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Development of a novel metal hydride–air secondary battery

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A laboratory metal hydride/air cell was evaluated. Charging was via a bifunctional air gas-diffusion electrode. Mixed nickel and cobalt oxides, supported on carbon black and activated carbon, were used as catalysts in this electrode. At 30mAcm−2 in 6m KOH, the air electrode potentials were −0.2V (oxygen reduction) and +0.65V (oxygen evolution) vs Hg/HgO. The laboratory cell was cycled for 50 cycles at the C/2 rate (10mAcm−2). The average discharge/charge voltages of the cell were 0.65 and 1.6V, respectively. The initial capacity of the metal hydride electrode decreased by about 15% after 50 cycles.

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  1. Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX, 77843-3402, USA

    S. Gamburzev, W. Zhang, O. A. Velev, S. Srinivasan & A. J. Appleby

  2. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Fisicoqui´mica Teo´ricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Suc. 4-C.C. 16, 1900, La Plata, Argentina

    A. Visintin

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Gamburzev, S., Zhang, W., Velev, O.A. et al. Development of a novel metal hydride–air secondary battery. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 28, 545–549 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003229514453

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