Widening Electrochemical Window of Mg Salt by Weakly Coordinating Perfluoroalkoxyaluminate Anion for Mg Battery Electrolyte

Date Published
04/2019
Publication Type
Journal Article
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DOI
10.1149/2.0751908jes
Abstract

Energy storage concepts based on multivalent ion chemistries, such as Mg2+, promise very high volumetric energy density, however require improvements in electrolyte (Mg salt and solvent) electrochemical window to reach their full potential. Hypothetically the window of Mg salt could be widened by disfavoring the cathodic decomposition pathway of a thermodynamically and anodically stable anion, rendering it kinetically inert toward Mg+-mediated reduction. Computational and electrochemical analyses on Mg[TPFA]2([TPFA]− = [Al{OC(CF3)3}4]−) support this hypothesis, and showcase a widened electrochemical window as a result of mitigated cathodic decomposition as well as enhanced anodic stability from electron-withdrawing CF3 groups. Detailed NMR and IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy further support that the weak coordination to Mg2+ in solution is important for maintaining the wide electrochemical window of Mg salt.

Journal
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Volume
166
Year of Publication
2019
Issue
8
Pagination
A1510 - A1519
ISSN Number
0013-4651
Short Title
J. Electrochem. Soc.
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Refereed
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