Effect of Cathode Microstructure on Electrochemical Properties of Sodium Nickel-Iron Chloride Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Preparation of Cathode Granules
2.2. Synthesis Method and Additives of Second Electrolyte
2.3. Configuration of a Simple Test Cell
2.4. Test Condition of Cells
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Electrochemical Effects of Granule Density and NaCl Size in the Na/NiCl2 Cells
3.2. Application of Small NaCl on the Na/NiCl2 and Na/(Ni,Fe)Cl2 Cell of Metal/NaCl = 1.5/1
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cell Type | Cell Name | NaCl Size (μm) | Granule Density (%) | Ratio of Composition | Charge Capacity (mAh g−1) | |||
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Ni (wt.%) | Fe (wt.%) | NaCl (wt.%) | Cycle Number | |||||
2nd | 80th | |||||||
Na/NiCl2 | 2SN-low | <38 | 28 | 66.7 | - | 33.3 | 165 | 152 |
2SN-high | (Small) | 52 | 157 | 165 | ||||
2MN-low | 38–150 | 32 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 174 | 169 | ||
2MN-high | (Medium) | 52 | 136 | 143 | ||||
2LN-low | 150–300 | 37 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 184 | 166 | ||
2LN-high | (Large) | 55 | 120 | 140 | ||||
Na/(Ni,Fe)Cl2 | 1.5LNF-low | 150–300 | - | 30.1 | 30.1 | 39.8 | 263 | 172 |
1.5SNF-high | <38 | 56 | 247 | 224 |
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Ahn, B.-M.; Ahn, C.-W.; Hahn, B.-D.; Choi, J.-J.; Kim, Y.-D.; Lim, S.-K.; Choi, J.-H. Effect of Cathode Microstructure on Electrochemical Properties of Sodium Nickel-Iron Chloride Batteries. Materials 2021, 14, 5605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195605
Ahn B-M, Ahn C-W, Hahn B-D, Choi J-J, Kim Y-D, Lim S-K, Choi J-H. Effect of Cathode Microstructure on Electrochemical Properties of Sodium Nickel-Iron Chloride Batteries. Materials. 2021; 14(19):5605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195605
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhn, Byeong-Min, Cheol-Woo Ahn, Byung-Dong Hahn, Jong-Jin Choi, Yang-Do Kim, Sung-Ki Lim, and Joon-Hwan Choi. 2021. "Effect of Cathode Microstructure on Electrochemical Properties of Sodium Nickel-Iron Chloride Batteries" Materials 14, no. 19: 5605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195605