This invention provides a fully open, long-endurance Mars battery and its fabrication method. The Mars battery comprises a vertical serpentine
cell, an insertable
anode current collector, a mesh
cathode current collector, and a dustproof and breathable membrane. The fabrication scheme is as follows: preparation and
assembly of the serpentine tubular
solid electrolyte, preparation and
coating of a gas
diffusion and gas reaction dual-functional layer, preparation and filling of a Na / K-containing
liquid alloy, integration of the rod-shaped
anode and mesh
cathode current collectors, and encapsulation with the dustproof and breathable membrane. The gas
diffusion and gas reaction dual-functional layer is uniformly coated on the outside of the serpentine
electrolyte tube, thus providing a 360° contact surface with the Martian
atmosphere and exhibiting a fully open
cathode characteristic, resulting in superior
energy density compared to batteries with traditional single-sided gas reaction electrodes. This invention combines the advantages of
solid electrolyte-based batteries—openness under the low
atmospheric pressure of Mars—and the ability of the
liquid alloy to fully wet the interface, coupled with the protection of the dustproof and breathable membrane, which will promote the design and development of long-endurance, all-weather Mars batteries.