Improved cycling behavior of ZEBRA battery operated at intermediate temperature of 175 C

  • Guosheng Li
  • , Xiaochuan Lu
  • , Jin Y. Kim
  • , John P. Lemmon
  • , Vincent L. Sprenkle

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Abstract

Operation of the sodium-nickel chloride battery at temperatures below 200 C reduces cell degradation and improves cyclability. One of the main technical issues with operating this battery at intermediate temperatures such as 175 C is the poor wettability of molten sodium on β″-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE), which causes reduced active area and limits charging. In order to overcome the poor wettability of molten sodium on BASE at 175 C, a Pt grid was applied on the anode side of the BASE using a screen printing technique. Cells with their active area increased by metallized BASEs exhibited deeper charging and stable cycling behavior. © Published by Elsevier B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)414-417
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume249
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

  • Interfacial polarization
  • Metallization
  • Sodium wetting problem
  • Sodium-nickel chloride battery

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