Understanding the nanoscale redox-behavior of iron-anodes for rechargeable iron-air batteries

Weinrich, Henning; Come, Jérémy; Tempel, Hermann; Kungl, Hans; Eichel, Rüdiger-A.; Balke, Nina

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.10.023

Title: Understanding the nanoscale redox-behavior of iron-anodes for rechargeable iron-air batteries

Journal Article · Tue Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.10.023· OSTI ID:1407732

Weinrich, Henning ^[1]; Come, Jérémy ^[2]; Tempel, Hermann ^[3]; Kungl, Hans ^[3]; Eichel, Rüdiger-A. ^[3];

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Forschungszentrum Julich (Germany). Inst. for Energy and Climate Research-Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9); RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen (Germany). Inst. of Physical Chemistry
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
Forschungszentrum Julich (Germany). Inst. for Energy and Climate Research-Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9)

Iron-air cells provide a promising and resource-efficient alternative battery concept with superior area specific power density characteristics compared to state-of-the-art Li-air batteries and potentially superior energy density characteristics compared to present Li-ion batteries. Understanding charge-transfer reactions at the anode-electrolyte interface is the key to develop high-performance cells. By employing in-situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (in-situ EC-AFM), in-depth insight into the electrochemically induced surface reaction processes on iron in concentrated alkaline electrolyte is obtained. The results highlight the formation and growth of the redox-layer on iron over the course of several oxidation/reduction cycles. By this means, a direct correlation between topography changes and the corresponding electrochemical reactions at the nanoscale could unambiguously be established. Here in this paper, the twofold character of the nanoparticulate redox-layer in terms of its passivating character and its contribution to the electrochemical reactions is elucidated. Furthermore, the evolution of single nanoparticles on the iron electrode surface is evaluated in unprecedented and artifact-free detail. Based on the dedicated topography analysis, a detailed structural model for the evolution of the redox-layer which is likewise elementary for corrosion science and battery research is derived.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1407732

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Vol. 41, Issue C; ISSN 2211-2855

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