Oxygen redox chemistry without excess alkali-metal ions in Na\(_{2/3}\)[Mg\(_{0.28}\)Mn\(_{0.72}\)]O\(_2\)

Maitra, Urmimala, House, Robert A., Somerville, James W., Tapia-Ruiz, Nuria, Lozano, Juan G., Guerrini, Niccoló, Hao, Rong, Luo, Kun, Jin, Liyu, Pérez-Osorio, Miguel A., and others. (2018) Oxygen redox chemistry without excess alkali-metal ions in Na\(_{2/3}\)[Mg\(_{0.28}\)Mn\(_{0.72}\)]O\(_2\). Nature Chemistry, 10 . pp. 288-295. ISSN 1755-4330. E-ISSN 1755-4349. (doi:10.1038/nchem.2923) (KAR id:65829)

PDF Author's Accepted Manuscript Language: English
Download this file (PDF/1MB)	Preview
Request a format suitable for use with assistive technology e.g. a screenreader
Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2923

Abstract

The search for improved energy-storage materials has revealed Li- and Na-rich intercalation compounds as promising high-capacity cathodes. They exhibit capacities in excess of what would be expected from alkali-ion removal/reinsertion and charge compensation by transition-metal (TM) ions. The additional capacity is provided through charge compensation by oxygen redox chemistry and some oxygen loss. It has been reported previously that oxygen redox occurs in O 2\(p\) orbitals that interact with alkali ions in the TM and alkali-ion layers (that is, oxygen redox occurs in compounds containing Li\(^+\)–O(2\(p\))–Li\(^+\) interactions). Na\(_{2/3}\)[Mg\(_{0.28}\)Mn\(_{0.72}\)]O\(_2\) exhibits an excess capacity and here we show that this is caused by oxygen redox, even though Mg\(^{2+}\) resides in the TM layers rather than alkali-metal (AM) ions, which demonstrates that excess AM ions are not required to activate oxygen redox. We also show that, unlike the alkali-rich compounds, Na\(_{2/3}\)[Mg\(_{0.28}\)Mn\(_{0.72}\)]O\(_2\) does not lose oxygen. The extraction of alkali ions from the alkali and TM layers in the alkali-rich compounds results in severely underbonded oxygen, which promotes oxygen loss, whereas Mg\(^{2+}\) remains in Na\(_{2/3}\)[Mg\(_{0.28}\)Mn\(_{0.72}\)]O\(_2\), which stabilizes oxygen.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1038/nchem.2923
Uncontrolled keywords:	Physics of Quantum Materials
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics > Physics and Astronomy
Former Institutional Unit:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Alan Chadwick
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2018 15:20 UTC
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2025 13:30 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65829 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Pickup, David M..

Creator's ORCID:
CReDIT Contributor Roles:

Ramos, Silvia.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-7706
CReDIT Contributor Roles:

Chadwick, Alan V..

Creator's ORCID:
CReDIT Contributor Roles:

Depositors only (login required):

Altmetric

Total Views

Total unique views of this page since July 2020. For more details click on the image.