Abstract
The zinc polyhedral microspheres were synthesized by evaporation of pure zinc powders via a vapor-transport process.The results characterized by XRD and SEM show that the as-synthesized zinc powders are polyhedral microspheres with the diameter of 2~3 μm.The electrochemical investigation showed that the capacity of the as-assembled AA-size primary alkaline Zn-MnO_(2)battery was increased to 3.14 Ah under the constant discharge current of 100 mA by using the as-deposited microspherical zinc powders as the anode active materials and γ-MnO_(2)nanowires as the cathode active materials,indicating their potential application in high-energy batteries.
Keywords
Zinc, Microsphere, Zn-MnO_(2)battery, Vapor-transport
Publication Date
2006-05-28
Online Available Date
2006-05-28
Revised Date
2006-05-28
Received Date
2006-05-28
Recommended Citation
Hua MA, Chun-sheng LI, Fang-yi CHENG, Chun-yuan ZHOU, Feng GAO, Jun CHEN.
Synthesis of Zinc Polyhedral Microspheres and Applications in Alkaline Zn-MnO_(2)Battery[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry,
2006
,
12(2): 140-143.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.1711
Available at:
https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol12/iss2/3
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