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Phase-transition-free rivets for layered oxide potassium cathodes

Jie Chen1, Apparao M. Rao2, Caitian Gao1( ), Jiang Zhou3, Limei Cha4,5,6( ), Xiaoming Yuan7, Bingan Lu1( )
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson Nanomaterials Institute, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Materials Science and Engineering program, Guangdong Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China
Materials Science and Engineering program, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
MATEC Key Lab, Guangdong Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China
Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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We demonstrated the use of phase-transition-free CaTiO3 stabilized layered oxide as rivets in K0.5Mn0.9Ti0.1O2.

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As a cathode material for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), manganese-based layered oxides have attracted widespread attention due to their low cost, ease of synthesis, and high performance. However, the Jahn–Teller effect caused by Mn3+ and the irreversible phase transformation of the structure leads to poor cycle stability, limiting the development of layered oxides in PIBs. Herein, we demonstrate the use of phase-transition-free CaTiO3 as rivets in K0.5Mn0.9Ti0.1O2 by a simple solid-state method. As verified by the in situ X-ray diffraction, the CaTiO3 rivets effectively prevent the slippage of the transition metal layer during charge and discharge, inhibiting structural degradation. As a result, the obtained K0.5Mn0.9Ti0.1O2-0.02CaTiO3 shows excellent cycling stability and rate performance, with high capacities of 119.3 and 70.1 mAh·g−1 at 20 and 1000 mA·g−1, respectively. At 200 mA·g−1, the capacity retention remains 94.7% after more than 300 cycles. This work represents a new avenue for designing and optimizing layered cathode materials for PIBs and other batteries.

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potassium cathodeslayered oxidephase-transition-freeperovskiterivets

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 11,
November 2024
Pages 9671-9678
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6901-5
Cite this article:
Chen J, Rao AM, Gao C, et al. Phase-transition-free rivets for layered oxide potassium cathodes. Nano Research, 2024, 17(11): 9671-9678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6901-5
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Received: 22 June 2024
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Published: 13 August 2024
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