A rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-oxygen battery

Peng, Cheng, Guan, Chengzhi, Lin, Jun, Zhang, Shiyu, Bao, Hongliang, Wang, Yu, Xiao, Guoping, Chen, George Zheng and Wang, Jianqiang (2018) A rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-oxygen battery. ChemSusChem . ISSN 1864-5631

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Abstract

The energy and power density of conventional batteries are far lower than their theoretical expectations, primarily because of the slow reaction kinetics in the battery that is often working under ambient conditions. Here we describe a low-cost and high-temperature rechargeable iron-oxygen battery containing a bi-phase electrolyte of molten carbonate and solid oxide. This new design merges the merits of solid oxide fuel cell and molten metal-air battery, offering significantly improved battery reaction kinetics and hence the power capability without compromising the energy capacity. The as-fabricated battery prototype can be charged at high current density, and exhibit excellent stability and security in highly charged state without self-discharge. It typically exhibits 129.1 Wh kg-1 in specific energy and 2.8 kW kg-1 in specific power, and 388.1 Wh L-1 in energy density and 21.0 kW L -1 in power density based on the mass and volume of the molten salt, respectively.

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Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Peng, Cheng and Guan, Chengzhi and Lin, Jun and Zhang, Shiyu and Bao, Hongliang and Wang, Yu and Xiao, Guoping and Chen, George Zheng and Wang, Jianqiang (2018) A rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-oxygen battery. ChemSusChem . ISSN 1864-5631 , which has been published in final form athttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cssc.201800237. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
Keywords: high-temperature, rechargeable iron-oxygen battery, molten salt, yttria stabilized zirconia, electrochemical energy storage
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Identification Number: 10.1002/cssc.201800237
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2018 10:03
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2019 04:30
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/51342

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