Properties of Nickel-Iron Batteries with High-Performance Iron Electrodes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuefeng Yu ◽  
Xun He ◽  
Rong Li ◽  
Xinglong Gou

Development of noble-metal-free high-performance bifunctional catalysts for both oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is essential but challenging for hydrogen production from water electrolysis. Herein, amorphous bimetallic...


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sundar Rajan ◽  
M. K. Ravikumar ◽  
K. R. Priolkar ◽  
S. Sampath ◽  
A. K. Shukla

AbstractNickel-iron and iron-air batteries are attractive for large-scale-electrical-energy storage because iron is abundant, low-cost and non-toxic. However, these batteries suffer from poor charge acceptance due to hydrogen evolution during charging. In this study, we have demonstrated iron electrodes prepared from carbonyl iron powder (CIP) that are capable of delivering a specific discharge capacity of about 400 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 with a faradaic efficiency of about 80%. The specific capacity of the electrodes increases gradually during formation cycles and reaches a maximum in the 180th cycle. The slow increase in the specific capacity is attributed to the low surface area and limited porosity of the pristine CIP. Evolution of charge potential profiles is investigated to understand the extent of charge acceptance during formation cycles. In situ XRD pattern for the electrodes subsequent to 300 charge/discharge cycles confirms the presence of Fe with Fe(OH)2 as dominant phase.


2020 ◽  
Vol 993 ◽  
pp. 820-825
Author(s):  
Jun Feng Luo ◽  
Yun Yi Fang ◽  
Guo Jin Xu ◽  
Yong Jun Li ◽  
Xiao Dong Xiong

The preparation methods of high performance ferromagnetic sputtering targets (including cobalt, nickel-platinum and nickel-iron alloy) for advanced semiconductor manufacturing were introduced. The properties of sputtering target, such as pass-through-flux (PTF), and grain size which affect the sputtering performance were well controlled by proper fabrication technique. The key factors that affect sputtering performance were also discussed.


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