<p>Layered transition metal oxide cathode materials have garnered increasing attention for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, they are plagued by the Jahn–Teller distortion of MnO<sub>6</sub>, Na<sup>+</sup>/vacancy ordering, and irreversible lattice oxygen loss, which collectively lead to capacity fading and voltage decay. Herein, we report a P2-type material, Na<sub>0.67</sub>Ni<sub>0.3</sub>Mn<sub>0.6</sub>Li<sub>0.09</sub>Sn<sub>0.01</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01), modified with two closed-shell dopants (i.e., Li<sup>+</sup> and Sn<sup>4+</sup>). Benefiting from the unique electronic configurations of closed-shell ions, NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01 exhibits enhanced structural and electrochemical stability. Specifically, the incorporation of Li<sup>+</sup> increases the Mn<sup>4+</sup>/Mn<sup>3+</sup> ratio, thereby mitigating Jahn–Teller distortion during (de)sodiation process. In addition, Li<sup>+</sup> disrupts the Ni/Mn ordering in the transition metal layer, suppressing Na<sup>+</sup>/vacancy ordering. Meanwhile, the introduction of Sn<sup>4+</sup> forms stronger Sn–O bonds (548 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>), thereby enhancing the bonding strength between neighboring transition metal ions and surrounding oxygen atoms, effectively reducing oxygen loss during cycling. NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01 exhibits significantly improved cycling stability, delivering a specific capacity of 90.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> with 62.9% capacity retention after 50 cycles at 0.1 C (1 C = 200 mA g<sup>−1</sup>), along with 90.3% voltage retention. This substitution strategy based on closed-shell ions offers a viable approach for enhancing the structural stability of wide-voltage layered oxide cathodes.</p>

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Closed-shell elements Li & Sn substituted P2-type layered cathode materials for wide-voltage sodium-ion batteries

  • Zhiwei Yu,
  • Yixiang Zhao,
  • Ziheng Zhang,
  • Machuan Hou,
  • Peixin Jiao,
  • Mengxiang Sheng,
  • Jiangtao Yu,
  • Junxiang Ma,
  • Zhanghaoyu Shu,
  • Limin Zhou,
  • Yong-Mook Kang,
  • Kai Zhang,
  • Jun Chen

摘要

Layered transition metal oxide cathode materials have garnered increasing attention for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, they are plagued by the Jahn–Teller distortion of MnO6, Na+/vacancy ordering, and irreversible lattice oxygen loss, which collectively lead to capacity fading and voltage decay. Herein, we report a P2-type material, Na0.67Ni0.3Mn0.6Li0.09Sn0.01O2 (NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01), modified with two closed-shell dopants (i.e., Li+ and Sn4+). Benefiting from the unique electronic configurations of closed-shell ions, NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01 exhibits enhanced structural and electrochemical stability. Specifically, the incorporation of Li+ increases the Mn4+/Mn3+ ratio, thereby mitigating Jahn–Teller distortion during (de)sodiation process. In addition, Li+ disrupts the Ni/Mn ordering in the transition metal layer, suppressing Na+/vacancy ordering. Meanwhile, the introduction of Sn4+ forms stronger Sn–O bonds (548 kJ mol−1), thereby enhancing the bonding strength between neighboring transition metal ions and surrounding oxygen atoms, effectively reducing oxygen loss during cycling. NNMO-Li0.09Sn0.01 exhibits significantly improved cycling stability, delivering a specific capacity of 90.3 mAh g−1 with 62.9% capacity retention after 50 cycles at 0.1 C (1 C = 200 mA g−1), along with 90.3% voltage retention. This substitution strategy based on closed-shell ions offers a viable approach for enhancing the structural stability of wide-voltage layered oxide cathodes.