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Boosting the cycling stability of rechargeable magnesium batteries by regulating the compatibility between nanostructural metal sulfide cathodes and non-nucleophilic electrolytes

Xiaolan Xue1,2,§, Xinmei Song1,4,5,§, Anyang Tao1,4,5, Wen Yan1, Xiao Li Zhang3, Zuoxiu Tie1,4,5, Zhong Jin1,4,5( )
Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
School of Materials Science and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Suzhou Tierui New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Suzhou 215228, China
Nanjing Tieming Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Nanjing 210093, China

§ Xiaolan Xue and Xinmei Song contributed equally to this work.

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We report the application of CuS nanoflower cathode material based on the conversion reaction mechanism for highly reversible magnesium batteries with boosted electrochemical performances by adjusting the compatibility between the cathode and electrolyte.

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Rechargeable magnesium batteries are attractive candidates for energy storage due to their high theoretical specific capacities, free of dendrite formation and natural abundance of magnesium. However, the development of magnesium secondary batteries is severely limited by the lack of high-performance cathode materials and the incompatibility of electrode materials with electrolytes. Herein, we report the application of CuS nanoflower cathode material based on the conversion reaction mechanism for highly reversible magnesium batteries with boosted electrochemical performances by adjusting the compatibility between the cathode and electrolyte. By applying non-nucleophilic electrolytes based on magnesium bis(hexamethyldisilazide) and magnesium chloride dissolved in the mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran and N-butyl-N-methyl-piperidinium bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)imide (Mg(HMDS)2-MgCl2/THF-PP14TFSI) or magnesium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, magnesium chloride and aluminium chloride dissolved in dimethoxyethane (Mg(TFSI)2-MgCl2-AlCl3/DME), the magnesium batteries with CuS nanoflower cathode exhibit a high discharge capacity of ~207 mAh·g–1 at 100 mA·g–1 and a long life span of 1,000 cycles at 500 mA·g–1. This work suggests that the rational regulation of compatibility between electrode and electrolyte plays a very important role in improving the performance of multi-valent ion secondary batteries.

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rechargeable magnesium batteriesconversion reaction mechanismCuS nanoflower cathodenon-nucleophilic electrolytecycling lifespan

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 2,
February 2023
Pages 2399-2408
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4932-z
Cite this article:
Xue X, Song X, Tao A, et al. Boosting the cycling stability of rechargeable magnesium batteries by regulating the compatibility between nanostructural metal sulfide cathodes and non-nucleophilic electrolytes. Nano Research, 2023, 16(2): 2399-2408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4932-z
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Received: 06 June 2022
Revised: 03 August 2022
Accepted: 19 August 2022
Published: 13 September 2022
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