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Current collectors corrosion behaviours and rechargeability of TiO2 in Aqueous Electrolyte Aluminium-ion batteries

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The effects of current collectors on the battery performance have significant role, especially in aqueous electrolyte Al-ion batteries, as corrosion effects lead to rapid capacity degradation over cycles. To overcome this problem, we present a study investigating the selection of suitable current collectors and their impact on battery performance. Four different current collectors are selected for this. Stainless steel (SS), nickel foil (Ni), titanium foil (Ti) and graphite plate (GP). It has been proven by corrosion tests, cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge studies that GP is the best current collector by minimizing the corrosion effect and H2 evolution reaction (HER). The anatase phase TiO2 used with GP current collector provides a 249 mAh g−1 initial discharge capacity at a current density of 3 A g−1, while inferior or no electrochemical activity is observed with Ti, SS, Ni current collectors. The observations here provide insights into the selection of corrosion-resistant current collectors to achieve stable battery performance in the field of aqueous electrolyte Al-ion batteries.

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Acknowledgements

Burcu Unal acknowledges the 100/2000 Doctoral Fellowship Program of the Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) and the 2211/C National Doctoral Fellowship Program for Priority Areas in Science of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). This work is part of Burcu Unal’s PhD thesis.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Burcu Unal & Rezan Demir-Cakan

  2. Institute of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Burcu Unal & Rezan Demir-Cakan

  3. Chimie du Solide et de l’Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Ozlem Sel

  4. Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l’Energie (RS2E), CNRS FR 3459, 33 Rue Saint Leu, 80039, Amiens Cedex, France

    Ozlem Sel

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B.U. and R.D.C. designed the experiments. B.U. fabricated the cells and performed the electrochemical measurements. O.S. helped interpret the data. All authors wrote the manuscript and approved the submitted version.

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Unal, B., Sel, O. & Demir-Cakan, R. Current collectors corrosion behaviours and rechargeability of TiO2 in Aqueous Electrolyte Aluminium-ion batteries. J Appl Electrochem 54, 1425–1434 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-02029-0

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