Calcium oxyhalide batteries - a review

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Proc. - Electrochem. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6467874

Peled, E

The electrochemistry, safety aspects and performance of calcium-thionyl chloride (TC) and calcium sulfuryl chloride (SC) batteries containing lithium or calcium based electrolytes are reviewed. In Ca -oxyhalide solutions, the calcium anode is covered by CaCl/sub 2/ passivating layer which is a good ionic conductor and good electronic insulator. Therefore it is called Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) and these batteries are called SEI batteries. The calcium/Ca/sup + +/-TC and calcium/Ca/sup + +/-SC systems exhibit a diode-like behavior i.e., they can deliver a high current densities at the anodic direction (discharge) while they behave like a very high resistor in the cathodic direction. The Ca/Ca/sup + +/-TC batteries exhibit an energy density similar to that of lithium batteries (about 500 wh/) but has much better safety features. Its power density for continuous drain is about four times the maximum recommended for the Li-SO/sub 2/ battery.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv
• OSTI ID: 6467874
• Report Number(s): CONF-831086-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. - Electrochem. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 84-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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