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Air electrode for metal-air battery

一种金属空气电池、空气极的技术,应用在电池电极、电池组零部件、电路等方向,能够解决致密质陶瓷用作隔板、电解液劣化、正极短路等问题

Active Publication Date: 2016-11-09
NGK INSULATORS LTD
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[0006] This zinc-air battery was also attempted to be used as a secondary battery, but there was a problem that the ion species Zn(OH) soluble in the electrolyte was actually generated 4 2- , the ion species is reduced during charging, metal zinc precipitates in the form of dendrites to form dendrites, and the dendrites penetrate the separator, resulting in a short circuit with the positive electrode
In addition, there is a problem that on the side of the air electrode, carbon dioxide in the air passes through the air electrode and dissolves into the electrolyte solution, generating carbonate ions and deteriorating the electrolyte solution.
However, the air electrodes disclosed in these Patent Documents 3 to 6 do not use dense ceramics such as the hydrothermally cured layered double hydroxide (LDH) disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a separator.

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[0072] (1) Fabrication of the air electrode layer

[0073] α-MnO as an air electrode catalyst is produced as follows 2 particle. First, the Mn(SO 4 )·5H 2 O and KMnO 4 Dissolve in deionized water at a molar ratio of 5:13 and mix. The obtained mixed solution was placed in a stainless steel airtight container with Teflon (registered trademark) stuck inside, and hydrothermal synthesis was performed at 140° C. for 2 hours. The precipitate obtained by hydrothermal synthesis was filtered, washed with distilled water, and dried at 80° C. for 6 hours. α-MnO 2 of powder.

[0074] Layered double hydroxide particles (hereinafter referred to as LDH particles) which are hydroxide ion conductive materials were produced as follows. First, the Ni(NO 3 ) 2 ·6H 2 O and Fe(NO 3 ) 3 9H 2 O was dissolved in deionized water at a molar ratio of Ni:Fe=3:1 and mixed. The resulting mixture was added dropwise to 0.3M Na 2 CO 3 in solution. At this time, the pH of the mixed solution was a...

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[0085] Example 2 (Compare)

[0086] Without using hydroxide ion-conducting particles, weigh α-MnO according to the mixing ratio shown in the "First air electrode layer" column of Table 1 2 The preparation and evaluation of the air electrode were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the particles and carbon black were used, and the thickness of the air electrode layer was set to the value shown in Table 1. The results are shown in Table 1.

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[0088] Weigh α-MnO according to the mixing ratio shown in the "first air electrode layer" column of Table 1 2 Except for the particles, LDH particles, and carbon black, a fibrillar composition for the first air electrode layer was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1. In addition, weigh α-MnO according to the mixing ratio shown in the "second air electrode layer" column of Table 1 2 Except for the particles, LDH particles, and carbon black, a fibrillar mixture for the second air electrode layer was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1. The fibrillar mixture for the second air electrode layer and the fibrillar mixture for the first air electrode layer were sequentially bonded to a current collector (carbon cloth (manufactured by ElectroChem Co., Ltd., Model No. On EC-CC1-060T)), a laminated sheet of the first air electrode layer / second air electrode layer / current collector was obtained. Production and evaluation of an air electrode were performed in the same man...

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Abstract

An air electrode for a metal-air battery is disclosed. Said air electrode comprises a separator and an air-electrode layer provided on top of said separator. The separator comprises a hydroxide-ion-conducting inorganic solid electrolyte consisting of a dense ceramic. The air-electrode layer either comprises a hydroxide-ion-conducting material, an air-electrode catalyst, and an electron-conducting material or comprises a hydroxide-ion-conducting material and an air-electrode catalyst that also functions as an electron-conducting material. This invention makes it possible to significantly reduce the reaction resistance of an air electrode using a dense-ceramic separator in a metal-air battery while securing desired characteristics from said dense-ceramic separator.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an air electrode for a metal-air battery, in particular to an air electrode suitable for metal-air secondary batteries such as zinc-air secondary batteries and lithium-air secondary batteries. Background technique [0002] As one of the candidates for innovative batteries, metal-air batteries can be cited. In a metal-air battery, since oxygen as a positive electrode active material is supplied from the air, the space in the battery container can be used to fill the negative electrode active material to the maximum, thereby theoretically achieving high energy density. [0003] For example, in a zinc-air battery using zinc as a negative electrode active material, an alkaline aqueous solution such as potassium hydroxide is used as an electrolytic solution, and a separator (partition wall) is used to prevent a short circuit between positive and negative electrodes. During discharge, as shown in the following reaction formula, at t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M12/06H01M50/434
CPCH01M12/06H01M4/8605H01M4/8663Y02E60/10H01M50/434H01M4/8673H01M4/9016H01M12/08
Inventor 山村嘉彦服部达哉齐藤直美山田直仁
Owner NGK INSULATORS LTD