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Suppressing the Dynamic Oxygen Evolution of Sodium Layered Cathodes through Synergistic Surface Dielectric Polarization and Bulk Site‐Selective Co‐Doping

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Utilizing anionic redox activity within layered oxide cathode materials represents a transformational avenue for enabling high‐energy‐density rechargeable batteries. However, the anionic oxygen redox reaction is often accompanied with irreversible dynamic… Click to show full abstract

Utilizing anionic redox activity within layered oxide cathode materials represents a transformational avenue for enabling high‐energy‐density rechargeable batteries. However, the anionic oxygen redox reaction is often accompanied with irreversible dynamic oxygen evolution, leading to unfavorable structural distortion and thus severe voltage decay and rapid capacity fading. Herein, it is proposed and validated that the dynamic oxygen evolution can be effectively suppressed through the synergistic surface CaTiO3 dielectric coating and bulk site‐selective Ca/Ti co‐doping for layered Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2. The surface dielectric coating layer not only suppresses the surface oxygen release but more importantly inhibits the bulk oxygen migration by creating a reverse electric field through dielectric polarization. Meanwhile, the site‐selective doping of oxygen‐affinity Ca into Na layers and Ti into transition metal layers effectively stabilizes the bulk oxygen through modulating the O 2p band center and the oxygen migration barrier. Such a strategy also leads to a reversible structural evolution with a low volume change because of the enhanced structural integrality and improved oxygen rigidity. Because of these synergistic advantages, the designed electrode exhibits greatly suppressed voltage decay and capacity fading upon long‐term cycling. This study affords a promising strategy for regulating the dynamic oxygen evolution to achieve high‐capacity layered cathode materials.

Keywords: site selective; oxygen evolution; selective doping; dynamic oxygen; oxygen; evolution

Journal Title: Advanced Materials
Year Published: 2022

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