title: Vacancy-induced manganese vanadates and their potential application to Li-ion batteries.
abstract: We report on the synthesis and characterization of a novel manganese vanadate, Mn1.5(H2O)(NH4)V4O12, with rare in situ disorder of Mn(H2O)2(2+)/2NH4(+). We show that vacancies created by ammonium ions and coordinating water molecules within the manganese vanadate crystal structure yield high-charge capacity, favorable rate capability, and long cycle life in Li-ion half-cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. fedkiw@ncsu.edu.
authors.forename: Martin K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Dufficy
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Fedkiw
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Maggard