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α/β–Type NaMn0.89Ni0.11O2: as high-performance sodium-ion battery cathode

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are an exciting alternative to commercially dominant lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other applications. However, cathodes of SIBs suffer poor kinetics, low average potential, and poor rate capability due to the large ionic radius of Na+–ions. We report an α- and β-type composite NaMn0.89Ni0.11O2 cathode with excellent electrochemical performance. The designed electrode shows a discharge capacity of 100.1 mAh g−1 with a capacity retention of about 69% and Coulombic efficiency of 98.9% even after 100 cycles at 0.05C. The diffusion coefficient of the electrode material lies in an impressive range of values of 10−06–10−11 cm2 s−1 over the state of charge. The α-phase helps get a higher diffusion coefficient, and the β-phase diminishes Jahn–Teller distortion arising from the Mn3+/4+ oxidation process, exploiting both phases’ compositional and structural tolerance. The β-phase increases cycle life, and the α-phase increases kinetics. Accessing the Ni2+/4+ oxidation process increases the electrodes’ average operating potential. The NaMn0.89Ni0.11O2 // HC full cell gives an average potential of 2.7 V when cycled in the potential range of 1.5–3.2 V.

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The authors would like to acknowledge that the financial support for this work came from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, through the initiative of IMPACTING RESEARCH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (IMPRINT), grant number 7911.

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The financial support for this work came from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, through the initiative of IMPACTING RESEARCH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (IMPRINT), grant number 7911.

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Nayak, D., Dora, J.K., Ghosh, S. et al. α/β–Type NaMn0.89Ni0.11O2: as high-performance sodium-ion battery cathode. Ionics 29, 2715–2722 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05053-4

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