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Effect of Manganese Oxide Crystal Tunnel Size on Li-ion and Na-ion Battery Performance
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Effect of Manganese Oxide Crystal Tunnel Size on Li-ion and Na-ion Battery Performance

Bryan W. Byles and Ekaterina Pomerantseva
LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES 2016, v 9924, pp 992406-992406-8
01 Jan 2016

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Engineering Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Optics Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Condensed Matter Science & Technology Technology
The relationship between the volume available within the crystal structure of a material and the size of charge-carrying ions is investigated by evaluating the performance of two manganese oxides with controlled variations in crystal tunnels, alpha-MnO2 (K0.11MnO2) and todorokite MnO2 (Mg0.20MnO2), in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. These materials consist of MnO6 octahedra building blocks arranged into square tunnel configurations around different stabilizing cations, with alpha-MnO2 possessing structural tunnels of 4.6 angstrom by 4.6 angstrom and todorokite MnO2 possessing tunnels of 6.9 angstrom by 6.9 angstrom. Electrochemical testing of these materials revealed that despite its smaller crystal tunnel size, alpha-MnO2 exhibits higher capacities in both battery systems. However, at higher current rates it was found that todorokite MnO2 maintained a greater amount of its initial capacity. These findings provide valuable insight into the relationship between crystal structure composition and charge-carrying ion size to develop more efficient intercalation cathodes for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.

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