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  • Title: Structure Evolution of Na2O2 from Room Temperature to 500 °C.
    Author: Wang CH, Gui DY, Xia Q, Avdeev M, Ling CD, Kennedy BJ.
    Journal: Inorg Chem; 2020 Oct 05; 59(19):14439-14446. PubMed ID: 32954723.
    Abstract:
    Na2O2 is one of the possible discharge products from sodium-air batteries. Here, we report the evolution of the structure of Na2O2 from room temperature to 500 °C using variable-temperature neutron and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. A phase transition from α-Na2O2 to β-Na2O2 is observed in the neutron diffraction measurements above 400 °C, and the crystal structure of β-Na2O2 is determined from neutron diffraction data at 500 °C. α-Na2O2 adapts a hexagonal P62m (no. 189) structure, and β-Na2O2 adapts a tetragonal I41/acd (no. 142) structure. The thermal expansion coefficients of α-Na2O2 are a = 2.98(1) × 10-5 K-1, c = 2.89(1) × 10-5 K-1, and V = 8.96(1) × 10-5 K-1 up to 400 °C, and a ∼10% volume expansion occurs during the phase transition from α-Na2O2 to β-Na2O2 due to the realignment/rotation of O22- groups. Both phases are electronic insulators according to DFT calculations with band gaps (both indirect) of 1.75 eV (α-Na2O2) and 2.56 eV (β-Na2O2). An impedance analysis from room temperature to 400 °C revealed a significant enhancement of the conductivity at T ≥ 275 °C. α-Na2O2 shows a higher conductivity (∼10 times at T ≤ 275 °C and ∼3 times at T > 275 °C) in O2 compared to in Ar. We confirmed, by dielectric analysis, that this enhanced conductivity is dominated by ionic conduction.
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