Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 348, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136315
Keywords
Mg-air batteries; Magnesium alloy; Discharge performance; Electrochemical behaviors; RE element
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51974082]
- Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline Innovation to Universities 2.0 (111 Project of China 2.0) [BP0719037]
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The influence of Sm on the microstructure, electrochemical properties, and discharge performance of cast AZ80 as the anode for Mg-air battery are investigated. AZ80 containing Sm has refined alpha-Mg grains and contains the Al2Sm phase. With increasing Sm content, the number and size of the Mg17Al12 phase particles are reduced. The AZ80-xSm anodes have higher electrochemical activity and lower self-corrosion rates than AZ80. The AZ80-xSm anodes also have a high discharge performance and a stable discharge voltage, which is attributed to the refined structure and Al2Sm particles. The AZ80-3Sm anode has the best discharge capacity of 1439 mAh g(-1) and the best anode efficiency of 65% at 40 mA cm(-2), which are 17% and 20% higher than for the AZ80 anode. This anode has an output peak energy of 1719 mWh g(-1) at both 10 and 20 mA cm(-2), compared with 1510 mWh g(-1) for AZ80 at only 20 mA cm(-2). The AZ80-xSm anodes have smoother discharge surface morphology, which is beneficial to the exfoliation of discharge products. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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