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Synthesis and characterisation of new cathode materials for second generation sodium batteries
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dc.contributor.advisor | Lightfoot, Philip | |
dc.contributor.author | Munaó, Irene | |
dc.coverage.spatial | v, 199 p. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-30T13:10:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-30T13:10:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-21 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/12203 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis reports exploratory studies on the synthesis and characterisation of new compounds as cathode materials for second generation sodium batteries, with a particular emphasis on preparing new iron-phosphite and molybdenum oxyfluoride cathode materials. Seven different compounds are hereby reported: the sodium iron fluoro-phosphite of formula NaFe₃(HPO₃)₂[(H,F)PO₂OH)₆], the iron-phosphite Fe₂(HPO₃)₃, the sodium iron-phosphite NaFe(H₂PO₃)₄, the sodium iron phosphate NaFe(HPO₄)(H₂PO₄)₂·H₂O and three molybdenum oxyfluoride compounds of formula Na₂MoO₂F₄, KNaMoO₂F₄ and KMoO₂F₃. The synthesis of these compounds was performed by hydrothermal and solvothermal methods at temperatures ranging from 100 °C to 160 °C. The compounds were then fully characterised using the following techniques: single crystal X-ray diffraction (SXD), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), elemental analysis (EA), infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and electrochemical testing. Magnetic properties have also been studied where appropriate. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of St Andrews | |
dc.subject | Sodium batteries | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | TK2941.M86 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cathodes--Materials | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Storage batteries | en |
dc.title | Synthesis and characterisation of new cathode materials for second generation sodium batteries | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationname | PhD Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | The University of St Andrews | en_US |
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