Article
2019
A Rechargeable Aqueous Lithium Ion Battery with High Rate Capability Based on Metallic Cadmium and LiCoO2
Yu Liu, Suning Gao, Rudolf Holze
Russian Journal of Electrochemistry
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193519110107
Abstract / Full Text
An aqueous rechargeable lithium ion battery with metallic cadmium as the negative electrode, LiCoO2 nanoparticles as the positive electrode, and a neutral aqueous electrolyte solution of 0.5 M Li2SO4 and 10 mM Cd(Ac)2 is reported. It has good electrochemical performance. The calculated energy density based on the practically available capacity of the two electrodes is 72 W h kg–1; this is comparable to that of Ni–Cd batteries. The positive mercury electrode of the Weston cell is replaced by a LiCoO2 electrode, the negative cadmium amalgam by a plain cadmium metal electrode. Mercury is completely avoided. Compared with Ni–Cd batteries an alkaline electrolyte solution is not needed making the system more environment-friendly.
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- Technische Universität Chemnitz, Institut für Chemie, AG Elektrochemie, D-09107, Chemnitz, Germany Yu Liu, Suning Gao & Rudolf Holze
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, N2L3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Yu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Energy Science and Technology and Institute of Advanced Materials , Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, ChinaRudolf Holze
- Saint Petersburg State University, Institute of Chemistry, 199034, St. Petersburg, RussiaRudolf Holze
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