Triiodide Anion as a Magnesium-ion Transporter for Low Overpotential Battery Cycling in Iodine-Containing Mg(TFSI) Electrolyte.

Magnesium iodide (MgI) solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) layers have previously been shown to protect Mg metal anodes from passivation through products formed during Mg(TFSI) electrolyte decomposition (TSFI = trifluorosulfonimide). MgI formed from small quantities of I added to the electrolyte shows a drastic decrease in the overpotential for magnesium deposition and stripping. In this work, a MgI SEI layer was created in an fashion and then the electrochemical characteristics of this MgI SEI layer were probed both alone and with small quantities of I or BuNI additives to identify the electroactive species.

Microwave Synthesis of Spinel MgFeO Nanoparticles and the Effect of Annealing on Photocatalysis.

Through microwave heating in ethanol and with subsequent annealing, crystalline MgFeO nanoparticles are produced rapidly and in high yields >99%. Under varied annealing temperatures, the degree of Mg and Fe site inversion changes the optical, electronic, and composition of the nanoparticles. A small particle size of ∼10 nm is achievable with the aid of an ammonium salt mineralizer that caps the particles during nucleation and growth.

Photocatalytic primary alcohol oxidation on WO nanoplatelets.

With the aid of direct heating through microwave irradiation in non-aqueous media, nanocrystalline tungsten(vi) oxide is achievable in 30 minutes at 200 °C, faster and at a lower temperature than conventional synthesis methods. Forming in a platelet morphology, these particles are as small as 20 nm with a BET surface area of 37 m g WO. These nanoplatelets are active for the photocatalytic oxidation of the 1° alcohols benzyl alcohol (rate constant, of 2.