In this talk, we will present different ways of accessing the theoretical second electron capacity (617mAh/g) of MnO2 for over 3000 cycles, where the use of dopants like bismuth oxide and copper, removal of hydrophobic binders like Teflon, use of high surface area carbon and maintaining a porous electrode architecture are extremely important.3-5 We will present the diverse and complex electrochemistry of MnO2 that take place with the addition of bismuth oxide and copper as complexation and intercalation reactions are added with the solid-state and dissolution-precipitation reactions on the account of the tendency of bismuth and copper to enhance the redox activity of MnO2.6 We will also show comprehensive combinatorial cyclic voltammetry and impedance analysis, where the roles of bismuth and copper will be further elucidated, and remark on the potential regions where the complexation and intercalation regions exist in the MnO2 electrochemistry. For the first time we will show real time microscopy images and video of the formation and deformation of MnO2 through dissolution-precipitation reactions.5,6 We will also report on the role of high surface area carbon and binder on MnO2 electrochemistry, where we find that they affect the electrode architecture and porosity, which turn out to be very important for the dissolution-precipitation reactions. Finally, we will present our perspective on the current understanding of MnO2 electrochemical reactions based on the aforementioned and other advanced characterizations that we have performed.
Funding:
This work was supported by the New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) under Project Number 58068 and US Department of Energy ARPA-E under award number DE AR0000150.
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Figure. Potentiodynamic cycling of MnO2 showing its diverse and complex electrochemistry. Top part is the cyclic voltammetry (CV) scan of the first cycle which shows the conversion of γ-MnO2 to δ-MnO2. Bottom part is the CV scan after the first cycle, which shows the electrochemistry of δ-MnO2 with Bi and Cu additives.