Corrosion Resistance of Current Collector Materials in Bisamide Based Electrolyte for Magnesium Batteries

The compatibility of Ti, Cr, Ni, Fe, Al, steel type 304, Inconel 625, Hastelloy B and carbon coated current collectors with bisamide based electrolyte for Mg-batteries was investigated. Pitting corrosion of current collectors made from 3d-transition metals and steel type 304 was observed at potentials between 2.2–3.1 V vs. Mg/Mg2+. Anodic stability up to 3.8 V and resistance against corrosion for 48 h at a potential of 2.5 V vs. Mg/Mg2+ and above was found for Inconel 625, Hastelloy B, graphite and carbon coated Al foil. © The Author(s) 2014. Published by ECS. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is not changed in any way and is properly cited. For permission for commercial reuse, please email: oa@electrochem.org. [DOI: 10.1149/2.0111501eel] All rights reserved.