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Electrochemical Activity of a Ni2+/Ni3+ Redox-Couple in Polyanionic Cathode Materials of Different Structure Types

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Electrochemical properties of nickel-containing polyanionic cathode materials for metal-ion batteries crystallized in three structure types (olivine, NASICON, and α-CrPO4) are studied. The subjects of the research are: LiFe0.5Ni0.5PO4 (olivine), Na1 + 2xNixZr2 – x(PO4)3 (NASICON), as well as Na2Ni2Cr(PO4)3 and Na2Ni2Al(PO4)3 (α-CrPO4). The samples are prepared by different synthetic methods; their phase composition, crystal structure, and morphology are studied. The LiFe0.5Ni0.5PO4- and Na1 + 2xNixZr2 – x(PO4)3-based materials are shown undergoing irreversible structure changes during the first charge with significant irreversible electrochemical capacity (~70−100 mA h g–1). During the cycling of Na2Ni2Cr(PO4)3 and Na2Ni2Al(PO4)3 in sodium half-cell, only Cr3+/Cr4+-redox-couple demonstrated electrochemical activity. The correlation of structure features and electrochemical properties of the studied materials is discussed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Authors are grateful to Dr. S.Ya. Istomin for performing thermographic experiments. This work is carried out in the frames of the Program of development of Interdisciplinary academic School of the Moscow State University “The future of the planet and global changes in environment.”

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 19-73-10078.

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Drozhzhin, O.A., Alekseeva, A.M., Tyablikov, O.A. et al. Electrochemical Activity of a Ni2+/Ni3+ Redox-Couple in Polyanionic Cathode Materials of Different Structure Types. Russ J Electrochem 58, 998–1007 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193522110052

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