Improving rechargeable magnesium batteries through dual cation co-intercalation strategy.

ABSTRACT: The development of competitive rechargeable Mg batteries is hindered by the poor mobility of divalent Mg ions in cathode host materials. In this work, we explore the dual cation co-intercalation strategy to mitigate the sluggishness of Mg²⁺ in model TiS₂ material. The strategy involves pairing Mg²⁺ with Li⁺ or Na⁺ in dual-salt electrolytes in order to exploit the faster mobility of the latter with the aim to reach better electrochemical performance. A combination of experiments and theoretical calculations details the charge storage and redox mechanism of co-intercalating cationic charge carriers. Comparative evaluation reveals that the redox activity of Mg²⁺ can be improved significantly with the help of the dual cation co-intercalation strategy, although the ionic radius of the accompanying monovalent ion plays a critical role on the viability of the strategy. More specifically, a significantly higher Mg²⁺ quantity intercalates with Li⁺ than with Na⁺ in TiS₂. The reason being the absence of phase transition in the former case, which enables improved Mg²⁺ storage. Our results highlight dual cation co-intercalation strategy as an alternative approach to improve the electrochemical performance of rechargeable Mg batteries by opening the pathway to a rich playground of advanced cathode materials for multivalent battery applications.

SUBMITTER: Roy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10786895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature