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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 165, 期 11, 页码 A2528-A2535出版社
ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC
DOI: 10.1149/2.0321811jes
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- Duracell
- University of South Carolina
- U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration [DE-NA0003525]
The leading cause for safety vent rupture in alkaline batteries is the intrinsic instability of Zn in the highly alkaline reacting environment. Zn and aqueous KOH react in a parasitic process to generate hydrogen gas, which can rupture the seal and vent the hydrogen along with small amounts of electrolyte, and thus, damage consumer devices. Abusive conditions, particularly deep discharge, are known to accelerate this gassing phenomena. In order to understand the fundamental drivers and mechanisms for such gassing behavior, the results from multiphysics modeling, ex-situ microscopy and operando measurements of cell potential, pressure and visualization have been combined. Operando measurements were enabled by the development a new research platform that enables a cross-sectional view of a cylindrical Zn-MnO2 primary alkaline battery throughout its discharge and recovery. A second version of this cell can actively measure the in-cell pressure during the discharge. It is shown that steep concentration gradients emerge during the cell discharge through a redox electrolyte mechanism, leading to the formation of high surface area Zn deposits that experience rapid corrosion when the cell rests to its open circuit voltage. Such corrosion is paired with the release of hydrogen and high cell pressure - eventually leading to cell rupture. (C) The Author(s) 2018. Published by ECS.
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