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A Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Magnesium Metal Anode Evolved from a Bulky Anion Lithium Salt
Author(s) -
Tang Kun,
Du Aobing,
Dong Shanmu,
Cui Zili,
Liu Xin,
Lu Chenglong,
Zhao Jingwen,
Zhou Xinhong,
Cui Guanglei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201904987
Subject(s) - electrolyte , anode , materials science , electrochemistry , lithium (medication) , inorganic chemistry , magnesium , metal , dissolution , chemical engineering , electrode , chemistry , metallurgy , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
Rechargeable magnesium (Mg) metal batteries are a promising candidate for “post‐Li‐ion batteries” due to their high capacity, high abundance, and most importantly, highly reversible and dendrite‐free Mg metal anode. However, the formation of passivating surface film rather than Mg 2+ ‐conducting solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on Mg anode surface has always restricted the development of rechargeable Mg batteries. A stable SEI is constructed on the surface of Mg metal anode by the partial decomposition of a pristine Li electrolyte in the electrochemical process. This Li electrolyte is easily prepared by dissolving lithium tetrakis(hexafluoroisopropyloxy)borate (Li[B(hfip) 4 ]) in dimethoxyethane. It is noteworthy that Mg 2+ can be directly introduced into this Li electrolyte during the initial electrochemical cycles for in situ forming a hybrid Mg 2+ /Li + electrolyte, and then the cycled electrolyte can conduct Mg‐ion smoothly. The existence of this as‐formed SEI blocks the further parasitic reaction of Mg metal anode with electrolyte and enables this electrolyte enduring long‐term electrochemical cycles stably. This approach of constructing superior SEI on Mg anode surface and exploiting novel Mg electrolyte provides a new avenue for practical application of high‐performance rechargeable Mg batteries.