Laser Sintering of Printed Anodes for Al-Air Batteries

Yu, Yongchao; Chen, Min; Wang, Shutong; Hill, Curtis; Joshi, Pooran; Kuruganti, Teja; Hu, Anming

doi:10.1149/2.0811803jes

Title: Laser Sintering of Printed Anodes for Al-Air Batteries

Journal Article · 28 February 2018 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0811803jes · OSTI ID:1476405

Yu, Yongchao ^[1]; Chen, Min ^[2]; Wang, Shutong ^[3]; Hill, Curtis ^[4]; Joshi, Pooran ^[5]; Kuruganti, Teja ^[5];

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Shandong Univ., Jinan (China)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China)
CK Technologies, Meridianville, AL (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Beijing Univ. of Technology (China)

We report on a 3D printed Al anode for Al-air battery combined with laser sintering method. We verified that laser sintering contributed to effective removal of the organic solvent in the slurry and increased the conductivity of the printed anode. By application of infrared laser sintering, we significantly improved electrical contacts of Al nanoparticles and electrochemical performance of Al-air cells. A Pt/C coated hydrophobic carbon paper was used for air cathode to provide a good electrical contact, an oxygen flow ability, and the water sealing. Gel-style KOH was introduced as the electrolyte and waterways also utilized in the chemical reaction. The laser sintered Al-air battery could provide 239 mAh/g discharge capacity and a 0.95 V operation voltage. Also, a 3D structured anode was fabricated by 3D printing the active material on current collectors to achieve a high mass-loading with active material thickness of 360 μm, 560 μm and 680 μm for 1, 2 and 3 layers 3D printed electrodes. The battery cells provide areal discharge capacities of 1.5 mAh/cm², 2.8mAh/cm², and 3.23 mAh/cm², respectively for 1, 2 and 3 layers-electrodes.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1476405

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 3; ISSN 0013-4651

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Country of Publication:: United States

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