Direct Nano‐Synthesis Methods Notably Benefit Mg‐Battery Cathode Performance

Blanc, Lauren E.; Sun, Xiaoqi; Shyamsunder, Abhinandan; Duffort, Victor; Nazar, Linda F.

doi:10.1002/smtd.202000029

Title: Direct Nano‐Synthesis Methods Notably Benefit Mg‐Battery Cathode Performance

Journal Article · Tue Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202000029· OSTI ID:1601678

Blanc, Lauren E. ^[1]; Sun, Xiaoqi ^[1]; Shyamsunder, Abhinandan ^[1]; Duffort, Victor ^[1];

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Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Department of Chemistry and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada

Abstract Rechargeable magnesium batteries are promising candidates for next‐generation electrochemical energy storage, but their development is severely hindered by sluggish solid‐state diffusion and significant desolvation penalties of the divalent cation. Studies suggest that nano‐sized electrode materials alleviate these issues by shortening diffusion lengths and increasing electrode/electrolyte interaction. Here, the effect of particle size and synthetic methodology on the electrochemical performance of four sulfide cathode materials in Mg batteries is investigated: layered TiS ₂ , CuS, spinel Ti ₂ S ₄ , and CuCo ₂ S ₄ . In these sulfide hosts, the direct preparation of nano‐dimensional crystallites is critical to activate or improve electrochemistry. Even promising cathode materials can appear electrochemically inert when micron‐sized particles are investigated (e.g., CuCo ₂ S ₄ ), and mechanical milling leads to surface degradation of active material which severely limits performance. However, nano‐sized CuCo ₂ S ₄ prepared directly reaches a capacity nearly double that of ball‐milled material and delivers 350 mAh g ⁻¹ at 60 °C. This work provides synthetic considerations which may be crucial in the discovery and design of novel Mg cathode materials, so that promising candidates are not overlooked. By extension, in oxide materials where Mg ²⁺ diffusion is expected to be much more sluggish, this factor is anticipated to be even more important when screening for new hosts.

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