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Understanding Performance Limitations to Enable High Performance Magnesium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0321608jes· OSTI ID:1332914
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research; Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Advanced Materials Lab.
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We developed a mathematical model in order to investigate the performance limiting factors of Mg-ion battery with a Chevrel phase (MgxMo6S8) cathode and a Mg metal anode. Furthermore, the model was validated using experimental data from the literature [Cheng et al., Chem. Mater., 26, 4904 (2014)]. Two electrochemical reactions of the Chevrel phase with significantly different kinetics and solid diffusion were included in the porous electrode model, which captured the physics sufficiently well to generate charge curves of five rates (0.1C–2C) for two different particle sizes. Limitation analysis indicated that the solid diffusion and kinetics in the higher-voltage plateau limit the capacity and increase the overpotential in the Cheng et al.’s thin (20-μm) electrodes. The model reveals that the performance of the cells with reasonable thickness would also be subject to electrolyte-phase limitations. Finally, the simulation also suggested that the polarization losses on discharge will be lower than that on charge, because of the differences in the kinetics and solid diffusion between the two reactions of the Chevrel phase.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1332914
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1439981
Report Number(s):
SAND2016--10779J; 648600
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 163; ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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