High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry

Huajun Tian; Tao Gao; Xiaogang Li; Xiwen Wang; Chao Luo; Xiulin Fan; Chongyin Yang; Liumin Suo; Zhaohui Ma; Weiqiang Han; Chunsheng Wang

doi:10.1038/ncomms14083

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry

Huajun Tian,
Tao Gao,
Xiaogang Li,
Xiwen Wang,
Chao Luo,
Xiulin Fan,
Chongyin Yang,
Liumin Suo,
Zhaohui Ma,
Weiqiang Han,
Chunsheng Wang

Affiliations

Huajun Tian: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Tao Gao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Xiaogang Li: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Xiwen Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Chao Luo: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Xiulin Fan: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Chongyin Yang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Liumin Suo: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Zhaohui Ma: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Weiqiang Han: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chunsheng Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14083
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Rechargeable magnesium batteries suffer from slow solid-state Mg2+diffusion in the intercalation cathode. Here the authors show magnesium/iodine chemistry in which the liquid–solid two-phase reaction leads to increased rate capabilities by overcoming the sluggish kinetics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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