화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.164, No.2, A88-A92, 2017
Improved Cycle Iron Molten Air Battery Performance Using a Robust Fin Air Electrode
Iron molten air batteries are an attractive technology for electrical energy storage because of advantages of higher capacity, low cost, sustainability, and environmental friendliness compared to existing secondary batteries; however, battery applications still suffer from low coulombic efficiency and poor cycle stability. Here we report design of a robust fin air electrode for the iron molten air battery. The battery cycled stably at 500 degrees C for 80 cycles with an average discharge potential of similar to 1.04 V and average charging potential of similar to 1.20 V. The highest coulombic efficiency reaches 93.4% to a 0.7 V discharge cutoff. The encouraging performance offers hope to design more advanced air electrodes for iron molten air batteries. (C) 2016 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.