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Al-doped NaNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2 for high performance of sodium ion batteries

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Herein, we report a series of O3-type Na(Ni1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3)1-xAlxO2 (x = 0, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07) oxides as sodium-ion battery cathode materials synthesized via spray pyrolysis method. The structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of Na(Ni1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3)1-xAlxO2 (x = 0, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07) are characterized by XRD, SEM, CV, and galvanostatic charge and discharge tests, respectively. Na(Ni1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3)0.95Al0.05O2 delivers an initial discharge capacity of 145.4 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C and exhibits a favorable reversible capacity about 128.4 mAh g−1 after 80 cycles at 0.2 C, with the capacity retention of 77.5% at the voltage range of 2.0 to 4.2 V. XPS analysis reveals that Al-doping could alleviate the Jahn-Teller effect caused by Mn3+ and enhance the structural stability of layered oxides. The results confirm that a small quantity of (5 at. %) Al-doping improves the structural stability of the material, therefore leading to the excellent electrochemical performance.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51804344, 51704332, and 51874360) and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Hunan Province, China (Grant No. 2018GK5026).

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    Anxia Ma, Jiexi Wang, Zhixing Wang, Huajun Guo & Guochun Yan

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People’s Republic of China

    Anxia Ma & Zhoulan Yin

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Ma, A., Yin, Z., Wang, J. et al. Al-doped NaNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2 for high performance of sodium ion batteries. Ionics 26, 1797–1804 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03437-z

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