Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Tuning local chemistry of P2 layered-oxide cathode for high energy and long cycles of sodium-ion battery

  • Chenchen Wang,
  • Luojia Liu,
  • Shuo Zhao,
  • Yanchen Liu,
  • Yubo Yang,
  • Haijun Yu,
  • Suwon Lee,
  • Gi-Hyeok Lee,
  • Yong-Mook Kang,
  • Rong Liu,
  • Fujun Li,
  • Jun Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22523-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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High-capacity and structural stable cathode materials are challenges for sodium-ion batteries. Here, the authors report a layered P2-Na0.612K0.056MnO2 with large-sized K+ riveted in the Na-layers to enable 0.9 Na+ (de)insertion with a reversible phase transition of P2-P’2.