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Title: High magnesium mobility in ternary spinel chalcogenides

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. Joint Inst.
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
  5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  6. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  7. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division

Magnesium batteries appear a viable alternative to overcome the safety and energy density limitations faced by current lithium-ion technology. The development of a competitive magnesium battery is plagued by the existing notion of poor magnesium mobility in solids. Here we demonstrate by using ab initio calculations, nuclear magnetic resonance, and impedance spectroscopy measurements that substantial magnesium ion mobility can indeed be achieved in close-packed frameworks (similar to 0.01-0.1 mS cm(-1) at 298 K), specifically in the magnesium scandium selenide spinel. Our theoretical predictions also indicate that high magnesium ion mobility is possible in other chalcogenide spinels, opening the door for the realization of other magnesium solid ionic conductors and the eventual development of an all-solid-state magnesium battery.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; 3F-31144
OSTI ID:
1417619
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1427174
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 170 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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