Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.99, No.12, 4083-4092, 2016
Calcium-Iron Oxide as Energy Storage Medium in Rechargeable Oxide Batteries
Rechargeable oxide batteries (ROB) comprise a regenerative solid oxide cell (rSOC) and a storage medium for oxygen ions. A sealed ROB avoids pumping loss, heat loss, and gas purity expenses in comparison with conventional rSOC. However, the iron oxide base storage medium degrades during charging-discharging cycles. In comparison, CaFe3O5 has improved cyclability and a high reversible oxygen storage capacity of 22.3 mol%. In this study, we analyzed the redox mechanism of this compound. After a solid-state synthesis of CaFe3O5, we verified the phase composition and studied the redox reaction by means of X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectrometry, and scanning electron microscopy. Results show a great potential to operate the battery with this storage material during multiple charging-discharging cycles.
Keywords:solid oxide fuel cell;Mossbauer spectroscopy;iron/iron compounds;electrolysis;Rechargeable oxide battery