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Effect of Crystal Orientation on the Corrosion Behavior of As-Cast Pure Aluminum Anodes in Air Batteries

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In this study, the effect of crystal orientation on the corrosion behavior of an as-cast pure aluminum anode (PAA) in alkaline solution was systematically investigated based on electrochemical measurements and quasi-in situ observations. The results show that PAA with different crystal orientations exhibits disparate electrochemical activities and corrosion behavior, which is attributed to the potential differences for each crystalline orientation. The (001) lattice plane with a lower surface energy and more homogeneous potential distribution shows a better corrosion resistance than other lattice planes. This work could provide a way to improve the corrosion performance of aluminum air batteries in alkaline electrolytes by controlling the crystal orientation of PAA.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51771027, 51901018, and 21676216), the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Grant No. 2212037), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. FRF-AT-20-07, 06500119), the National Science and Technology Resources Investigation Program of China (Grant No. 2019FY101400), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFB0702100), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2019M660456) and Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology (YESS, 2019QNRC001).

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    Hezu Wang, Wenguang Yang, Bowei Zhang, Zhan Zhang, Cong Wu & Junsheng Wu

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    Hezu Wang, Wenguang Yang, Bowei Zhang, Zhan Zhang, Cong Wu & Junsheng Wu

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Wang, H., Yang, W., Zhang, B. et al. Effect of Crystal Orientation on the Corrosion Behavior of As-Cast Pure Aluminum Anodes in Air Batteries. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 3584–3593 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06531-4

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