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@ARTICLE{Weinrich:864385,
author = {Weinrich, Henning and Gehring, Markus and Tempel, Hermann
and Kungl, Hans and Eichel, Rüdiger-A.},
title = {{E}lectrode thickness-dependent formation of porous iron
electrodes for secondary alkaline iron-air batteries},
journal = {Electrochimica acta},
volume = {314},
issn = {0013-4686},
address = {New York, NY [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {FZJ-2019-04177},
pages = {61 - 71},
year = {2019},
abstract = {Secondary iron-air batteries re-gained considerable
scientific attention due to their excellent energy
densities, pronounced environmental friendliness and
exceptional reversibility compared to other metal-air
batteries. In order to exploit the energy density of iron on
full-cell level, the ratio between anode- and overall
battery material should be as large as possible, aiming at
practically competitive iron-air battery performances in the
future. Therefore, here, we report the investigation of
comparatively thick, pressed-plate, carbonyl iron-anodes and
the distinctive attempt to further elucidate the processes
behind the electrochemical formation. In order to do so, the
electrode thickness-dependent charge-/discharge performance,
the wetting behavior and the specific surface area of the
electrodes were examined. In addition to the established
dissolution and precipitation mechanism of iron, we propose
that a gradually increasing number of electrochemically
active carbonyl iron particles may be an additional source
of active iron surface for the steeply increasing discharge
capacity during the formation, which is particularly
relevant for thick rather than thin electrodes. Furthermore,
substantiated by cross-section SEM-images, we propose that
the increasing number of active carbonyl iron particles is
induced by microstructural changes of the electrode,
hypothetically driven by hydrogen evolution during the
formation period. Bound to the access of electrolyte, the
process suggests the presence of active material on the
outside and inactive, since non-wetted, material on the
inside of porous carbonyl iron-anodes depending on their
state of formation.},
cin = {IEK-9},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-9-20110218},
pnm = {131 - Electrochemical Storage (POF3-131) / HITEC -
Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and
Climate Research (HITEC) (HITEC-20170406)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-131 / G:(DE-Juel1)HITEC-20170406},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000470237300007},
doi = {10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.025},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/864385},
}