Research Progress on the Electrochemical Performance of Anode Materials for Magnesium Alloy Seawater Batteries
WANG Yujiao1, JIANG Haitao1,*, ZHANG Yun1, WANG Panpan1, YU Bowen1, XU Zhe2
1 Institute of Engineering Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China 2 China Institute of Marine Technology & Economy, Beijing 100081, China
Abstract: Since 1940s, magnesium and magnesium alloys have become excellent anode materials for seawater batteries and received much attention because of their low density, high electrochemical activity and high specific capacity. Magnesium alloys are commonly used in Mg/C seawater dissolved oxygen batteries and Mg/AgCl, Mg/PbCl or Mg/CuCl seawater activated batteries. The current common magnesium alloy seawater battery anode material systems are Mg-Al-Zn, Mg-Hg-Ga and Mg-Al-Pb series, such materials can meet the power requirements of most subsea working equipment, especially low-power electrical equipment. However, magnesium alloy seawater batteries cannot meet the power needs of some high-power electrical equipment under the sea (such as torpedoes) because of the disadvantages of low battery anode utilization and discharge activity caused by passivation of the product film, voltage lag, and particle desorption. What's more, alloying, modifying processing technology and microstructure characteristic are mainly strategies to improving the discharge performance of magnesium alloy anode materials. The alloying elements such as Al, Zn, Hg, Ga, Pb, In, Sn, etc. for common magnesium alloy seawater batteries have achieved remarkable achievements in adjusting the electrochemical properties by modifying the microstructure of the alloy. Processing technologies such as homogenization treatment, extrusion and rolling followed by annealing treatment reduce the side reactions of hydrogen evolution and improve anode utilization by homogenizing microstructure, refining grain size, breaking coarse second phase particles, and reducing the intracrystalline defects caused by plastic deformation. The influence of microstructure such as impurities and composition homogenization, second phase particles, grain size, texture and discharge production film on the discharge performance of magnesium alloy anode depends on their characteristics. This article summarizes the research progress of the improvement of electrochemical performance when magnesium and magnesium alloys are used as anode materials for seawater batteries. The influencing factors and mechanism of the electrochemical performance of magnesium alloys are summarized from alloying, processing technology and microstructure characteristics. The existing problems and application prospects of the electrochemical performance of magnesium alloy seawater battery anode materials are analyzed. It aims to provide a reference for improving the discharge performance of magnesium alloy anode materials and developing magnesium alloy seawater batteries.
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