Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Manganese based layered oxides with modulated electronic and thermodynamic properties for sodium ion batteries

  • Kai Zhang,
  • Duho Kim,
  • Zhe Hu,
  • Mihui Park,
  • Gahee Noh,
  • Yujeong Yang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Vincent Wing-hei Lau,
  • Shu-Lei Chou,
  • Maenghyo Cho,
  • Si-Young Choi,
  • Yong-Mook Kang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07646-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Mn-based layered oxides are promising cathode materials for next generation sodium ion batteries. To address two existing issues facing the system, here the authors show that a simple zinc doping can suppress both Jahn–Teller distortion and phase separation, enabling enhanced cycling performance.