Full-Scale Regulation Enabled High-Performance Sodium O3-Type Layered Cathodes


Hong N., Zhang S., Li J., Wang H., Huang J., Hu X., ...More

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol.64, no.17, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 17
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/anie.202423479
  • Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, L'Année philologique, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Nature Index
  • Keywords: Fe distortion, O3-type layered cathode, perovskite phase coating, Triple-lattice site doping
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

O3-type cathodes hold considerable promise in achieving rapid commercialization due to high energy density. However, severe structural/interfacial deterioration, along with kinetic hindrance, typically resulting in rapid capacity fading and serious safety risk at elevated cut-off voltages. Herein, inspired from solubility limitation of hetero-elements, synchronous surface-to-bulk multifunctionally full-scale modified O3-NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2 is proposed to maintain its state of health (SOH). The perovskite-type CaZrO3 protective layer in situ formed on the surface of primary particles, helps to construct a stable cathode-electrolyte-interphase architecture, mitigate the unexpected interfacial side reactions and prevent transition metal dissolution. Simultaneously, Ca2+ pillars, robust Zr−O bonds and the highly electronegative F− are adequately anchored into ternary lattice sites of Na-TM−O, respectively, thereby reinforcing the TMO6 octahedra and facilitating Na+ diffusion. Notably, the intrinsic lattice strain is effectively alleviated due to an additional intergrowth phase transition of P3-OP2. More impressively, migration of Jahn-Teller distorted Fe4+O6 is further restrained, originating from the strengthened coordination environment under deep-desodiation state. Consequently, as-designed NFM-CZF achieves an impressive rate capability and a remarkable capacity retention of 83.8 % after 300 cycles at 2 C. This elaborate work shed valuable insight into mechanism of regulating internal full Wyckoff-site and external surface structure for sodium-ion batteries with enhanced durability.