Electrochemical Performance of Tunnelled and Layered MnO2 Electrodes in Aluminium-Ion Batteries: A Matter of Dimensionality

Electrochemical activity of different MnO2 phases as electrodes of aluminium-ion batteries (AIBs) is studied. For this purpose, different simple synthesis routes have been carried out to obtain different structures and morphologies: rod-like with tunnelled structure (alpha-MnO2) and hexagonal micro-pellets with lamellar structure (delta-MnO2). alpha-MnO2 showed an outstanding capacity (Q) of 120 mA h g(-1) at current densities of 100 mA g(-1), which remained stable after 100 cycles with efficiencies over 90%. delta-MnO2 showed a good Q of 80 mA h g(-1) at current densities of 50 mA g(-1) after 50 cycles with efficiencies over 95%. Moreover, cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements at different rates allowed for a better understanding of the electrochemical behaviour and revealed the contribution relation of diffusive and capacitive-controlled mechanisms in the corresponding AIB system. Besides, cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements at different rates allowed a kinetic study of the diffusive and capacitive-controlled mechanisms. Conclusions were obtained regarding the dimensionality of alpha-MnO2 (1D) and delta-MnO2 (2D) and their electrochemical behaviour in AIBs-1. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published on behalf of The Electrochemical Society by IOP Publishing Limited.

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The electrochemical activity of different MnO2 phases as electrodes for aluminium-ion batteries (AIBs) was studied. Two different synthesis routes were used to obtain rod-like α-MnO2 and hexagonal micro-pellets with lamellar δ-MnO2 structures. α-MnO2 exhibited outstanding capacity and stability at high current densities, while δ-MnO2 showed good capacity and efficiency. Cyclic voltammetry measurements provided insights into the electrochemical behavior and the contribution of diffusive and capacitive-controlled mechanisms in the AIB system. The study also revealed the dimensionalities of α-MnO2 (1D) and δ-MnO2 (2D) and their performance in AIBs-1.