scholarly journals Recent Progress of Hydrogen-Absorbing Alloys for Nickel-Metal Hydride Rechargeable Batteries.

1998 ◽  
Vol 114 (7) ◽  
pp. 455-459
Author(s):  
Kiyotaka YASUDA
1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Ovshinsky ◽  
S. Venkatesan ◽  
M. A. Fetcenko ◽  
P. R. Gifford ◽  
D. Corrigan ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baladev Ash ◽  
Venkata Swamy Nalajala ◽  
Ashok Kumar Popuri ◽  
Tondepu Subbaiah ◽  
Manickam Minakshi

A significant amount of work on electrochemical energy storage focuses mainly on current lithium-ion systems with the key markets being portable and transportation applications. There is a great demand for storing higher capacity (mAh/g) and energy density (Wh/kg) of the electrode material for electronic and vehicle applications. However, for stationary applications, where weight is not as critical, nickel-metal hydride (Mi-MH) technologies can be considered with tolerance to deep discharge conditions. Nickel hydroxide has gained importance as it is used as the positive electrode in nickel-metal hydride and other rechargeable batteries such as Ni-Fe and Ni-Cd systems. Nickel hydroxide is manufactured industrially by chemical methods under controlled conditions. However, the electrochemical route is relatively better than the chemical counterpart. In the electrochemical route, a well-regulated OH− is generated at the cathode forming nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) through controlling and optimizing the current density. It produces nickel hydroxide of better purity with an appropriate particle size, well-oriented morphology, structure, et cetera, and this approach is found to be environmentally friendly. The structures of the nickel hydroxide and its production technologies are presented. The mechanisms of product formation in both chemical and electrochemical preparation of nickel hydroxide have been presented along with the feasibility of producing pure nickel hydroxide in this review. An advanced Ni(OH)2-polymer embedded electrode has been reported in the literature but may not be suitable for scalable electrochemical methods. To the best of our knowledge, no such insights on the Ni(OH)2 synthesis route for battery applications has been presented in the literature.


1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pingwei Zhang ◽  
Toshiro Yokoyama ◽  
Osamu Itabashi ◽  
Yoshito Wakui ◽  
Toshishige M. Suzuki ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Young ◽  
S. R. OVSHINSKY ◽  
B. HUANG ◽  
B S. CHAO ◽  
Y. LI

ABSTRACTBased upon Ovonic's multi-element, atomic engineering approach, two families of alloys are being used in commercial Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries, i.e. the mischmetal (Mm) based AB5 and Zr based AB2 alloys. While Mm based alloys are faster to activate, are limited by a discharge capacity of only 320–340 mAh/g. The Zr based alloy, although slightly slower to activate, provides a much higher discharge capacity. In this paper, we first discuss the use of Ovonic's multi-element approach to generate a spectrum of disordered local environments. We then present experimental data to illustrate that through these atomically engineered local environments, we are able to control the hydrogen site occupancy, discharge capacity, kinetics, and surface states. The Zr based alloy with a specific discharge capacity of 465 mAh/g and excellent rate capability has been demonstrated.


2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1433-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham J.C. Carpenter ◽  
Zbigniew Wronski

AbstractWith the need for improvements in the performance of rechargeable batteries has come the necessity to better characterize cell electrodes and their component materials. Electron microscopy has been shown to reveal many important features of microstructure that are becoming increasingly important for understanding the behavior of the components during the many charge/discharge cycles required in modern applications. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of how the full suite of techniques available using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy was applied to the case of materials for the positive electrode in nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery electrodes. Embedding and sectioning of battery-grade powders with an ultramicrotome was used to produce specimens that could be readily characterized by TEM. Complete electrodes were embedded after drying, and also after dehydration from the original wet state, for examination by optical microscopy and using focused ion beam techniques. Results of these studies are summarized to illustrate the significance of the microstructural information obtained.


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