?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.228445&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Design+and+characterisation+of+layered+transition+metal+oxide+cathode+materials+for+Na-ion+batteries&rft.creator=Thanaweera+Achchige%2C+Dumindu+P.&rft.subject=Rechargeable+Sodium-ion+Batteries&rft.subject=Cathode+Materials&rft.subject=Cation++Substitution&rft.subject=Crystal+Structure&rft.subject=Electrochemical+Studies&rft.subject=Phase+Transitions&rft.subject=Synchrotron+XRD&rft.subject=Layered+Transition+Metal+Oxides&rft.subject=Anion+Redox+Reaction&rft.subject=In+situ+XRD&rft.description=Owing+to+the+scarcity+of+lithium%2C+discovering+alternatives+for+lithium+in+rechargeable+batteries+is+a+critical+requirement.+Sodium+is+an+ideal+candidate+for+this+purpose.+The+absence+of+exceptional+cathode+materials+in+sodium-ion+batteries+is+a+bottleneck+in+realizing+the+above+objective.+This+study+focused+on+synthesizing+novel+transition+metal+oxide+cathode+materials+for+sodium-ion+batteries+and+improving+their+electrochemical+properties.+The+outcomes+of+this+study+emphasized+the+importance+of+novel+material+compositions+as+well+as+the+role+of+smart+cation+substitution%2C+anion+redox+reaction%2C+electrochemical+activation+and+the+effect+of+the+combination+of+strategies+in+achieving+next-generation+high-capacity+cathodes.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2022&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F228445%2F1%2FDumindu_Thanaweera%2520Achchige_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.228445&rft.relation=Thanaweera+Achchige%2C+Dumindu+P.+(2022)+Design+and+characterisation+of+layered+transition+metal+oxide+cathode+materials+for+Na-ion+batteries.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F228445%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Science%3B+School+of+Chemistry+%26+Physics