A Magnesium-Activated Carbon Hybrid Capacitor

Prototype cells of hybrid capacitor were developed, comprising activated carbon (AC) cloth and magnesium (Mg) foil as the positive and negative electrodes, respectively. The electrolyte solution included ether solvent (THF) and a magnesium organo-halo-aluminate complex 0.25 M Mg2Cl3+-Ph2AlCl2−. In t...

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Published in:Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2014-01, Vol.161 (3), p.A410-A415
Main Authors: Yoo, Hyun Deog, Shterenberg, Ivgeni, Gofer, Yosef, Doe, Robert E., Fischer, Chris C., Ceder, Gerd, Aurbach, Doron
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Language:English
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Summary:Prototype cells of hybrid capacitor were developed, comprising activated carbon (AC) cloth and magnesium (Mg) foil as the positive and negative electrodes, respectively. The electrolyte solution included ether solvent (THF) and a magnesium organo-halo-aluminate complex 0.25 M Mg2Cl3+-Ph2AlCl2−. In this solution Mg can be deposited/dissolved reversibly for thousands of cycles with high reversibility (100% cycling efficiency). The main barrier for integrating porous AC electrodes with this electrolyte solution was the saturation of the pores with the large ions in the AC prior to reaching the potential limit. This is due to the existence of bulky Mg and Al based ionic complexes consisting Cl, alkyl or aryl (R), and THF ligands. This problem was resolved by adding 0.5 M of lithium chloride (LiCl), thus introducing smaller ionic species to the solution. This Mg hybrid capacitor system demonstrated a stable cycle performance for many thousands of cycles with a specific capacitance of 90 F g−1 for the AC positive electrodes along a potential range of 2.4 V.
ISSN:0013-4651
1945-7111
DOI:10.1149/2.082403jes