Issue 37, 2022

Topochemical synthesis of Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites as lithium-ion battery anodes with fast Li+ migration and giant pseudocapacitance via the mesocrystalline effect

Abstract

Transition metal compounds are a promising substitute for graphite as lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes. In this study, mesocrystalline Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized using a layered titanic acid H1.07Ti1.73O4 (HTO) precursor. The β-MnOOH layer is intercalated into the interlayer of HTO by Mn2+-exchange treatment of H2O2-intercalated HTO, which includes ion-exchange of Mn2+ with H+ in the interlayer and oxidation of Mn2+ to the β-MnOOH layer by H2O2 in the interlayer space. Mesocrystalline Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites with a platelike morphology were obtained by heat treatment of a sandwich layered HTO/β-MnOOH under air and H2/Ar atmospheres, respectively. The electrochemical results suggest that the mesocrystalline Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites show a synergistic effect for enhanced cycling stability and a mesocrystalline effect for enhanced discharge–charge specific capacity by improving the Li+ mobility and enhancing the pseudocapacitance of the mesocrystalline nanocomposites as LIB anode materials. The discharge–charge specific capacity of the mesocrystalline Mn2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite is twice as high as that of the polycrystalline one caused by the mesocrystalline effect. Furthermore, the synergistic and mesocrystalline effects led to a stable large discharge–charge specific capacity of 710 mA h g−1 for the mesocrystalline Mn2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite. This work proposes a new concept to enhance the performance of anode materials for LIBs using mesocrystalline materials.

Graphical abstract: Topochemical synthesis of Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites as lithium-ion battery anodes with fast Li+ migration and giant pseudocapacitance via the mesocrystalline effect

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jun 2022
Accepted
25 Aug 2022
First published
26 Aug 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 13696-13710

Topochemical synthesis of Mn2O3/TiO2 and MnTiO3/TiO2 nanocomposites as lithium-ion battery anodes with fast Li+ migration and giant pseudocapacitance via the mesocrystalline effect

X. Wang, W. Cheng, J. Hu, H. Yu, X. Kong, S. Uemura, T. Kusunose and Q. Feng, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 13696 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03516B

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