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FUEL
Volume 287, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119463
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- SENER-CONACyT of Mexico [292862]
- CONACyT [scholar fellow 328834]
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In this study, delta-MnO2 materials with different nanostructures were prepared and tested as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries. It was found that the flower-like nanostructure provided a better discharge capacity at higher rates.
Cathodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) present stability and performance issues, therefore, the search of new cathodes is still a major concern. Manganese dioxide in delta phase (delta-MnO2) seems to be a suitable candidate since is low-cost, non-toxic and possesses a theoretical capacity of 308 mAhg(-1) for one-electron transfer. In this work, we prepared delta-MnO2 by a hydrothermal method at two different reaction times. At 2 h, a flower-like nanostructure was obtained, while for a 3 h reaction time, a solid nanostructure was achieved. Both materials were tested as cathode in a LIB, finding that at slow charge-discharge rates (20 mAg(-1)), a material with homogeneous nanosized morphology is enough in order to obtain good capacities. But, at higher rates, our flower-like structure provides a better discharge capacity.
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