ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-12, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
The key challenges of Na-ion batteries are to design
structurally stable electrodes and reach high-enough capacities with fullcells.
In this study, we report the positive effects of Ag substitution/addition
to Na0.67MnO2. We determined that some of the intended Ag was
incorporated into the structure, while the rest remained in metallic form. Ag
substitution/addition increases the capacity (208 mA h/g at C/3 rate) and
improves the cycle life of Na0.67MnO2 (42% capacity fade with 100 cycles)
in half-cells. We attribute these results to an enlarged interlayer spacing due
to the large ionic radius of Ag, a suppressed Jahn−Teller effect due to the
reduced number of Mn3+ ions, and an increased electrical conductivity due
to the presence of metallic Ag. We also produced full-cells with an
electrochemically presodiated hard carbon anode. We reached a very high
initial capacity of 190 mA h/g at the C/3 rate, showing that Ag substituted/
added Na0.67MnO2 is a promising candidate for commercialization of Na-ion batteries