“…Both ␣-MnO 2 and -MnO 2 show low electrochemical activity when used as active material. Therefore, the electrochemical performance of MnO 2 , as active material in supercapacitors, Li-ion and rechargeable alkaline manganese dioxide (RAM) batteries, is strongly affected, but in proportion to the contribution of ␣ or  in MnO 2 [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”