Modulating the D-band center of mn and mitigating O vacancies with amino groups for enhanced long-cycle alkaline-manganese batteries

Manganese oxide is a promising cathode material for rechargeable batteries due to its high theoretical specific capacity. However, its practical application is hindered by its poor conductivity and rapid capacity decay caused by Jahn-Teller distortion during charging and discharging. This work introduces Na 2 EDTA during the synthesis of Mn O 2 , and the amino group is introduced by adsorption to deposit to form N-doped Mn O 2 . Alkaline N-doped Mn O 2 battery upshifts the d-band center of Mn, improves the conductivity of Mn O 2 and the formation energy of O vacancies during the charge-discharge process, and suppresses Jahn Teller distortion. As a result, N-doped Mn O 2 achieves a high capacity of up to 197mAh g −1 and excellent capacity retention of 94.2% over 250 cycles with slower voltage decay. This strategy enables the material with high cycling performance for single-electron discharge secondary alkaline manganese batteries.