Insights into the reversibility of aluminum graphite batteries

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ta01018d
• Publication Date: 2017-04-20T09:53:37Z
• Authors: Giuseppe Antonio ...; Ivana Hasa; Giorgia Greco; Thomas Diemant; Krystan Marquardt; Katrin Hoeppner; R. Jürgen Behm; Armin Hoell; Stefano Passerini; Robert Hahn
• Keywords: Methods and concepts for material development; ddc:540; Aluminum; electric batteries; electrolytes; graphite; intercalation; secondary batteries; X ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy; X ray diffraction; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; X ray scattering; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Herein we report a novel study on the reaction mechanism of non-aqueous aluminum/graphite cell chemistry employing 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride:aluminum trichloride (EMIMCl:AlCl3) as the electrolyte.