DOI: 10.1039/d5ra04468e ISSN: 2046-2069
Investigating the electronic and magnetic properties of Na x Fe 1/2 Mn 1
Veenavee Nipunika Kothalawala, Kosuke Suzuki, Johannes Nokelainen, Ilja Makkonen, Erica West, Lassi Roininen, Jere Leinonen, Pekka Tynjälä, Petteri Laine, Juho Välikangas, Ulla Lassi, Assa Aravindh Sasikala Devi, Matti Alatalo, Yuki Mizuno, Naruki Tsuji, Hikaru Usami, Yuju Nagasaki, Tsuyoshi Takami, Yoshiharu Sakurai, Hiroshi Sakurai, Mohammad Babar, Venkatasubramanian Vishwanathan, Arun Bansil, Bernardo BarbielliniWe discuss the electronic and magnetic properties of Na x Fe 1/2 Mn 1/2 O 2 , a promising Na-ion battery cathode material. Using X-ray Compton scattering, SQUID magnetometry, and DFT-based modeling, we probe how electrons and spins evolve during sodiation.