Vanadium oxychloride/magnesium electrode systems for chloride ion batteries

Ping Gao, Xiangyu Zhao, Zhirong Zhao-Karger, Thomas Diemant, R. Jürgen Behm, Maximilian Fichtner

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Abstract

We report a new type of rechargeable chloride ion battery using vanadium oxychloride (VOCl) as cathode and magnesium or magnesium/magnesium chloride (MgCl2/Mg) as anode, with an emphasis on the VOCl-MgCl2/Mg full battery. The charge and discharge mechanism of the VOCl cathode has been investigated by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemical measurements, demonstrating the chloride ion transfer during cycling. The VOCl cathode can deliver a reversible capacity of 101 mAh g-1 at a current density of 10 mA g-1 and a capacity of 60 mAh g-1 was retained after 53 cycles in this first study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22430-22435
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume6
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • chloride ion
  • electrochemistry
  • magnesium anode
  • rechargeable battery
  • vanadium oxychloride

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