@article{Chen2024, 
author = {Jie Chen and Apparao M. Rao and Caitian Gao and Jiang Zhou and Limei Cha and Xiaoming Yuan and Bingan Lu},
title = {Phase-transition-free rivets for layered oxide potassium cathodes},
year = {2024},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {17},
number = {11},
pages = {9671-9678},
keywords = {perovskite, layered oxide, potassium cathodes, phase-transition-free, rivets},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-024-6901-5},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-024-6901-5},
abstract = {As a cathode material for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), manganese-based layered oxides have attracted widespread attention due to their low cost, ease of synthesis, and high performance. However, the Jahn–Teller effect caused by Mn3+ and the irreversible phase transformation of the structure leads to poor cycle stability, limiting the development of layered oxides in PIBs. Herein, we demonstrate the use of phase-transition-free CaTiO3 as rivets in K0.5Mn0.9Ti0.1O2 by a simple solid-state method. As verified by the in situ X-ray diffraction, the CaTiO3 rivets effectively prevent the slippage of the transition metal layer during charge and discharge, inhibiting structural degradation. As a result, the obtained K0.5Mn0.9Ti0.1O2-0.02CaTiO3 shows excellent cycling stability and rate performance, with high capacities of 119.3 and 70.1 mAh·g−1 at 20 and 1000 mA·g−1, respectively. At 200 mA·g−1, the capacity retention remains 94.7% after more than 300 cycles. This work represents a new avenue for designing and optimizing layered cathode materials for PIBs and other batteries.}
}