Does Water Enhance Mg Intercalation in Oxides? The Case of a Tunnel Framework

Lopez, Mario; Yoo, Hyun Deog; Hu, Linhua; Andrews, Justin L.; Banerjee, Sarbajit; Cabana, Jordi

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01681

Does Water Enhance Mg Intercalation in Oxides? The Case of a Tunnel Framework

Journal Article · Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01681· OSTI ID:1961570

Lopez, Mario ^[1]; Yoo, Hyun Deog ^[2]; Hu, Linhua ^[1]; Andrews, Justin L. ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR); Pusan National Univ., Busan (Korea, Republic of)
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)

The presence of H₂O has been linked to enhancements in the reactivity of cathodes for Mg²⁺ electrochemistry. If the enhancements were mimicked by nonaqueous solvents, they could enable Mg batteries with transformational energy density. However, the extent to which H₂O may boost actual intercalation of Mg²⁺, as opposed to competing reactions, has not been elucidated. Here, in this paper, we evaluate its role as additive in the electrochemistry of a tunnel polymorph of V₂O₅ in a nonaqueous Mg²⁺ electrolyte. The electrochemical response and V reduction in the cathodes positively correlated with H₂O concentration, but it was not concurrent with commensurate changes in cell volume and Mg content. These observations indicate that H₂O does not enhance Mg²⁺ intercalation, but rather, it promotes competing pathways. This work shows the importance of accurately probing reactions in multivalent electrolytes. Importantly, it indicates that H₂O is not a universal solution to the challenge of Mg²⁺ intercalation in oxides.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1961570

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 5; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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