Control of magnesium interfacial reactions in aqueous electrolytes towards a biocompatible battery Winther-Jensen, B., Gaadingwe, M., MacFarlane, D. R. and Forsyth, M. 2008, Control of magnesium interfacial reactions in aqueous electrolytes towards a biocompatible battery, Electrochimica acta, vol. 53, no. 20, pp. 5881-5884, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.04.005. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Control of magnesium interfacial reactions in aqueous electrolytes towards a biocompatible battery Author(s) Winther-Jensen, B. Gaadingwe, M. MacFarlane, D. R. Forsyth, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8105 Journal name Electrochimica acta Volume number 53 Issue number 20 Start page 5881 End page 5884 Total pages 4 Publisher Elsevier Science Pub. Co. Place of publication New York, N.Y. Publication date 2008-08-20 ISSN 0013-4686 1873-3859 Keyword(s) Mg passivation primary battery aqueous electrolyte Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) biocompatible battery Summary A stable magnesium battery has been developed based on a magnesium anode, a poly(dioxyethane thiophene) (PEDOT) cathode and a near-saturated aqueous solution of LiCl, MgCl2, or mixture of these salts at pH of 11. This combination leads to a low water activity in the electrolyte, which thus suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction on Mg, as well as producing a stable oxy-hydroxide film which protects the metal surface from freely corroding. The conducting polymer cathode is reduced somewhat during the discharge process, however, appears to be readily re-oxidised (as determined from the resistance) by the oxygen present in the cell. The cell is therefore primarily a Mg/O2 battery, however, the PEDOT appears to enhance the performance, in particular the discharge voltage. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.04.005 Field of Research 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Elsevier Ltd. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30030293 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Technology Research and Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:11:48 EST Wed, 22 Sep 2010, 16:01:36 EST Wed, 22 Sep 2010, 16:02:49 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:45:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 33 times in TR Web of Science Cited 35 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1007 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:11:48 EST