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In Situ X‐Ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies of a Manganese Dioxide Electrode in a Rechargeable MnO2 / Zn Alkaline Battery Environment
- Source :
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 144:1598-1603
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- The Electrochemical Society, 1997.
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Abstract
- Electronic and structural aspects of a MnO{sub 2} electrode in a rechargeable MnO{sub 2}/Zn battery environment have been investigated by in situ Mn K-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). The relative amplitudes of the three major Fourier transform shells of the extended XAFS function of the rechargeable MnO{sub 2} electrode in the undischarged state were similar to those found for ramsdellite, a MnO{sub 2} polymorph with substantial corner-sharing linkages among the basic MnO{sub 6} octahedral units. The analyses of the background-subtracted pre-edge peaks and absorption edge regions for the nominally 1-e{sup {minus}} discharged electrode were consistent with Mn{sup 3+} as being the predominant constituent species, rather than a mixture of Mn{sup 4+} and Mn{sup 2+} sites. Furthermore, careful inspection of both the x-ray absorption near edge structure and EXAFS indicated that the full recharge of MnO{sub 2}, which had been previously discharged either by one or two equivalent electrons, generates a material with decreased corner-sharing linkages compared to the original undischarged MnO{sub 2}.
- Subjects :
- Absorption spectroscopy
Extended X-ray absorption fine structure
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Analytical chemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
Manganese
Crystal structure
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
X-ray absorption fine structure
chemistry
Absorption edge
X-ray crystallography
Materials Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Alkaline battery
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Details
- ISSN :
- 19457111 and 00134651
- Volume :
- 144
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........598519c86504f6034ec0da62ef424f2f