Fig. 1.
The evidences of electrochemical transformation from spinel Mn3O4 into layered AxMnO2·nH2O. a Mn2p, b O1s XPS, and c Al2p spectra of Mn3O4 and the AlxMnO2·nH2O. d DTG curve for Mn3O4 and AlxMnO2·nH2O. e HAADF image for EELS line scanning pathway as indicated by the white line. f Mn L-edge and O K-edge EELS spectrum along the scanning pathway in e. g Low-magnification STEM image and h–j element mappings of a AlxMnO2·nH2O: h Mn, i O, j Al. Scale bar: 10 nm for e