Optimization of cell components and operating conditions in primary and rechargeable zinc.air battery

Ji Eun Park; Myung Su Lim; Jong Kwan Kim; Hee Ji Choi; Yung-Eun Sung; Yong-Hun Cho

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.69, 161-170, January, 2019

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.09.023 Export Citation

Optimization of cell components and operating conditions in primary and rechargeable zinc.air battery

Ji Eun Park^{1, 2}, Myung Su Lim³, Jong Kwan Kim³, Hee Ji Choi³, Yung-Eun Sung^{1, 2, †}, and Yong-Hun Cho^{3, †}

¹Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, South Korea
²School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
³Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Kangwon-do 25913, South Korea

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We constructed a practical Zn.air battery based on a two-electrode system and developed efficient battery configurations to enhance the battery performance. The battery parameters, including the cell components and operating conditions, were investigated to improve the cell performance by maximizing the reactions at the Zn and air electrodes (oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction). The optimized primary Zn.air battery exhibits the highest power density compared to those in other studies. Furthermore, the rechargeable battery shows stable long-term cycling performance. Thus, our investigation and adjustment of the cell components and operating conditions resulted in a highperformance and durable Zn.air battery.

Keywords:Zinc-air battery;Two-electrode system;Zinc electrode;Air electrode;Oxygen reduction reaction;Oxygen evolution reaction

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[2] Shinde SS, Lee CH, Sami A, Kim DH, Lee SU, Lee JH, ACS Nano, 11, 347 (2017)

[3] Sapkota P, Kim H, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 15(4), 445 (2009)

[4] Chen Z, Yu A, Higgins D, Li H, Wang H, Chen Z, Nano Lett., 12, 1946 (2012)

[5] Li Y, Gong M, Liang Y, Feng J, Kim JE, Wang H, Hong G, Zhang B, Dai H, Nat. Commun., 4, 1805 (2013)

[6] Fu J, Cano ZP, Park MG, Yu A, Fowler M, Chen Z, Adv. Mater., 29, 160468 (2017)

[7] Yang J, Hu J, Weng M, Tan R, Tian L, Yang J, Amine J, Zheng J, Chen H, Pan F, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 4587 (2017)

[8] Lee JS, Park GS, Lee HI, Kim ST, Cao R, Liu M, Cho J, Nano Lett., 11, 5362 (2011)

[9] Tian LL, Yang J, Weng MY, Tan R, Zheng JX, Chen HB, Zhuang QC, Dai LM, Pan F, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 7125 (2017)

[10] Prabu M, Ramakrishnan P, Nara H, Momma T, Osaka T, Shanmugam S, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, 16545 (2014)

[11] Wang HF, Tang C, Wang B, Li BQ, Zhang Q, Adv. Mater., 29, 170232 (2017)

[12] Wu X, Han X, Ma X, Zhang W, Deng Y, Zhong C, Hu W, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 12574 (2017)

[13] Iranzo A, Munoz M, Pino FJ, Rosa F, J. Power Sources, 196(9), 4264 (2011)

[14] Lee DU, Scott J, Park HW, Abureden S, Choi JY, Chen Z, Electrochem. Commun., 43, 109 (2014)

[15] Park JE, Kim MJ, Lim MS, Kang SY, Kim JK, Oh SH, Her M, Cho YH, Sung YE, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 237, 140 (2018)

[16] Gomadam PM, Weidner JW, Int. J. Energy Res., 29(12), 1133 (2005)

[17] Colton R, Sketchley GJ, Ritchie IM, J. Chem. Educ., 53, 130 (1976)

[18] Hong S, Hou M, Xiao Y, Shao Z, Yi B, Energy Technol., 5, 1457 (2017)

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