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Mesoporous electrodes for electrochemical cells

An electrode, double-layer electrode technology, applied in the field of electrochemical cells

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-18
NANOTECTURE LTD
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Problems solved by technology

In this case, conventional hybrid supercapacitor technology with bulky redox electrodes is not feasible.

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Embodiment 1

[0043] This example serves to illustrate a cell with a relatively "flat" voltage profile, high volumetric charge storage capacity to electrode thickness ratio outside the range considered optimal by the prior art. The composition of the battery is shown in Table 1.

[0044] Table 1

[0045]

Ni electrode

thickness of

(μm)

C electrode

thickness of

(μm)

electrode body

Product ratio

(C:Ni)

Ni electrode capacity

(F / cc)

(at 2092mA / cm 3

under test)

C electrode capacity

(F / cc)

(at 2092mA / cm 3

under test)

Compare

Rate

20

250

12.5∶1

1635

106

15.4

[0046] Preparation of nickel-cobalt electrodes

[0047] Preparation of Liquid Crystal Mixtures

[0048] Novel mesoporous nickel-cobalt electrodes were fabricated by electrodepositing thin films on bare nickel substrates using liquid crystal surfactant templat...

Embodiment 2

[0066] Embodiment 2 (comparative example)

[0067] This example is used to illustrate a battery using an electrode thickness ratio outside the range claimed by the present invention.

[0068] The experimental details for preparing the battery are the same as in Example 1, except that the mesoporous positive electrode and the carbon negative electrode are relatively thin. The composition of the battery is shown in Table 2.

[0069] Table 2

[0070]

Ni electrode

thickness of

(μm)

C electrode

thickness of

(μm)

Electrode

Volume ratio

(C:Ni)

Ni electrode capacity

(F / cc)

(at 2092mA / cm 3

under test)

C electrode capacity

(F / cc)

(at 2092mA / cm 3

under test)

Compare

Rate

10

80

8∶1

1635

62

26.3

[0071] After charging at 6mA, make the battery charge at 4984mA / cm 3 A constant current discharge was carrie...

Embodiment 3

[0073] Embodiment 3 (comparative example)

[0074] thick nickel electrodes

[0075] This example is used to illustrate the performance of the battery whose electrode volume ratio is within the optimum range considered by the prior art but within a range different from Example 2.

[0076] Here, a bi-cell structure in which two carbon electrodes are provided on both sides of a central nickel electrode is used. The thickness of the electrodes is listed in Table 3.

[0077] The nickel electrodes chosen were commercially available, but otherwise the cells were assembled and tested the same as in Examples 1 and 2, except that they were discharged at slightly different current densities (4986 mA / cm 3 ) under.

[0078] table 3

[0079]

Ni electrode

thickness of

(μm)

C electrode

thickness of

(μm)

Electrode

Volume ratio

(C:Ni)

Ni electrode capacity

(F / cc)

(at 2092mA / cm 3

under test)

C ...

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Abstract

A hybrid supercapacitor comprises a double layer electrode and a redox electrode, in which the ratio of the volumes, and hence the thicknesses, of the two electrodes (the double layer electrode and the redox electrode) is significantly higher than previously considered optimum, specifically from 9:1 to 100:1. The active material is a mesoporous structurewith a periodic arrangement of pores havinga defined recognisable topology and architecture. The mesoporous material of the electrodes may be prepared by a liquid crystal templating.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to improvements in the electrode arrangement of electrochemical cells, in particular electrochemical cells intended for use as hybrid supercapacitors. Background technique [0002] Hybrid supercapacitors are capacitive energy storage devices that use two different electrode types, typically in the capacity or composition of the electrodes. Typically, one electrode is a redox (faradaic) electrode and the other electrode is a bilayer (non-faradaic) electrode. [0003] According to earlier technology (US patent 6222723), it is beneficial for hybrid supercapacitors that the absolute capacitance of the redox electrode is more than three times (preferably ten times) that of the double layer electrode, and vice versa. This is generally achieved by using different materials, one of which has a much greater specific capacity than the other, such that the actual physical dimensions of the electrodes are essentially equal, or the ca...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M4/48H01M14/00H01G9/155
CPCH01G9/155H01G11/02H01M12/005Y02E60/128Y02E60/13H01G11/04H01G11/32H01G11/46Y02E60/10H01G11/22H01M4/02H01M4/48H01M4/38
Inventor P·A·纳尔逊D·皮特J·斯威尼C·赖特
Owner NANOTECTURE LTD