2019-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2019 Volume 9: Tressaud Intl. Symp. / Solid State Chemistry for Applications and Sustainable Development

Editors:F. Kongoli, M.A. Alario Franco, J. Etourneau, S. Kalogirou, F.D.S. Marquis, R. Martins, K. Poeppelmeier, B. Raveau, Y. Shimakawa, M. Takano
Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2019
Pages:130 pages
ISBN:978-1-989820-08-7
ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    Sodium manganese-rich layered oxides (NaTMO2): a rational approach to cathode material development

    Nicholas Drewett1; Elena Gonzalo1; Juan Miguel Lopez del Amo1; Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano1; Begona Acebedo1; Laura Acebo1; Galceran Montserrat1; Teofilo Rojo1;
    1CIC ENERGIGUNE, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain;
    Type of Paper: Keynote
    Id Paper: 169
    Topic: 52

    Abstract:

    Sodium ion Batteries (SIBs) offer a strong alternative to existing battery technologies, particularly in the field of stationary storage due to their potentially low cost, and natural abundant precursors.[1,2] One key component of an SIB is the cathode, the nature of which is critical to its performance. Sodium layered oxides (SLOs), with the stoichiometry NaTMO2 (TM = one or more transition metals, e.g. Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, etc.), are a promising family of cathode materials due to their excellent electrochemical properties, structural simplicity, and tuneable stoichiometries.[3] SLOs, consisting of repeating sheets of TMO6 layers with Na ions located between, are classified by a letter and number (e.g. O3-, P2-, etc.) where the letter indicates the Na is located (O: octahedral, P: prismatic) and the number indicates the number of interlayers that are surrounding.[4]
    Performance of these materials is frequently governed by their structure, and in this work we will highlight the importance of taking this into consideration. For example, while Manganese-rich layered oxides are particularly attractive due to their combination of low cost and low toxicity, their performances are often hindered by the effect of Jahn-Teller distortion (resulting from the presence of Mn3+).[5] We will not only discuss this in detail, but also highlight mitigation strategies, such as doping with electrochemically active (e.g. Fe) and inactive (e.g. Mg, Ti) elements, or synergetic P2/O3 combination effects.[5-8]
    We will also examine the importance of Na-ion conductivity, determined through the use of combined electrochemical techniques and solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and show how the mobility of Na ions is related to the different local environments of Na ions (i.e. O- or P- phase) and diffusion pathways.[9] This way, we will not only show a thorough knowledge where SLO structure is key to understanding their behaviour, but also how to link this to the key descriptors for the cathode material's electrochemical performance.

    Keywords:

    Design of materials for sustainable energy production;

    References:

    [1] V. Palomares, P. Serras, I. Villaluenga, K.B. Hueso, J. Carretero-Gonzalez, T. Rojo, Energy Environ. Sci. 5 (2012) 5884-5901.
    [2] V. Palomares, M. Casas-Cabanas, E. Castillo-Martínez, M.H. Han, T. Rojo, Energy Environ. Sci. 6 (2013) 2312-2337.
    [3] M.H. Han, E. Gonzalo, G. Singh, T. Rojo, Energy Environ. Sci. 8 (2015) 81-102.
    [4] C. Delmas, C. Fouassier, P. Hagenmuller, Phys. B+C. 99 (1980) 81-85.
    [5] N. Ortiz-Vitoriano, N.E. Drewett, E. Gonzalo, T. Rojo, Energy Environ. Sci. 10 (2017) 1051-1074.
    [6] J. Billaud, G. Singh, A.R. Armstrong, E. Gonzalo, V. Roddatis, M. Armand, T. Rojo, P.G. Bruce, Energy Environ. Sci. 7 (2014) 1387-1391.
    [7] E. Gonzalo, N. Ortiz-Vitoriano, N.E. Drewett, B. Acebedo, J.M. Lopez del Amo, F.J. Bonilla, T. Rojo, J. Power Sources. 401 (2018) 117-125.
    [8] M. Bianchini, E. Gonzalo, N.E. Drewett, N. Ortiz-Vitoriano, J.M. Lopez Del Amo, F.J. Bonilla, B. Acebedo, T. Rojo, J. Mater. Chem. A. 6 (2018).
    [9] E. Gonzalo, M.H. Han, J.M. Lopez del Amo, B. Acebedo, M. Casas-Cabanas, T. Rojo, J. Mater. Chem. A. 2 (2014) 18523-18530.

    Cite this article as:

    Drewett N, Gonzalo E, Lopez del Amo J, Ortiz-Vitoriano N, Acebedo B, Acebo L, Montserrat G, Rojo T. (2019). Sodium manganese-rich layered oxides (NaTMO2): a rational approach to cathode material development. In F. Kongoli, M.A. Alario Franco, J. Etourneau, S. Kalogirou, F.D.S. Marquis, R. Martins, K. Poeppelmeier, B. Raveau, Y. Shimakawa, M. Takano (Eds.), Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit SIPS2019 Volume 9: Tressaud Intl. Symp. / Solid State Chemistry for Applications and Sustainable Development (pp. 84-85). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach