文摘
We have examined anode materials with anions as an ion transport species to solve metal deposition in rechargeable batteries intrinsically. Mg deposition-dissolution tests were conducted using some ionic liquid electrolytes at 60 掳C, and a new electrochemical reaction was observed in addition to Mg deposition and dissolution in an electrolyte of Mg(CF3SO3)2 and N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)amide. The reaction was determined to be based on the formation and release of a polymeric network of triflate ions (CF3SO3鈥?/sup>) on the Mg metal surface, which suggests a novel anode material with anion carriers. An anion battery is also demonstrated using this phenomenon and incorporating an acrylate polymer with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-oxyl side units in the cathode to provide evidence of the rechargeability by the intermediary anion carrier.