, the co-deintercalation of the hydrated water and sodium-ion during the high potential charging process results in the shrinkage of interlayer distance and thus stabilizes the layered structure. Our results provide a genuine insight into how structural disordering and structural water improve sodium-ion storage in a layered electrode and open up an exciting direction for improving aqueous batteries.

SUBMITTER: Shan X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6823464 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural water and disordered structure promote aqueous sodium-ion energy storage in sodium-birnessite.

Shan Xiaoqiang X Guo Fenghua F Charles Daniel S DS Lebens-Higgins Zachary Z Abdel Razek Sara S Wu Jinpeng J Xu Wenqian W Yang Wanli W Page Katharine L KL Neuefeind Joerg C JC Feygenson Mikhail M Piper Louis F J LFJ Teng Xiaowei X

Nature communications 20191031 1

Birnessite is a low-cost and environmentally friendly layered material for aqueous electrochemical energy storage; however, its storage capacity is poor due to its narrow potential window in aqueous electrolyte and low redox activity. Herein we report a sodium rich disordered birnessite (Na0.27MnO2) for aqueous sodium-ion electrochemical storage with a much-enhanced capacity and cycling life (83 mAh g-1 after 5000 cycles in full-cell). Neutron total scattering an ...[more]

PMID: 31672984

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Structural water and disordered structure promote aqueous sodium-ion energy storage in sodium-birnessite.

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