Magnesium ion batteries and magnesium electrodes employing magnesium nanoparticles synthesized via a novel reagent
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsRana Mohtadi, Michael Paul Rowe, Ryan Daniel Desautels
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Abstract
Electrodes employing as active material magnesium nanoparticles synthesized by a novel route are provided. The nanoparticle synthesis is facile and reproducible, and provides magnesium nanoparticles of very small dimension and high purity for a wide range of metals. The electrodes utilizing these nanoparticles thus may have superior capability. Magnesium ion electrochemical cells employing said electrodes are also provided.
Claims12
An electrode comprising magnesium nanoparticles, the magnesium nanoparticles synthesized by a method comprising:
- adding surfactant to a reagent complex according to a formula:
- Mg0.Xy,
- wherein Mg0 is zero-valent magnesium, X is a hydride, and y is an integral or fractional value greater than zero.
An electrochemical cell having an electrode, the electrode comprising magnesium nanoparticles, the magnesium nanoparticles having been synthesized by a method comprising:
- adding surfactant to a reagent complex according to a formula:
- Mg0.Xy,
- wherein Mg0 is zero-valent magnesium, X is a hydride, and y is an integral or fractional value greater than zero.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.