Abakumov, Artem M.

Drozhzhin, Oleg A.

Glazkova, Iana S.

Novichkov, Daniil A.

Presniakov, Igor A.

Shevchenko, Vitalii A.

Skvortsova, Irina

V. Antipov, Evgeny

V. Sobolev, Alexey

Abstract: Sodium-ion batteries are attracting great attention due to their low cost and abundance of sodium. The O3-type NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2 layered oxide material is a promising candidate for positive electrodes (cathodes) in Na-ion batteries. However, its stable electrochemical performance is restricted by the upper voltage limit of 4.0 V (vs Na/Na+), which allows for reversibly removing 0.5-0.55 Na+ per formula unit, corresponding to the capacity of 120-130 mAh.g(-1). Further reduction of sodium content inevitably accelerates capacity degradation, and this issue calls for a detailed study of the redox reactions that accompany the electrochemical (de)intercalation of a large amount of sodium. Here, we present operando and ex situ studies using powder X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy combined with Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy. Our approach reveals the sequence of the redox transitions that occur during the charge and discharge of O3-NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2. Our data show that in addition to nickel and iron cations oxidizing to M+4, a part of iron transforms into the "3 + delta" state owing to the fast electron exchange Fe3+ + Fe4+  Fe4+ + Fe3+. This process freezes upon cooling the material to 35 K, producing Fe4+ cations, some of which occupy tetrahedral positions

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Competition between the Ni and Fe redox in the <tex>O3-NaNi_{1/3}Fe_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}O_{2}$</tex> cathode material for Na-ion batteries

Competition between the Ni and Fe redox in the <tex>O3-NaNi_{1/3}Fe_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}O_{2}$</tex> cathode material for Na-ion batteries

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