Structural Analysis of Electrolyte Solutions for Rechargeable Mg Batteries by Stereoscopic Means and DFT Calculations

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• 作者：Nir Pour ; Yossi Gofer ; Dan T. Major ; Doron Aurbach
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：April 27, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：133
• 期：16
• 页码：6270-6278
• 全文大小：959K
• 年卷期：v.133,no.16(April 27, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5126

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We present a rigorous analysis of unique, wide electrochemical window solutions for rechargeable magnesium batteries, based on aromatic ligands containing organometallic complexes. These solutions are comprised of the transmetalation reaction products of Ph_xMgCl_2鈭?i>x and Ph_yAlCl_3鈭?i>y in different proportions, in THF. In principle, these reactions involve the exchange of ligands between the magnesium and the aluminum based compounds, forming ionic species and neutral molecules, such as Mg₂Cl₃⁺路6THF, MgCl₂路4THF, and Ph_yAlCl_4鈭?i>y^{鈭?/sup> (y = 0鈭?). The identification of the equilibrium species in the solutions is carried out by a combination of Raman spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR, and single-crystal XRD analyses. The association of the spectroscopic results with explicit identifiable species is supported by spectral analyses of specially synthesized reference compounds and DFT quantum-mechanical calculations. The correlation between the identified solution equilibrium species and the electrochemical anodic stability window is investigated. This study advances both development of new nonaqueous solution chemistry and possible development of high-energy density rechargeable Mg batteries.}