A manganese–hydrogen battery with potential for grid-scale energy storage

Chen, Wei; Li, Guodong; Pei, Allen; Li, Yuzhang; Liao, Lei; Wang, Hongxia; Wan, Jiayu; Liang, Zheng; Chen, Guangxu; Zhang, Hao; Wang, Jiangyan; Cui, Yi

doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0147-7

A manganese–hydrogen battery with potential for grid-scale energy storage

Journal Article · Mon Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0147-7· OSTI ID:1461183

Chen, Wei ^[1]; Li, Guodong ^[2]; ^[1]; Li, Yuzhang ^[1]; Liao, Lei ^[1]; Wang, Hongxia ^[1]; Wan, Jiayu ^[1]; Liang, Zheng ^[1]; Chen, Guangxu ^[1]; Zhang, Hao ^[1]; Wang, Jiangyan ^[1]; Cui, Yi ^[3]

Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Lab of Nanosystem and Hierarchy Fabrication, Beijing (China)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Batteries including lithium-ion, lead–acid, redox-flow and liquid-metal batteries show promise for grid-scale storage, but they are still far from meeting the grid's storage needs such as low cost, long cycle life, reliable safety and reasonable energy density for cost and footprint reduction. Here, we report a rechargeable manganese–hydrogen battery, where the cathode is cycled between soluble Mn²⁺ and solid MnO₂ with a two-electron reaction, and the anode is cycled between H₂ gas and H₂O through well-known catalytic reactions of hydrogen evolution and oxidation. This battery chemistry exhibits a discharge voltage of ~1.3 V, a rate capability of 100 mA cm^–2 (36 s of discharge) and a lifetime of more than 10,000 cycles without decay. We achieve a gravimetric energy density of ~139 Wh kg^–1 (volumetric energy density of ~210 Wh l^–1), with the theoretical gravimetric energy density of ~174 Wh kg^–1 (volumetric energy density of ~263 Wh l^–1) in a 4 M MnSO₄ electrolyte. In conclusion, the manganese–hydrogen battery involves low-cost abundant materials and has the potential to be scaled up for large-scale energy storage.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1461183

Journal Information:: Nature Energy, Journal Name: Nature Energy Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 3; ISSN 2058-7546

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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