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The study of aluminium anodes for high power density Al/Air batteries with brine electrolytes

The study of aluminium anodes for high power density Al/Air batteries with brine electrolytes
The study of aluminium anodes for high power density Al/Air batteries with brine electrolytes
Aluminium alloys containing small additions of both tin (~0.1 wt %) and gallium (~0.05 wt %) are shown to dissolve anodically at high rates in sodium chloride media at room temperatures; current densities >0.2 A cm-2 can be obtained at potentials close to the open circuit potential, ~-1500 mV vs SCE. The tin exists in the alloys as a second phase, typically as ~1 ?m inclusions (precipitates) distributed throughout the aluminium structure, and anodic dissolution occurs to form pits around the tin inclusions. Although the distribution of the gallium in the alloy could not be established, it is also shown to be critical in the formation of these pits as well as maintaining their activity. The stability of the alloys to open circuit corrosion and the overpotential for high rate dissolution, both critical to battery performance, is shown to depend on factors in addition to elemental composition; both heat treatment and mechanical working influence the performance of the alloy. The correlation between alloy performance and their microstructure has been investigated.
air batteries, hydrogen evolution, alloy anodes, activation, electrochemical-behavior, grain-boundary, brine-based batteries, penetration, al alloy electrochemistry, gallium, al dissolution, trace-element lead
0378-7753
445-455
Nestoridi, Maria
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Pletcher, Derek
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Wang, Shuncai
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Jones, Richard L.
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Stokes, Keith R.
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Wang, Shuncai
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Nestoridi, Maria, Pletcher, Derek, Wang, Shuncai, Jones, Richard L., Stokes, Keith R. and Wilcock, Ian (2008) The study of aluminium anodes for high power density Al/Air batteries with brine electrolytes. Journal of Power Sources, 178 (1), 445-455. (doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.11.108).

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Abstract

Aluminium alloys containing small additions of both tin (~0.1 wt %) and gallium (~0.05 wt %) are shown to dissolve anodically at high rates in sodium chloride media at room temperatures; current densities >0.2 A cm-2 can be obtained at potentials close to the open circuit potential, ~-1500 mV vs SCE. The tin exists in the alloys as a second phase, typically as ~1 ?m inclusions (precipitates) distributed throughout the aluminium structure, and anodic dissolution occurs to form pits around the tin inclusions. Although the distribution of the gallium in the alloy could not be established, it is also shown to be critical in the formation of these pits as well as maintaining their activity. The stability of the alloys to open circuit corrosion and the overpotential for high rate dissolution, both critical to battery performance, is shown to depend on factors in addition to elemental composition; both heat treatment and mechanical working influence the performance of the alloy. The correlation between alloy performance and their microstructure has been investigated.

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Published date: 15 March 2008
Keywords: air batteries, hydrogen evolution, alloy anodes, activation, electrochemical-behavior, grain-boundary, brine-based batteries, penetration, al alloy electrochemistry, gallium, al dissolution, trace-element lead
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp, Chemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 50109
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/50109
ISSN: 0378-7753
PURE UUID: f2461e1e-10f7-455d-8228-1b6b557f1a7c
ORCID for Maria Nestoridi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-9239

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Date deposited: 01 Feb 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Maria Nestoridi ORCID iD
Author: Derek Pletcher
Author: Shuncai Wang
Author: Richard L. Jones
Author: Keith R. Stokes
Author: Ian Wilcock

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