Bevilacqua, Sarah C. published the artcileEffect of the Electrolyte Solvent on Redox Processes in Mg-S Batteries, COA of Formula: C10H22O5, the main research area is magnesium sulfur battery electrolyte solvent redox process.
Mg-S batteries are attractive for next-generation energy storage because of their high theor. capacity and low cost. The foremost challenge in Mg-S batteries is designing electrolytes that support reversible electrochem. at both electrodes. Here, we target a solution-mediated reduction pathway for the S8 cathode by tailoring the electrolyte solvent. Varying the solvent in Mg-based systems is complicated because of the active nature of the solvent in solvating Mg2+ and the complex dynamics of electrolyte-Mg interfaces. To understand the effect of the solvent on the S8 reduction processes in the Mg-S cell, the magnesium-aluminum chloride complex (MACC) electrolyte was prepared in different ethereal solvents. Reversible Mg electrodeposition is demonstrated in the MACC electrolyte in several solvent systems. The electrodeposition overpotentials and current densities are found to vary with the solvent, suggesting that the solvent plays a noninnocent role in the electrochem. processes at the Mg interface. Mg-S cells are prepared with the electrolytes to understand how the solvent affects the reduction of S8. A reductive wave is present in all linear-sweep voltammograms, and the peak potential varies with the solvent. The peak potential is approx. 0.8 V vs. Mg/Mg2+, lower than the expected reduction potential of 1.7 V. We rule out passivation of the Mg anode as the cause for the low voltage peak potential, making processes at the S8 cathode the likely culprit. The ability to oxidize MgS with the MACC electrolyte is also examined, and we find that the oxidation current can be attributed to side reactions at the C-electrolyte interface.
Inorganic Chemistry published new progress about Battery anodes. 143-24-8 belongs to class ethers-buliding-blocks, name is 2,5,8,11,14-Pentaoxapentadecane, and the molecular formula is C10H22O5, COA of Formula: C10H22O5.
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