Magnesium antimony energy storage battery

What is a Magnesium-antimony (mg||SB) liquid metal battery?

A high-temperature (700 °C) magnesium-antimony (Mg||Sb) liquid metal battery comprising a negative electrode of Mg, a molten salt electrolyte (MgCl (2)-KCl-NaCl), and a positive electrode of Sb is proposed and characterized. Because of the immiscibility of the contiguous salt and metal phases, they stratify by density into three distinct layers.

What is a high-temperature Magnesium-antimony (mg||SB) battery?

A high-temperature (700 °C) magnesium–antimony (Mg||Sb) liquid metal battery comprising a negative electrode of Mg, a molten salt electrolyte (MgCl 2 –KCl–NaCl), and a positive electrode of Sb is proposed and characterized. Because of the immiscibility of the contiguous salt and metal phases, they stratify by density into three distinct layers.

Could antimony be used in a liquid-metal battery?

Antimony is a chemical element that could find new life in the cathode of a liquid-metal battery design. Cost is a crucial variable for any battery that could serve as a viable option for renewable energy storage on the grid.

Which alloys are suitable for aqueous magnesium batteries?

Some improvements in anode properties have been achieved and thus a large number of alloys are in the list of potential anodes for aqueous magnesium batteries, including Mg-Al-based, Mg-Li-based, Mg-Zn-Y and Mg-RE alloys, etc., as comprehensively summarized in recent papers [3, 9, 57, 58].

What are liquid metal batteries (LMBS)?

Batteries containing at least one liquid metal electrode can be termed as liquid metal batteries (LMBs).

Are liquid metal batteries a viable solution to grid-scale stationary energy storage?

With an intrinsic dendrite-free feature, high rate capability, facile cell fabrication and use of earth-abundance materials, liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are regarded as a promising solution to grid-scale stationary energy storage.