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Mg2+ Migration, Na+ Motion and Charge Compensation in a Layered Na-ion Battery Cathode

Seminar Group: 

Speaker: 

Euan Bassey

Address: 

Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
University of Cambridge, UK

Date: 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 12:00pm

Location: 

MRL Room 2053

Host: 

Prof. Raphaele Clement
This talk delves into Na+ ion mobility, structural changes and charge compensation mechanisms in the Na0.67[Mg0.28Mn0.72]O2 cathode using local (NMR, ESR) and bulk (XRD, XANES, and bulk magnetic susceptibility) structure probes in conjunction with first-principles calculations. Notably, we identify the phase changes during the first charge-discharge cycle and associate the large voltage hysteresis with Mg2+ migration. The Na+ ion mobility is quantified and the high capacity of Nax[Mg0.28Mn0.72]O2 is identified with the formation high-energy, redox-accessible states on O (generated by Mg2+ migration) stabilised by strong antiferromagnetic exchange interactions with neighboring Mn centres. Finally, a set of design rules for long lifetime, fast charging and high capacity Na cathodes is presented. 
 
 
This talk is also being presented via Zoom.  Please contact Sylvia (sylvia [at] mrl [dot] ucsb [dot] edu) for the link.