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Molybdenum dioxide hollow microspheres for cathode material in rechargeable hybrid battery using magnesium anode

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A new type of hybrid battery has been assembled with magnesium metal anode, hollow MoO2 microsphere cathode, and dual-salt electrolyte containing Mg2+ and Li+ ions. This kind of hybrid battery not only avoids metallic dendrite formation, which occurs in rechargeable lithium battery, but also ensures high-capacity intercalation reaction in the cathode, which is still a bottleneck for rechargeable magnesium battery. It is found that the morphology of MoO2 electrode has a great effect on its electrochemical performance. The hollow MoO2 microsphere cathode delivers an initial discharge capacity of 217.2 mAh g−1 with the coulombic efficiency of ca. 88 %. In the following cycles, its coulombic efficiency reaches nearly 100 %. In contrast, MoO2 solid particles with a size of 1–10 μm exhibit a capacity less than 50 mAh g−1. Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis reveals that both of Mg2+ and Li+ ions take part in the cathode intercalation reaction.

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    1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

      Wanjing Pan, Xiaolin Liu, Xiaowei Miao, Jun Yang, Jiulin Wang, Yanna Nuli & Shin-ichi Hirano

    2. Hirano Institute for Materials Innovation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

      Wanjing Pan, Xiaolin Liu, Xiaowei Miao, Jun Yang, Jiulin Wang, Yanna Nuli & Shin-ichi Hirano

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    Pan, W., Liu, X., Miao, X. et al. Molybdenum dioxide hollow microspheres for cathode material in rechargeable hybrid battery using magnesium anode. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 3347–3353 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2971-z

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