Journal
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
Volume 78, Issue -, Pages 295-302Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2019.05.043
Keywords
Zn-air battery; Zn anode; Copper oxide; Dendrite; Corrosion
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea Government (MEST) [2012-M1A2A2]
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The new copper oxide-zinc composites (CuO-Zn) can be used to relieve the dendrite formation, corrosion reaction, and increase the reversibility of Zn anode. CuO-Zn composites were produced by mixing Zn and additive powders to prevent dendrites and the Zn corrosion and can be easily manufactured technically by simply adding it. To confirm the dendrite suppression, an electrodeposition method was conducted. Surface of Zn anode was analyzed by FE-SEM images and CuO showed a more controlled dendrite morphology than other Cu compounds. After the CuO-Zn electrodes were produced using 0.1, 0.5,1.0, and 3.0 wt.% CuO in Zn, an H-2 gas evolution test was adapted to examine the anti-corrosion. The 0.5 wt.% CuO electrode exhibited the lowest H-2 gas evolution. To assess the improved performances, several electrochemical measurements like cathodic overpotential, tafel polarization, cyclic voltammetry, and DC-cycling test (full cell test) were conducted and the 0.5 wt.% CuO mixed Zn electrode showed the best reversibility of all samples and longer cycle life until 19 cycles than 13 cycles of pristine Zn. (C) 2019 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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