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Nano Aspects of Metal–Air Batteries

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A metal–air battery is composed of a metal electrode and an air electrode as negative and positive electrodes, respectively, and provides a large capacity and, hence, high energy density. Aqueous and nonaqueous electrolyte solutions are used depending on the kind of metal electrode material such as zinc, iron, aluminum, magnesium, or lithium. The reversibility and stability of both metal and air electrodes are issues that need to be resolved. The use of zinc and iron nanoparticles is effective for improving the morphology changes and electrical conductivity. Nanotechnology applied to air electrodes includes carbon nanotubes and related materials as a conductive electrode substrate and nanoparticle catalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. Recent results on nonaqueous lithium systems are also shown.

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Arai, H., Doi, T. (2014). Nano Aspects of Metal–Air Batteries. In: Osaka, T., Ogumi, Z. (eds) Nanoscale Technology for Advanced Lithium Batteries. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8675-6_14

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