Electrolyte Engineering with Carboranes for Next-Generation Mg Batteries.

ABSTRACT: To realize an energy storage transition beyond Li-ion competitive technologies, earth-abundant elements, such as Mg, are needed. Carborane anions are particularly well-suited to realizing magnesium-ion batteries (MIBs), as their inert and weakly coordinating properties beget excellent electrolyte performance. However, utilizing these materials in actual electrochemical cells has been hampered by the reliance on the Mg²⁺ salts of the commercially available [HCB₁₁H₁₁]^- anion, which is not soluble in more weakly binding solvents apart from the higher glymes. Herein, we demonstrate it is possible to iteratively engineer the [HCB₁₁H₁₁]^- anion surface synthetically to address previous solubility issues and yield a highl

SUBMITTER: Tomich AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906036 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature