Open AccessTuning the performance of a Mg negative electrode through grain boundaries and alloying toward the realization of Mg batteries
Author(s) -
HongKang Tian,
Randy Jalem,
Masaki Matsui,
Toshihiko Mandai,
Hidetoshi Somekawa,
Yoshitaka Tateyama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of materials chemistry. a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.637
H-Index - 212
eISSN - 2050-7488
pISSN - 2050-7496
DOI - 10.1039/d1ta02419a
Subject(s) - grain boundary , realization (probability) , electrode , tilt (camera) , materials science , dissolution , doping , current density , metallurgy , optoelectronics , chemistry , geometry , physics , microstructure , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics
Tilt grain boundaries, side surfaces (with respect to the (0001) surface) and a proper doping/alloying, such as Ca, in Mg electrode can accelerate the dissolution of the Mg atoms and result in higher current density.