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K+-stabilized nanostructured amorphous manganese dioxide: excellent electrochemical properties as cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

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Various transition metal oxide materials like MnO2 have been reported as cathode for sodium-ion batteries. However, the large sodium-ion radius and migration barrier cause its poor structural stability and low electrochemical performance. Herein, we present a simple pre-potassiation way to stabilize the nanostructure of amorphous manganese dioxide (a-MnO2). The pre-potassiation amorphous manganese dioxide (K-a-MnO2) heating treatment at 400 °C manifests outstanding electrochemical properties in the aspect of specific capacity and cyclic stabilization, the reversible specific capacity maintains at 180.8 mAh g−1 after 200th cycles under a current density of 0.1 C, and it shows a rate capability of 178.2 mAh g−1, 157.5 mAh g−1, 120.8 mAh g−1, 95.5 mAh g−1, 71.4 mAh g−1, and 47.1 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C, 0.2 C, 0.5 C, 1 C, 2 C and 5 C, respectively. The findings exhibit that the pre-potassiation way can stabilize the structural of a-MnO2 and effectively improve its electrochemical performance.

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The pre-potassiation amorphous manganese dioxide (K-a-MnO2) heating treatment at 400 °C shows a reversible specific capacity maintains at 180.8 mAh g−1 after 200th cycles under a current density of 0.1 C with a high structure stability.

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This work was financially supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (19DZ2271100).

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    Ruiqi Wang, Tong Chen, Ning Wang & Junxi Zhang

  2. Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China

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Wang, R., Chen, T., Cao, Y. et al. K+-stabilized nanostructured amorphous manganese dioxide: excellent electrochemical properties as cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 1559–1567 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03880-3

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