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Toward sustainable batteries

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Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries based on manganese oxide electrode materials are more environmentally friendly than conventional ones but generally suffer from rapid performance fading. A recent study sheds light on possible remedies through engineering of the interface.

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Fig. 1: Evolution of manganese-based cathode chemistry in rechargeable batteries.

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Yaghoobnejad Asl, H., Manthiram, A. Toward sustainable batteries. Nat Sustain 4, 379–380 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00664-5

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