Unconventional Mn Vacancies in Mn–Fe Prussian Blue Analogs: Suppressing Jahn-Teller Distortion for Ultrastable Sodium Storage

Yang Shang, Xiaoxia Li, Jiajia Song, Shaozhuan Huang, Zhao Yang, Zhichuan J. Xu, Hui Ying Yang*

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Abstract

We introduce cation Mn vacancies on the surface of Mn-based PBAs (NMF) on the basis of a strong chelating effect. The strong chelation between Na2EDTA and Mn atoms enables Na2EDTA to remove the Mn atoms from the crystal lattice of NMF. The Mn vacancies restrain the movement of Mn−N bonds and thereby mitigate the Jahn-Teller distortion of Mn−N6 octahedra, leading to highly reversible phase transitions of NMF from monoclinic to cubic and tetragonal phase and a stable electrochemical performance of SIBs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1804-1818
Number of pages15
JournalChem
Volume6
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 9 2020
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • in situ XRD
  • Jahn-Teller distortion
  • Mn vacancies
  • SDG7: Affordable and clean energy
  • sodium-ion batteries
  • strong chelating agent

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