Membrane-Free Alkali Metal-Iodide Battery with a Molten Salt

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Beitragende

  • Juhan Lee - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Gleidys Monrrabal-Marquez - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Martins Sarma - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Tobias Lappan - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Yvonne Jasmin Hofstetter - , Professur für Neuartige Elektroniktechnologien (gB/IFW und cfaed), Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Pavel Trtik - , Paul Scherrer Institute (Autor:in)
  • Steffen Landgraf - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Wenjin Ding - , Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) e.V. (Autor:in)
  • Sumit Kumar - , Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) e.V. (Autor:in)
  • Yana Vaynzof - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Professur für Neuartige Elektroniktechnologien (gB/IFW und cfaed), Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Norbert Weber - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Tom Weier - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)

Abstract

Batteries with liquid metal electrodes are attractive candidates for sustainable energy-storage applications due to low manufacturing cost and high recyclability. These batteries should be developed for lower operating temperature, higher cell voltage, and membrane-free cell configuration. Herein, a new type of a membrane-free cell relying on liquid alkali metals and iodide is demonstrated. As a proof-of-concept study, membrane-free alkali metal-iodide (A-AI) batteries are constructed by a facile cell assembly introducing current collectors, LiI–LiCl–KI–CsI salt mixture, and an insulator without relying on solid-state mediums for separating electrolytes. For the initial assembly, no active electrode materials are required since they are naturally formed during battery operation. Despite the unoptimized cell construction, the membrane-free A-AI batteries show promising electrochemical performance such as a reliable stability for 250 cycles. The cells are able to handle a high current density and show a relatively low self-discharge rate, which implies the possibility of an iodine-concentrated layer at the bottom of the cell. This is further supported by postmortem analyses using neutron radiography. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy is performed to identify the changes in the iodine concentration in the cell.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer2300051
Seitenumfang12
FachzeitschriftEnergy technology
Jahrgang11
Ausgabenummer7
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 7 Apr. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

WOS 000963931500001

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • alkali metal-iodide batteries, liquid metal electrodes, low-temperature molten salts, membrane-free energy storage, neutron radiography, Membrane-free energy storage, Neutron radiography, Liquid metal electrodes, Low-temperature molten salts, Alkali metal-iodide batteries