Electrolytic conditioning of a magnesium aluminum chloride complex for reversible magnesium deposition
Abstract
We describe in this report the electrochemistry of Mg deposition and dissolution from the magnesium aluminum chloride complex (MACC). The results define the requirements for reversible Mg deposition and definitively establish that voltammetric cycling of the electrolyte significantly alters its composition and performance. Elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) results demonstrate that irreversible Mg and Al deposits form during early cycles. Electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) data show that inhibitory oligomers develop in THF-based solutions. These oligomers form via the well-established mechanism of a cationic ring-opening polymerization of THF during the initial synthesis of the MACC and under resting conditions. In contrast, MACC solutions in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), an acyclic solvent, do not evolve as dramatically at open circuit potential. Furthermore, we propose a mechanism describing how the conditioning process of the MACC in THF improves its performance by both tuning the Mg:Al stoichiometry and eliminating oligomers.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1235247
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2014-17888J
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447; 537642
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. C
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 48; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Mg-ion battery; Mg electrodeposition; magnesium aluminum chloride complex; ring-opening polymerization
Citation Formats
Barile, Christopher J., Barile, Elizabeth C., Zavadil, Kevin R., Nuzzo, Ralph G., and Gewirth, Andrew A. Electrolytic conditioning of a magnesium aluminum chloride complex for reversible magnesium deposition. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1021/jp506951b.
Barile, Christopher J., Barile, Elizabeth C., Zavadil, Kevin R., Nuzzo, Ralph G., & Gewirth, Andrew A. Electrolytic conditioning of a magnesium aluminum chloride complex for reversible magnesium deposition. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp506951b
Barile, Christopher J., Barile, Elizabeth C., Zavadil, Kevin R., Nuzzo, Ralph G., and Gewirth, Andrew A. 2014.
"Electrolytic conditioning of a magnesium aluminum chloride complex for reversible magnesium deposition". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp506951b. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1235247.
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title = {Electrolytic conditioning of a magnesium aluminum chloride complex for reversible magnesium deposition},
author = {Barile, Christopher J. and Barile, Elizabeth C. and Zavadil, Kevin R. and Nuzzo, Ralph G. and Gewirth, Andrew A.},
abstractNote = {We describe in this report the electrochemistry of Mg deposition and dissolution from the magnesium aluminum chloride complex (MACC). The results define the requirements for reversible Mg deposition and definitively establish that voltammetric cycling of the electrolyte significantly alters its composition and performance. Elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) results demonstrate that irreversible Mg and Al deposits form during early cycles. Electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) data show that inhibitory oligomers develop in THF-based solutions. These oligomers form via the well-established mechanism of a cationic ring-opening polymerization of THF during the initial synthesis of the MACC and under resting conditions. In contrast, MACC solutions in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), an acyclic solvent, do not evolve as dramatically at open circuit potential. Furthermore, we propose a mechanism describing how the conditioning process of the MACC in THF improves its performance by both tuning the Mg:Al stoichiometry and eliminating oligomers.},
doi = {10.1021/jp506951b},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1235247},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. C},
issn = {1932-7447},
number = 48,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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