Modulation of Redox Chemistry of Na₂Mn₃O₇ by Selective Boron Doping Prompted by Na Vacancies
2022
Wan, Jing | Qiu, Yuegang | Sun, Xueping | Ou, Mingyang | Xu, Jia | Zhang, Xiaoyu | Liu, Yi | Sun, Shixiong | Xu, Yue | Fang, Chun | Huang, Li | Chu, Paul K. | Han, Jiantao
The small energy density and chemomechanical degradation of layered manganese oxide limit practical application to sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Typically, Na₂Mn₃O₇ shows a low redox plateau at 2.1 V versus Na/Na⁺, and the oxygen redox reaction at a high voltage causes structural collapse. Herein, a Na vacancy-induced boron doping strategy is demonstrated to improve the properties. Boron is incorporated into selective sites in the lattice in the center of the MnO₆ octahedral ring at the O-layer. Bonding of boron in the TM layer enhances the electrochemical activity of low-valence Mn, giving rise to two reversible redox peaks at 2.45 and 2.55 V to enhance the average redox voltage. At the same time, the O 2p chemical state becomes weaker around the Fermi level, thus suppressing oxygen overoxidation for the high charge state and strengthening the layered structure during the redox reactions. The reduced Mn–O covalency and small diffusion barrier energy stemming from bonding of boron in the oxygen layer produce excellent rate characteristics. Modulation of the Mn 3d and O 2p orbital in Na₂Mn₃O₇ by Na vacancies leads to selective doping of boron at different sites, and our results reveal that it is an important strategy for studying transition-metal-oxide-layered electrode materials.
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