Room temperature molten salts have been proposed for use as electrolytes in high energy density batteries. Mixtures of 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride (MEIC) and aluminum chloride have a room temperature liquid region from 0.31 $
Potential arrests on open circuit following passivation of aluminum electrodes and cathodic stripping immediately following passivation were studied in acidic low temperature molten salt solutions (1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride, MEIC, and aluminum chloride binaries). A model of 'classes' of charge transfer processes which could be responsible for the processes occurring during open circuit decay and cathodic stripping were proposed. Electrochemistry, Electrolyte, Molten salt, Aluminum, Zinc.
One of the key limitations in the wide-scale adoption of mature renewable energy technologies is the lack of grid-level energy storage solutions. One important figure of merit in these battery systems is a high rate capability to match fluctuating demands for electricity. Molten salt batteries are an attractive option for stationary storage due to fast kinetics and good cycling capability, but high temperatures (>300 °C) limit available materials. In this thesis, the molten NaCl-AlCl3-SnCl2 electrolyte and liquid Sn electrode couple at 250 °C is investigated as part of the potential cell Na I NaCl-AlCl 3-SnCl2 I Sn for a lower temperature molten salt battery. An electrochemical study of the kinetics in the molten salt electrolyte and at the liquid Sn electrode-electrolyte interface is conducted using cyclic voltammetry and the galvanostatic pulse method. The liquid metal electrode is found to have suitably fast kinetics with an exchange current density of 92 mA/cm2. Parameters for a new Na+ conducting membrane are proposed, requiring an ionic conductivity of 0.056 S/cm, which would allow for a hypothetical Na I NaCl-AlC 3-SnCl2 I Sn battery to operate with an energy efficiency of 70%.
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