Accessing Mg‐Ion Storage in V2PS10 via Combined Cationic‐Anionic Redox with Selective Bond Cleavage



Wright, Matthew A ORCID: 0000-0003-0617-3992, Surta, T Wesley ORCID: 0000-0002-2882-6483, Evans, Jae A, Lim, Jungwoo, Jo, Hongil ORCID: 0000-0002-0627-4921, Hawkins, Cara J, Bahri, Mounib ORCID: 0000-0002-8336-9158, Daniels, Luke M ORCID: 0000-0002-7077-6125, Chen, Ruiyong ORCID: 0000-0002-5340-248X, Zanella, Marco ORCID: 0000-0002-6164-6169
et al (show 10 more authors) (2024) Accessing Mg‐Ion Storage in V2PS10 via Combined Cationic‐Anionic Redox with Selective Bond Cleavage. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (18).

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Abstract

<jats:p>Magnesium batteries attract interest as alternative energy‐storage devices because of elemental abundance and potential for high energy density. Development is limited by the absence of suitable cathodes, associated with poor diffusion kinetics resulting from strong interactions between Mg2+ and the host structure. V2PS10 is reported as a positive electrode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries. Cyclable capacity of 100 mAh g‐1 is achieved with fast Mg2+ diffusion of 7.2[[EQUATION]]10‐11‐4[[EQUATION]]10‐14 cm2s‐1. The fast insertion mechanism results from combined cationic redox on the V site and anionic redox on the (S2)2‐ site; enabled by reversible cleavage of S–S bonds, identified by X‐ray photoelectron and X‐ray absorption spectroscopy. Detailed structural characterisation with maximum entropy method analysis, supported by density functional theory calculations and projected density of states analysis, reveals that the sulphur species involved in anion redox are not connected to the transition metal centres, spatially separating the two redox processes. This facilitates fast and reversible Mg insertion in which the nature of the redox process depends on the cation insertion site, creating a synergy between the occupancy of specific Mg sites and the location of the electrons transferred.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2024 10:53
Last Modified: 01 May 2024 01:22
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202400837
Open Access URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.2...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3179735