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Multivalent ion batteries

Synthesis via cation replacement reactions

Nature Energy volume 9, pages 236–237 (2024)Cite this article

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The scarcity of raw materials and complex synthesis procedures have impeded the development of electrolytes for Mg and Ca metal batteries. Research now reports a facile synthesis of organoborate electrolytes through cation replacement reactions, offering highly reversible Mg or Ca electrochemistry.

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Fig. 1: Synthesizing Mg or Ca organoborates using Zn(BH4)2 ether solution with ethanol or various fluorine-containing alcohols.

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