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- Title
An X-ray Tomographic Study of Rechargeable Zn/MnO2 Batteries.
- Authors
Osenberg, Markus; Manke, Ingo; Hilger, André; Kardjilov, Nikolay; Banhart, John
- Abstract
We present non-destructive and non-invasive in operando X-ray tomographic investigations of the charge and discharge behavior of rechargeable alkaline-manganese (RAM) batteries (Zn-MnO2 batteries). Changes in the three-dimensional structure of the zinc anode and the MnO2 cathode material after several charge/discharge cycles were analyzed. Battery discharge leads to a decrease in the zinc particle sizes, revealing a layer-by-layer dissolving behavior. During charging, the particles grow again to almost their initial size and shape. After several cycles, the particles sizes slowly decrease until most of the particles become smaller than the spatial resolution of the tomography. Furthermore, the number of cracks in the MnO2 bulk continuously increases and the separator changes its shape. The results are compared to the behavior of a conventional primary cell that was also charged and discharged several times.
- Subjects
ALKALINE batteries; STORAGE batteries; PRIMARY cells; CATHODES; TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2018, Vol 11, Issue 9, p1486
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma11091486