Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0246010.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460
Ying Wang, Jiazhuo Li, Ronghui Zhou and Peng Wu*,
{"title":"Phosphorescence-Based Visualization of the Dynamic Coordination-Driven Assembly in Gelation","authors":"Ying Wang, Jiazhuo Li, Ronghui Zhou and Peng Wu*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0246010.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Coordination-driven supramolecular hydrogels feature excellent processability and dynamic responsibility and thus are appealing for applications such as biomedical photonics. Since they are constructed via hierarchical assembly, the gelation processes are difficult to control in a highly efficient manner, leading to limited transparency. For the formation of hydrogel, stepwise introduction of water is essential for the gelation. Phosphorescence with high H<sub>2</sub>O sensitivity can be explored for in situ monitoring and precise understanding of the gelation process. Herein, a hydrogel from Gd<sup>3+</sup>-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) assembly was chosen as the model, which was formed via the strong Gd<sup>3+</sup>-PO3 coordination and π–π stacking of A bases. On the basis of the excellent guest inclusion and phosphorescence inducing of the Gd<sup>3+</sup>-AMP matrix, thioflavin-T (ThT, cyan fluorescence) and Pt(II) meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (PtTCPP, red phosphorescence) were coencapsulated as the probe. Via the luminescence changes, the gelation process was visualized, and two kinds of cloudy side products (NPs and sol, indistinguishable to the naked eye) were identified. Further calorimetric investigation on the above cloudy side products allowed for improvement of the transparency of the hydrogel by changing the synthesis temperature. The obtained flexible and transparent room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) hydrogel was explored for implantable optical waveguide-based oxygen sensing.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phosphorescence-Based Visualization of the Dynamic Coordination-Driven Assembly in Gelation","authors":"Ying Wang, Jiazhuo Li, Ronghui Zhou, Peng Wu","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02460","url":null,"abstract":"Coordination-driven supramolecular hydrogels feature excellent processability and dynamic responsibility and thus are appealing for applications such as biomedical photonics. Since they are constructed via hierarchical assembly, the gelation processes are difficult to control in a highly efficient manner, leading to limited transparency. For the formation of hydrogel, stepwise introduction of water is essential for the gelation. Phosphorescence with high H<sub>2</sub>O sensitivity can be explored for in situ monitoring and precise understanding of the gelation process. Herein, a hydrogel from Gd<sup>3+</sup>-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) assembly was chosen as the model, which was formed via the strong Gd<sup>3+</sup>-PO3 coordination and π–π stacking of A bases. On the basis of the excellent guest inclusion and phosphorescence inducing of the Gd<sup>3+</sup>-AMP matrix, thioflavin-T (ThT, cyan fluorescence) and Pt(II) meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphine (PtTCPP, red phosphorescence) were coencapsulated as the probe. Via the luminescence changes, the gelation process was visualized, and two kinds of cloudy side products (NPs and sol, indistinguishable to the naked eye) were identified. Further calorimetric investigation on the above cloudy side products allowed for improvement of the transparency of the hydrogel by changing the synthesis temperature. The obtained flexible and transparent room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) hydrogel was explored for implantable optical waveguide-based oxygen sensing.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142566217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0264810.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02648
Paweł Adamski, Hongjun Zhang, Simer Kaur, Xiao Chen, Changhai Liang and Marc Armbrüster*,
{"title":"Selective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes Over Intermetallic Compounds─A Critical Review","authors":"Paweł Adamski, Hongjun Zhang, Simer Kaur, Xiao Chen, Changhai Liang and Marc Armbrüster*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0264810.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02648https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02648","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes is a complex reaction. Of industrial interest is the thermodynamically unfavored hydrogenation of the carbonyl group, which is a prerequisite for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and fragrances. Several strategies to enhance the selectivity using intermetallic compounds have been proposed, which are summarized and critically assessed concerning discrepancies between the reports in literature. Analysis shows that strategies enabling vertical adsorption of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes via the carbonyl group yield high selectivities to unsaturated alcohols. The frequently reported influence of charge transfer, which involves the presence of an intermetallic compound with high electronegativity difference of the constituent elements, does not correlate reliably with selectivity. Evaluation of the literature reveals that often a number of different influence factors might be responsible for enhanced selectivity, which are frequently hard to disentangle.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02648","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Hu, Qing Fang, Bailing Liu, Jianxin Ma, Qingbo An, Hong-Ying Zang, Yang-Guang Li, Haiming Xie, Zhong-Min Su
{"title":"Highly Stable Bismuth-Based Layered Oxides Modified by Phytic Acid for Anhydrous and Water-Assisted Proton Conductivity","authors":"Bo Hu, Qing Fang, Bailing Liu, Jianxin Ma, Qingbo An, Hong-Ying Zang, Yang-Guang Li, Haiming Xie, Zhong-Min Su","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02267","url":null,"abstract":"Proton-conducting materials serving as key components in various electrochemical and energy conversion devices have attracted a great deal of attention. The creation of superior proton-conducting materials in a wide temperature range under both humidified and anhydrous conditions is of great significance for practical applications. In this paper, we develop a coprecipitation synthesis approach for a new proton-conducting nanocomposite, [Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]H<sub><i>x</i></sub>-PA<sub>0.28</sub>, which consists of a layered framework with [Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> and phytic acid (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>18</sub>O<sub>24</sub>P<sub>6</sub>, abbreviated as PA) existing as interlayer-embedded charge-balancing anions. Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), solid-state NMR, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggest that oxygen atoms on the surface of the [Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> layer bridge the uncoordinated oxygen atoms on the phosphate group to form a strong hydrogen bonding network. This leads to a water-assisted proton conductivity of 1.76 × 10<sup>–2</sup> S cm<sup>–1</sup> at 90 °C under 98% RH and even a stable anhydrous proton conductivity of 5.24 × 10<sup>–3</sup> S cm<sup>–1</sup> at 150 °C. Isotope effect tests have verified the selective transmission of hydrogen ions by the composite electrolyte materials. [Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]H<sub><i>x</i></sub>-PA<sub>0.28</sub> as electrolyte was further assembled into an ion-selective electrode for the recognition of hydrogen ions. Furthermore, open circuit potential time (OCPT) testing further confirms that solid-state electrolytes composed of [Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]H<sub><i>x</i></sub>-PA<sub>0.28</sub> exhibit a good electrochemical stability. This work broadens the possibilities for the development of solid-state proton conductors in a wide temperature range, even under anhydrous conditions.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0161710.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617
Yuvraj Vaishnav, Rohit K. Rai, Walid Al Maksoud, Fumitaka Takeiri, Shusaku Hayama, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Samy Ould-Chikh, Marcell Toth, Raza Ullah Shah Bacha, Bambar Davaasuren, Maxim Avdeev, Genki Kobayashi and Yoji Kobayashi*,
{"title":"Selective Hydride Interstitials Induced in a High-Entropy Lanthanide Oxyhydride","authors":"Yuvraj Vaishnav, Rohit K. Rai, Walid Al Maksoud, Fumitaka Takeiri, Shusaku Hayama, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Samy Ould-Chikh, Marcell Toth, Raza Ullah Shah Bacha, Bambar Davaasuren, Maxim Avdeev, Genki Kobayashi and Yoji Kobayashi*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0161710.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617","url":null,"abstract":"<p >High-entropy materials have gained significant interest in many applications, but structural investigations of the effect on anions in the crystal structure are still scarce. Here, we study the effect of multicomponent cation disorder in the case of mixed-anion compounds. The distribution of mixed anions among various coordination sites is important given their implications for properties such as ionic conductivity and bulk diffusion in catalysis. Structural analysis in the fluorite-type (La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Y)H<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>0.75</sub> reveals that the disordered cationic effects create new interstitial sites, occupied selectively by hydride despite oxide and hydride disorder in other compositions and sites. In contrast, single-lanthanide oxyhydrides of analogous anion content, such as LaH<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>0.75</sub>, or SmH<sub>2</sub>O<sub>0.5</sub> lack the complex interstitial structure. Hydride ion conductivity measurements and bond valence sum energy maps show a considerably low activation energy of hydride migration due to the additional interstitial sites induced by high entropy. Such interstitials can be crucial in applications that involve hydride ion diffusion, such as ammonia synthesis catalysis and solid-state ionics, as further high-entropy compositions are explored.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142609321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Poly(acrylic acid)-Derived Zwitterionic Hydrogel Unlocking Underwater Adhesion and Swelling Resistance for Applications as a Tissue Patch","authors":"Pengfei Li, Jinsong Yi, Ruilin Lu, Mou Wang, Xiaoming Liao, Yangyang Cheng* and Shiyong Zhang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0256210.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02562https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02562","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Adhesive hydrogels, capable of autonomously adhering to tissues, offer substantial promise for biomedical applications. However, their practical utility is often constrained by challenges and potential failures in underwater adhesion, owing to the weakened interfacial interactions caused by the surface hydration layer and structural swelling-induced degradation of adhesive performance. To tackle this, we developed herein a polyzwitterionic hydrogel with underwater adhesion to several substrates, particularly biological tissues. This hydrogel, termed PAA@QAC(20/1), represents a hybrid poly(acrylic acid (AA)) (PAA)-based polymer incorporating interspersed quaternary ammonium cation (QAC) units, which retains and further surpasses the performance of traditional PAA hydrogels. QAC units can mimic the cationic amino acid residues in mussel foot proteins (Mfps) by replacing water molecules and hydrated cations in the hydration layer, allowing hydrogels to adhere firmly to the surface through electrostatic and hydrogen-bond interactions. Additionally, internal electrostatic cross-linking between AA and QAC enhances the phase separation-induced hydrophobicity, enabling hydrogel to maintain its adhesive properties without swelling. These unique characteristics endow PAA@QAC(20/1) with direct and durable adhesion to a series of biological tissues in the presence of blood or fluids, making it a promising material for a wide range of adhesive-involved biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142609309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Poly(acrylic acid)-Derived Zwitterionic Hydrogel Unlocking Underwater Adhesion and Swelling Resistance for Applications as a Tissue Patch","authors":"Pengfei Li, Jinsong Yi, Ruilin Lu, Mou Wang, Xiaoming Liao, Yangyang Cheng, Shiyong Zhang","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02562","url":null,"abstract":"Adhesive hydrogels, capable of autonomously adhering to tissues, offer substantial promise for biomedical applications. However, their practical utility is often constrained by challenges and potential failures in underwater adhesion, owing to the weakened interfacial interactions caused by the surface hydration layer and structural swelling-induced degradation of adhesive performance. To tackle this, we developed herein a polyzwitterionic hydrogel with underwater adhesion to several substrates, particularly biological tissues. This hydrogel, termed PAA@QAC(20/1), represents a hybrid poly(acrylic acid (AA)) (PAA)-based polymer incorporating interspersed quaternary ammonium cation (QAC) units, which retains and further surpasses the performance of traditional PAA hydrogels. QAC units can mimic the cationic amino acid residues in mussel foot proteins (Mfps) by replacing water molecules and hydrated cations in the hydration layer, allowing hydrogels to adhere firmly to the surface through electrostatic and hydrogen-bond interactions. Additionally, internal electrostatic cross-linking between AA and QAC enhances the phase separation-induced hydrophobicity, enabling hydrogel to maintain its adhesive properties without swelling. These unique characteristics endow PAA@QAC(20/1) with direct and durable adhesion to a series of biological tissues in the presence of blood or fluids, making it a promising material for a wide range of adhesive-involved biomedical applications.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuvraj Vaishnav, Rohit K. Rai, Walid Al Maksoud, Fumitaka Takeiri, Shusaku Hayama, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Samy Ould-Chikh, Marcell Toth, Raza Ullah Shah Bacha, Bambar Davaasuren, Maxim Avdeev, Genki Kobayashi, Yoji Kobayashi
{"title":"Selective Hydride Interstitials Induced in a High-Entropy Lanthanide Oxyhydride","authors":"Yuvraj Vaishnav, Rohit K. Rai, Walid Al Maksoud, Fumitaka Takeiri, Shusaku Hayama, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Samy Ould-Chikh, Marcell Toth, Raza Ullah Shah Bacha, Bambar Davaasuren, Maxim Avdeev, Genki Kobayashi, Yoji Kobayashi","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01617","url":null,"abstract":"High-entropy materials have gained significant interest in many applications, but structural investigations of the effect on anions in the crystal structure are still scarce. Here, we study the effect of multicomponent cation disorder in the case of mixed-anion compounds. The distribution of mixed anions among various coordination sites is important given their implications for properties such as ionic conductivity and bulk diffusion in catalysis. Structural analysis in the fluorite-type (La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Y)H<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>0.75</sub> reveals that the disordered cationic effects create new interstitial sites, occupied selectively by hydride despite oxide and hydride disorder in other compositions and sites. In contrast, single-lanthanide oxyhydrides of analogous anion content, such as LaH<sub>1.5</sub>O<sub>0.75</sub>, or SmH<sub>2</sub>O<sub>0.5</sub> lack the complex interstitial structure. Hydride ion conductivity measurements and bond valence sum energy maps show a considerably low activation energy of hydride migration due to the additional interstitial sites induced by high entropy. Such interstitials can be crucial in applications that involve hydride ion diffusion, such as ammonia synthesis catalysis and solid-state ionics, as further high-entropy compositions are explored.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guinier–Preston Zones Featuring PtCu Nanocrystals: Coherency Strain Fields Reshaping the Band Structure for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis","authors":"Zhiguo Chen, Jingkun Chen, Jingbo Fu, Qiheng Wang, Yonghong Chen, Jingjun Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01485","url":null,"abstract":"Microstructurally distorted Pt-based nanoalloys with unusual structural defects like Guinier–Preston (GP) zones with in situ coherency strain fields may be suitable for substantially improving their electrocatalytic performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic conditions. Herein, GP zones contributing PtCu nanoalloys were first fabricated by additive manufacturing, starting with the formation of metallic Cu clusters as orderly crystal nuclei on ZIF-8-derived carbon, followed by the additive manufacturing of chemically reduced Pt and Cu on the formed clusters in ethylene glycol at 190 °C. The atomic-scale GP zones give rise to high-level coherent strain fields across the nanocrystals, boosting the ORR kinetics. This catalyst exhibits an ultrahigh oxygen reduction half-wave potential of 0.934 V (vs RHE) and a mass activity (MA) of 0.68 A mg<sub>Pt</sub><sup>–1</sup>. After the accelerated degradation test of 50,000 cycles, the achieved MA improved instead of decreasing, rising from 0.68 to 0.89 A mg<sub>Pt</sub><sup>–1</sup>, surpassing that of commercial Pt/C significantly. The significantly improved activity is attributed to the coherency strain fields reshaping the band structure and reconstructing a favorable charge density for active Pt sites. Importantly, the interface-anchored GP zones, maintaining a completely coherent relationship with the matrix, can effectively impede metal atom migration, segregation, or leaching, thus enhancing long-term stability. Therefore, the novel GP-type alloys may pave another way for designing advanced catalysts in the realm of current energy storage and conversion fields like fuel cells.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142541601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0250110.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02501
Elisa Grépin, Yue Zhou, Biao Li, Gwenaëlle Rousse, Jean-Marie Tarascon and Sathiya Mariyappan*,
{"title":"Optimal Ti-Substitution in Layered Oxide Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries","authors":"Elisa Grépin, Yue Zhou, Biao Li, Gwenaëlle Rousse, Jean-Marie Tarascon and Sathiya Mariyappan*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0250110.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02501https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02501","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Sodium layered oxides Na<sub><i>x</i></sub>MO<sub>2</sub> (<i>x</i> ≤ 1 and M = transition metal ions) gain interest as sodium-ion battery (NIB) cathodes due to their high energy density and cost-effectiveness. The nature of transition metal ions (M) defines the material properties, and the substitution of M with redox inactive Ti<sup>4+</sup> is often seen as beneficial in reducing phase transitions during cycling and thus improving the cycle life. In this respect, our present study focuses on understanding the origin of this improvement by studying the highly substituted P2 Na<sub>0.67</sub>Ni<sub>0.30</sub>Zn<sub>0.03</sub>Mn<sub>0.67–<i>y</i></sub>Ti<sub><i>y</i></sub>O<sub>2</sub> (0 ≤ <i>y</i> ≤ 0.67) phases based on their electrochemical performance combined with structural analyses and DFT calculations. The results indicate that Ti<sup>4+</sup>, by increasing the M–O bond ionicity, disrupts the Na<sup>+</sup>-vacancy ordering at lower voltages (<4 V, until ∼60% SOC) and reduces the participation of O 2<i>p</i> in the redox process, thereby suppressing Na-removal and the extent of P2–O2 phase transition at high voltages. We show that this effect becomes maximum for <i>y</i> = 0.52 (P2 Na<sub>0.67</sub>Ni<sub>0.30</sub>Zn<sub>0.03</sub>Mn<sub>0.15</sub>Ti<sub>0.52</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) and beyond, for which we observe a nearly solid-solution-like behavior of the P2-type structure. However, the d<sup>0</sup> Ti<sup>4+</sup> is prone to cation migration leading to poor structural reversibility as observed from operando XRD analyses, making the highly Ti<sup>4+</sup>-substituted material less suitable for practical applications. An optimum ratio of <i>y</i> = 0.3 (Na<sub>0.67</sub>Ni<sub>0.3</sub>Zn<sub>0.03</sub>Mn<sub>0.37</sub>Ti<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) is beneficial for the cycle life as well as rate capability, and the study points to the importance of carefully selecting transition metal combinations in the finest ratio to achieve the best performing sodium layered oxide electrode materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142609353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}