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Boron Clusters as Highly Stable Magnesium‐Battery Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Carter Tyler J.,
Mohtadi Rana,
Arthur Timothy S.,
Mizuno Fuminori,
Zhang Ruigang,
Shirai Soichi,
Kampf Jeff W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201310317
Subject(s) - electrolyte , magnesium , battery (electricity) , boron , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , electrochemistry , materials science , metallurgy , electrode , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , power (physics)
Boron clusters are proposed as a new concept for the design of magnesium‐battery electrolytes that are magnesium‐battery‐compatible, highly stable, and noncorrosive. A novel carborane‐based electrolyte incorporating an unprecedented magnesium‐centered complex anion is reported and shown to perform well as a magnesium‐battery electrolyte. This finding opens a new approach towards the design of electrolytes whose likelihood of meeting the challenging design targets for magnesium‐battery electrolytes is very high.