Tailoring Mg2+ Solvation Structure in a Facile All‐Inorganic [MgxLiyCl2x+y·nTHF] Complex Electrolyte for High Rate and Long Cycle‐Life Mg Battery
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Abstract
A high‐performance all‐inorganic magnesium–lithium chloride complex (MLCC) electrolyte is synthesized by a simple room‐temperature reaction of LiCl with MgCl2 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent. Molecular dynamics simulation, density functional theory calculation, Raman spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveal that the formation of [MgxLiyCl2x+y·nTHF] complex solvation structure significantly lowers the coordination number of THF in the first solvation sheath of Mg2+, which significantly enhances its de‐solvation kinetics. The MLCC electrolyte presents a stable electrochemical window up to 3.1 V (vs Mg/Mg2+) and enables reversible cycling of Mg metal deposition/stripping with an outstanding Coulombic efficiency up to 99% at current densities as high as 10 mA cm−2. Utilizing the MLCC electrolyte, a Mg/Mo6S8 full cell can be cycled for over 10 000 cycles with a superior capacity retention of 85 mA h g−1 under an ultrahigh rate of 50 C (1 C = 128.8 mA g−1). The facile synthesis of high‐performance MLCC electrolyte provides a promising solution for future practical magnesium batteries.
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OpenAlex topics: Advancements in Battery Materials · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
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Affiliations
State Key Laboratory of Low‐Dimensional Quantum Physics Department of Physics Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Beijing Innovation Center for Future Chip
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