Issue 63, 2019

Rapid synthesis of MgCo2O4 and Mg2/3Ni4/3O2 nanocrystals in supercritical fluid for Mg-ion batteries

Abstract

Magnesium metal complex oxides are potential electrode materials for magnesium ion batteries with high specific capacities. However, the strong electrostatic interaction between Mg2+ and the host lattice due to its divalency induces slow intercalation kinetics of Mg ions within the crystal lattices. Thus, nanocrystalline particles with shortened Mg ion diffusion distance enable the insertion/extraction of Mg ions and improve the specific capacities of the batteries. Herein, we report the facile rapid production of crystalline MgCo2O4 and Mg2/3Ni4/3O2 nanocrystals by rapid supercritical fluid processing. The phase transition from spinel to rocksalt during the Mg2+ ion intercalation has been confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The nanosheets of Mg2/3Ni4/3O2 rocksalt nanocrystals were controllably synthesized for the first time, which are active materials for magnesium-ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Rapid synthesis of MgCo2O4 and Mg2/3Ni4/3O2 nanocrystals in supercritical fluid for Mg-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 jun 2019
Accepted
02 nov 2019
First published
11 nov 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 36717-36725

Rapid synthesis of MgCo2O4 and Mg2/3Ni4/3O2 nanocrystals in supercritical fluid for Mg-ion batteries

Q. D. Truong, H. Kobayashi and I. Honma, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 36717 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA04936C

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