Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications

N. E. Holubowitch; S. E. Manek; J. Landon; C. A. Lippert; S. A. Odom; K. Liu

doi:10.1149/06404.0439ecst

Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications

N. E. Holubowitch, S. E. Manek, J. Landon, C. A. Lippert, S. A. Odom, K. Liu

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Abstract

Molten salts at moderate temperatures (ca. 460-690 K) are investigated as electrolytes in two different electrochemical cells employing Zn and Sn electrodes. The thermodynamics and kinetics are explored in an H-cell design, as an analogue to the conventional galvanic cell, and in a one pot, membrane-free system. Emf-temperature measurements reveal opposing trends between the two designs owing to different redox chemistry at the cathode. The potential of these systems for electrochemical energy storage applications are considered. The simpler, membrane-free design is able to deliver the highest short-circuit current densities due to lower Zn activity in a molten ZnSn alloy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19
Editors	Hugh C. De Long, W. Matthew Reichert, Paul C. Trulove, Luke M. Haverhals, Minoru Mizuhata, Robert A. Mantz, Adriana Ispas, Andreas Bund
Pages	439-452
Number of pages	14
Edition	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781623321819
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/06404.0439ecst
State	Published - 2014
Event	19th International Symposium on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids, MS and IL 2014, part of the Joint Meeting of the 226th ECS Meeting and 29th SMEQ Meeting - Cancun, Mexico Duration: Oct 5 2014 → Oct 9 2014

Publication series

Name	ECS Transactions
Number	4
Volume	64
ISSN (Print)	1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-6737

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Conference	19th International Symposium on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids, MS and IL 2014, part of the Joint Meeting of the 226th ECS Meeting and 29th SMEQ Meeting
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	10/5/14 → 10/9/14

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Holubowitch, N. E., Manek, S. E., Landon, J., Lippert, C. A., Odom, S. A., & Liu, K. (2014). Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications. In H. C. De Long, W. M. Reichert, P. C. Trulove, L. M. Haverhals, M. Mizuhata, R. A. Mantz, A. Ispas, & A. Bund (Eds.), Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19 (4 ed., pp. 439-452). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 64, No. 4). https://doi.org/10.1149/06404.0439ecst

Holubowitch, N. E. ; Manek, S. E. ; Landon, J. et al. / Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications. Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19. editor / Hugh C. De Long ; W. Matthew Reichert ; Paul C. Trulove ; Luke M. Haverhals ; Minoru Mizuhata ; Robert A. Mantz ; Adriana Ispas ; Andreas Bund. 4. ed. 2014. pp. 439-452 (ECS Transactions; 4).

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Holubowitch, NE, Manek, SE, Landon, J, Lippert, CA, Odom, SA & Liu, K 2014, Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications. in HC De Long, WM Reichert, PC Trulove, LM Haverhals, M Mizuhata, RA Mantz, A Ispas & A Bund (eds), Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19. 4 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 4, vol. 64, pp. 439-452, 19th International Symposium on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids, MS and IL 2014, part of the Joint Meeting of the 226th ECS Meeting and 29th SMEQ Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, 10/5/14. https://doi.org/10.1149/06404.0439ecst

Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications. / Holubowitch, N. E.; Manek, S. E.; Landon, J. et al.
Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19. ed. / Hugh C. De Long; W. Matthew Reichert; Paul C. Trulove; Luke M. Haverhals; Minoru Mizuhata; Robert A. Mantz; Adriana Ispas; Andreas Bund. 4. ed. 2014. p. 439-452 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 64, No. 4).

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Holubowitch NE, Manek SE, Landon J, Lippert CA, Odom SA, Liu K. Zn-sn electrochemical cells with molten salt eutectic electrolytes and their potential for energy storage applications. In De Long HC, Reichert WM, Trulove PC, Haverhals LM, Mizuhata M, Mantz RA, Ispas A, Bund A, editors, Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids 19. 4 ed. 2014. p. 439-452. (ECS Transactions; 4). doi: 10.1149/06404.0439ecst

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