Citation: LIU Ping, ZHU Ding, YANG Jun, HUANG Lan-Xiang, CHEN Yun-Gui. Electrochemically Self-Assembled Fe/Cu Nanocomposite with Improved High-Rate and Low-Temperature Performances for Nickel-Iron Alkaline Battery[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2017, 33(5): 779-786. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2017.089 shu

Electrochemically Self-Assembled Fe/Cu Nanocomposite with Improved High-Rate and Low-Temperature Performances for Nickel-Iron Alkaline Battery

LIU Ping ¹ ,
ZHU Ding ^2,*,, ,
YANG Jun ¹ ,
HUANG Lan-Xiang ¹ ,
CHEN Yun-Gui ^1,*,,

1.
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
2.
Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

Corresponding author: ZHU Ding, zhuding@scu.edu.cn CHEN Yun-Gui, ygchen60@aliyun.com
Received Date: 29 December 2016
Revised Date: 11 March 2017

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Fe/Cu nanocomposite was simply self-assembled through the cathodic decomposition of tetragonal spinel CuFe₂O₄ (t-CuFe₂O₄) in alkaline solution. The phase transition from t-CuFe₂O₄ to Cu/Fe₃O₄, and eventually to Fe/Cu composite was monitored by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). Transmission electron microscope (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and scanning TEM-energy dispersive X-ray (STEM-EDX) observations showed that the electro-crystallized copper and iron nanoparticles dispersed homogeneously and contacted intimately. When the Fe/Cu nanocomposite electrode was tested as the anode for nickel-iron (Ni-Fe) rechargeable battery, it exhibited enhanced discharge capacity, charge-acceptance and especially remarkable high-rate and low-temperature performances. Excellent capacity output and potential characteristics were achieved at high discharge current density (4 500 mA·g_Fe^-1) or low operation temperature (-40℃), respectively. Linear scanning voltammetry (LSV) analyses demonstrated that the incorporation of in situ formed copper facilitated the anodic kinetics of active iron, resulting to the markedly enhanced high-rate and low-temperature discharge-ability of electrode.
- copper ferrite,
- self-assembly,
- nanocomposite,
- iron alkaline electrode,
- high-rate and low temperature performance
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