Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

The critical role of point defects in improving the specific capacitance of δ-MnO2 nanosheets

  • Peng Gao,
  • Peter Metz,
  • Trevyn Hey,
  • Yuxuan Gong,
  • Dawei Liu,
  • Doreen D. Edwards,
  • Jane Y. Howe,
  • Rong Huang,
  • Scott T. Misture

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14559
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Two-dimensional solids are of interest for energy storage due to their large accessible surface area, enabling rapid charge/discharge. Here, the authors quantify the point defects in oxide nanosheets, demonstrating that intentional introduction of charged point defects improves the charge storage behaviour.