In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigation of the Capacity Degradation Mechanism in Mg/S Batteries

Yan Xu; Yifan Ye; Shuyang Zhao; Jun Feng; Jia Li; Hao Chen; Ankun Yang; Feifei Shi; Lujie Jia; Yang Wu; Xiaoyun Yu; Per Anders Glans-Suzuki; Yi Cui; Jinghua Guo; Yuegang Zhang

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05208

In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigation of the Capacity Degradation Mechanism in Mg/S Batteries

Yan Xu, Yifan Ye, Shuyang Zhao, Jun Feng, Jia Li, Hao Chen, Ankun Yang, Feifei Shi, Lujie Jia, Yang Wu, Xiaoyun Yu, Per Anders Glans-Suzuki, Yi Cui, Jinghua Guo, Yuegang Zhang

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The Mg/S battery is attractive because of its high theoretical energy density and the abundance of Mg and S on the earth. However, its development is hindered by the lack of understanding to the underlying electrochemical reaction mechanism of its charge-discharge processes. Here, using a unique in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic tool, we systematically study the reaction pathways of the Mg/S cells in Mg(HMDS)₂-AlCl₃ electrolyte. We find that the capacity degradation is mainly due to the formation of irreversible discharge products, such as MgS and Mg₃S₈, through a direct electrochemical deposition or a chemical disproportionation of intermediate polysulfide. In light of the fundamental understanding, we propose to use TiS₂ as a catalyst to activate the irreversible reaction of low-order MgS_x and MgS, which results in an increased discharging capacity up to 900 mAh·g^-1 and a longer cycling life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2928-2934
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nano letters
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05208
State	Published - May 8 2019

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In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigation of the Capacity Degradation Mechanism in Mg/S Batteries

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