Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have been regarded as a promising alternative to large-scale energy storage
due to associated low-cost
improved safety and environmental friendliness. However
a high-performance cathode material for both rate capability and specific capacity is still a challenge. One kind of the more promising candidates are sodium manganese oxide (NMO) materials
although they suffer from individual issues and need to be further improved. Herein
we present a novel mixed phase NMO material composed of nearly equal amounts of Na
0.55
Mn
2
O
4
and Na
0.7
MnO
2.05
. The structured configuration with particle size of 200-500 nm is found to be beneficial towards improving the ion diffusion rate during the charge/discharge process. Compared with Na
0.7
MnO
2.05
and Na
0.55
Mn
2
O
4
the mixed phase NMO demonstrates an enhanced rate capability and excellent long-term cycling stability with a capacity retention of 83% after 800 cycles. More importantly
the system also delivers an impressive energy density and power density
as 378 W·h·kg
-1
at 68.7 W·kg
-1
or 172 W·h·kg
-1
at 17
05 W·kg
-1
. The superior electrochemical performance is ascribed to the fast Zn
2+
diffusion rate because of a large ratio of capacitive contribution (63.9% at 0.9 mV·s
-1
). Thus
the mixed phase route provides a novel strategy to enhance electrochemical performance
enabling mixed phase NMO as very promising material towards large-scale energy-storage applications.
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