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Benefits of molybdenum substitution in Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode material for sodium ion batteries: A first principles study
Mohamad Firdaus Rosle1, Siti Munirah Hasanaly2, Muhd Zu Azhan Yahya3, Fadhlul Wafi Badrudin4, Siti Aminah Mohd Noor5, Mohamad Fariz Mohamad Taib6, Mohamad Firdaus Rosle7, Siti Munirah Hasanaly8.
The first principles study on the structural and electronic properties of Na3V2(PO4)3 (NVP) was
performed using first principles calculation. Results on lattice constant, Mulliken analysis and density
of state are discussed in this paper. Overall, lattice parameter calculation obtained using GGA-PBEsol
functional is in better agreement with the experimental result. Based on atomic population, Na2 is
expected to be sodiated first compared to Na1. From the bond order calculation, it was shown that
the P-O bond provided thermal stability and contributed to the long-life cycle of the battery. The NaO bond showed that the ionic character is essential for ion migration. From the Density of state, the
overlapping between O 2p and P 3p orbitals forms a strong bond which supports the bond order result.
In this study, the calculated band gap value was 2.06 eV and which then decreased to 0.4 eV upon
desodiation. The effect of Molybdenum (Mo) substitution on NVP was also studied using virtual crystal
approximation method. The volume of NVP increases with increasing amount of Mo6+ substitution
which eases the migration of ions and this will be beneficial to the electrochemical performance. Thus,
this substituted NVP with Mo (Na3V2-xMox(PO4)3) cathode material could be a potential candidate for
sodium ion batteries.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia
- Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia
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