Calcium-Iron Oxide as Energy Storage Medium in Rechargeable Oxide Batteries

Cornelius M. Berger, Abdelfattah Mahmoud, Raphaël P. Hermann, Waldemar Braun, Elena Yazhenskikh, Yoo Jung Sohn, Norbert H. Menzler, Olivier Guillon, Martin Bram

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Abstract

Rechargeable oxide batteries (ROB) comprise a regenerative solid oxide cell (rSOC) and a storage medium for oxygen ions. A sealed ROB avoids pumping loss, heat loss, and gas purity expenses in comparison with conventional rSOC. However, the iron oxide base storage medium degrades during charging–discharging cycles. In comparison, CaFe3O5 has improved cyclability and a high reversible oxygen storage capacity of 22.3 mol%. In this study, we analyzed the redox mechanism of this compound. After a solid-state synthesis of CaFe3O5, we verified the phase composition and studied the redox reaction by means of X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectrometry, and scanning electron microscopy. Results show a great potential to operate the battery with this storage material during multiple charging–discharging cycles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4083-4092
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume99
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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Keywords

  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • Rechargeable oxide battery
  • electrolysis
  • iron/iron compounds
  • solid oxide fuel cell

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