What happens structurally and chemically during sodium uptake and release by Ni<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub>: a combined X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption, pair distribution function and MAS NMR analysis
Jonas Dinter, Kevin Synnatschke, Tobias A. Engesser, Sylvio Indris, Niklas Wolff, Ole Gronenberg, Martin Etter, Giannantonio Cibin, Lorenz Kienle, Claudia Backes, Wolfgang Bensch
Abstract
The layered compound Ni<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub> was electrochemically characterized for application as an anode material in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and the corresponding reaction mechanism was investigated <italic>via</italic> a multi-method approach.
Topics & Concepts
X-rayDiffractionAbsorption (acoustics)SodiumX-ray crystallographyCrystallographyMaterials scienceChemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)PhysicsOpticsChromatographyMetallurgyAdvancements in Battery MaterialsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyChemical Synthesis and Characterization