Table 1 Comparison of electrochemical performances for different layered NaxMO2 electrodes (M, transition metal)

From: A monoclinic polymorph of sodium birnessite for ultrafast and ultrastable sodium ion storage

Cathode electrodes (loading mass/mg cm−2)

Potential range (V)

Rate performance

Capacity retention

Reference

Monoclinic-NaMnO2 (unknown)

2.0–3.8

185 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C

132 mAh g−1 after 20 cycles at 0.1 C

ref. 7

β-NaMnO2 (4–5)

2.0–4.2

90 mAh g−1 at 10 C

65 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 10 C

ref. 8

Bir-Na0.71MnO2·0.25H2O (1.1)

1.85–3.65

89 mAh g−1 at 8/3 C

105 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.4 C

ref. 10

NaMn3O5 (~1.95)

1.5–4.7

115 mAh g−1 at 5 C

153 mAh g−1 after 20 cycles at 0.1 C

ref. 34

P2/O′3-NaMnTi0.1Ni0.1O2 (~1.3)

1.5–4.2

103 mAh g−1 at 10 C

97 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 5 C

ref. 35

O3-Na0.9[Cu0.22Fe0.30Mn0.48]O2 (3–5)

2.5–4.05

59 mAh g−1 at 5 C

95 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.1 C

ref. 36

O3-NaNi0.5Mn0.2Ti0.3O2 (3–5)

2.0–4.0

135 mAh g−1 at 1 C

115 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 1 C

ref. 37

P2-Na0.6[Cr0.6Ti0.4]O2 (unknown)

2.5–3.85

61 mAh g−1 at 2 C

60 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 1 C

ref. 38

O3-NaNi0.45Cu0.05Mn0.4Ti0.1O2 (3)

2.0–4.0

81 mAh g−1 at 10 C

84 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 1 C

ref. 39

C-NaCrO2 (3.5)

2.0–3.6

106 mAh g−1 at 50 C

109 mAh g−1 after 300 cycles at 0.5 C

ref. 40

P2-Na0.7CoO2 (~1.4)

2.0–3.8

64 mAh g−1 at 16 C

84 mAh g−1 after 300 cycles at 4 C

ref. 41

NaMnO2−yδ(OH)2y (2–3)

2.0–4.0

156 mAh g−1 at 50 C

174 mAh g−1 after 1000 cycles at 10 C

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