Surface-modified Mg{sub 2}Ni-type negative electrode materials for Ni-MH battery
- Univ. of Wollongong, New South Wales (Australia). Inst. for Materials Technology and Mfg.
In order to further improve the electrode performance of Mg{sub 1.9}Y{sub 0.1}Ni{sub 0.9}Al{sub 0.1} alloy at ambient temperature, its surface was modified by an ultrasound pretreatment in the alkaline solution and microencapsulation with Ni-P coating. The effects of various surface modifications on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of the alloy electrodes were investigated and compared in this paper. It was found that the modification with ultrasound pretreatment significantly improved the electrocatalytic activity of the negative electrode and then reduced the overpotential of charging/discharging, resulting in a remarkable increase of electrode capacity and high-rate discharge capability but having little influence on the cycle life. However, the electrode fabricated from the microencapsulated alloy powder showed a higher discharge capacity, better high-rate discharge capability and longer cycle life as well.
- OSTI ID:
- 549367
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970168-; ISBN 0-7803-3631-3; TRN: IM9751%%50
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 12. Annual battery conference on applications and advances, Long Beach, CA (United States), 14-17 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of The twelfth annual battery conference on applications and advances: Proceedings; Frank, H.A.; Seo, E.T. [comps.]; PB: 364 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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