Adsorption and thermal decomposition of electolytes on nanometer magnesium oxide: An in situ 13C MAS NMR study
- BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
Mg batteries have been proposed as potential alternatives to lithium ion batteries due to their lower cost, higher safety, and enhanced charge density. However, Mg metal readily oxidizes when exposed to an oxidizer to form a thin MgO passivation surface layer that blocks the transport of Mg2+ across the solid electrode-electrolyte interface (SEI). In this work, in situ high temperature 13C single pulse (SP) and surface sensitive 1H-13C cross polarization (CP) MAS NMR combined with quantum chemistry calculations were conducted on samples containing common electrolytes for Mg-batteries, i.e., diglyme (G2) + Magnesium(II) bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (Mg(TFSI)2). At elevated temperatures, neat G2 decomposes to methoxy and adsorbs onto the MgO surface. G2 represent the major MgO adsorbed species or the 0.1 M Mg(TFSI)2 in G2 electrolyte while for 1.0 M Mg(TFSI)2 in G2, the major surface adsorbed species are G2-solvated Mg-TFSI contact ion pairs with the first shells containing 2 G2 molecules and the second shell containing either 0 or up to 6 G2. In particular, a desolvation of the Mg-TFSI contact ion pairs is evident on the MgO surface. These results show that the MgO surface species are directly related to the solvation structures in the electrolytes, offering fundamental insights into the formation mechanism of SEI.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1614866
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-144709
- Journal Information:
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Journal Issue: 42 Vol. 11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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