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US 2014/0349199 A1Published application
Carboranyl magnesium electrolyte for magnesium battery
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsRana Mohtadi, Tyler J. Carter, Timothy S. Arthur
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Abstract
An electrochemical device is provided having a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte. Specifically the disclosure relates to an electrochemical device having a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte which is compatible with a magnesium anode and a cathode, and on non-noble metal still having oxidative stability >3.0V vs. a magnesium reference.
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An electrochemical device, comprising:
- an anode comprising magnesium;
- a cathode;
- and a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte of:
- Mg(CiBjHp)X, formula (I)
- Mg(CiBjHp)Y, formula (II)
- Mg(CiBjHp)2, or formula (III)
- or a combination thereof, where i is an integer between 1 and 2 inclusive, j is an integer between 8 and 15 inclusive, p is an integer of j+1, X is a halide, and Y is an anion.
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A process for preparing an electrochemical device, comprising:
- connecting an anode composed of magnesium or a magnesium alloy and a cathode via an external electrically conductive structure;
- and
- contacting the anode and cathode with a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte of:
- Mg(CiBjHp)X, formula (I)
- Mg(CiBjHp)Y, formula (II)
- Mg(CiBjHp)2, or formula (III)
- a combination thereof, where i is an integer between 1 and 2 inclusive, j is an integer between 8 and 15 inclusive, n is an integer between 1 and 2 inclusive, p is an integer of j+1, X is a halide, and Y is a.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.