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Title: Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries

Abstract

Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes present new opportunities for rechargeable magnesium batteries. However, few polymer electrolytes have demonstrated reversible Mg deposition/dissolution and those that have still contain volatile liquids such as tetrahydrofuran (THF). In this work, we report a nanocomposite polymer electrolyte based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), Mg(BH4)2 and MgO nanoparticles for rechargeable Mg batteries. Cells with this electrolyte have a high coulombic efficiency of 98% for Mg plating/stripping and a high cycling stability. Through combined experiment-modeling investigations, a correlation between improved solvation of the salt and solvent chain length, chelation and oxygen denticity is established. Following the same trend, the nanocomposite polymer electrolyte is inferred to enhance the dissociation of the salt Mg(BH4)2 and thus improve the electrochemical performance. The insights and design metrics thus obtained may be used in nanocomposite electrolytes for other multivalent systems.

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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1171301
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-103424
44591; KC0208010
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Nano Energy, 2015(12):750-759
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nano Energy, 2015(12):750-759
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
energy storage; battery; nanocomposite; polymer electrolyte; magnesium; rechargeable; Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Citation Formats

Shao, Yuyan, Rajput, Nav Nidhi, Hu, Jian Z., Hu, Mary Y., Liu, Tianbiao L., Wei, Zhehao, Gu, Meng, Deng, Xuchu, Xu, Suochang, Han, Kee Sung, Wang, Jiulin, Nie, Zimin, Li, Guosheng, Zavadil, K., Xiao, Jie, Wang, Chong M., Henderson, Wesley A., Zhang, Jiguang, Wang, Yong, Mueller, Karl T., Persson, Kristin A., and Liu, Jun. Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.12.028.
Shao, Yuyan, Rajput, Nav Nidhi, Hu, Jian Z., Hu, Mary Y., Liu, Tianbiao L., Wei, Zhehao, Gu, Meng, Deng, Xuchu, Xu, Suochang, Han, Kee Sung, Wang, Jiulin, Nie, Zimin, Li, Guosheng, Zavadil, K., Xiao, Jie, Wang, Chong M., Henderson, Wesley A., Zhang, Jiguang, Wang, Yong, Mueller, Karl T., Persson, Kristin A., & Liu, Jun. Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.12.028
Shao, Yuyan, Rajput, Nav Nidhi, Hu, Jian Z., Hu, Mary Y., Liu, Tianbiao L., Wei, Zhehao, Gu, Meng, Deng, Xuchu, Xu, Suochang, Han, Kee Sung, Wang, Jiulin, Nie, Zimin, Li, Guosheng, Zavadil, K., Xiao, Jie, Wang, Chong M., Henderson, Wesley A., Zhang, Jiguang, Wang, Yong, Mueller, Karl T., Persson, Kristin A., and Liu, Jun. 2014. "Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.12.028.
@article{osti_1171301,
title = {Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries},
author = {Shao, Yuyan and Rajput, Nav Nidhi and Hu, Jian Z. and Hu, Mary Y. and Liu, Tianbiao L. and Wei, Zhehao and Gu, Meng and Deng, Xuchu and Xu, Suochang and Han, Kee Sung and Wang, Jiulin and Nie, Zimin and Li, Guosheng and Zavadil, K. and Xiao, Jie and Wang, Chong M. and Henderson, Wesley A. and Zhang, Jiguang and Wang, Yong and Mueller, Karl T. and Persson, Kristin A. and Liu, Jun},
abstractNote = {Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes present new opportunities for rechargeable magnesium batteries. However, few polymer electrolytes have demonstrated reversible Mg deposition/dissolution and those that have still contain volatile liquids such as tetrahydrofuran (THF). In this work, we report a nanocomposite polymer electrolyte based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), Mg(BH4)2 and MgO nanoparticles for rechargeable Mg batteries. Cells with this electrolyte have a high coulombic efficiency of 98% for Mg plating/stripping and a high cycling stability. Through combined experiment-modeling investigations, a correlation between improved solvation of the salt and solvent chain length, chelation and oxygen denticity is established. Following the same trend, the nanocomposite polymer electrolyte is inferred to enhance the dissociation of the salt Mg(BH4)2 and thus improve the electrochemical performance. The insights and design metrics thus obtained may be used in nanocomposite electrolytes for other multivalent systems.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.12.028},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1171301}, journal = {Nano Energy, 2015(12):750-759},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}