CALCULATION OF THE ELECTRODE REACTION RATE ON A GRAPHITE CATHODE OF ALUMINUM-ION BATTERY WITH 1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE

K. V. Druzhinin; Дружинин К. В.; A. S. Kukin; Кукин А. С.; K. Yu. Balakin; Балакин К. Ю.

doi:10.31857/S0235010623050043

CALCULATION OF THE ELECTRODE REACTION RATE ON A GRAPHITE CATHODE OF ALUMINUM-ION BATTERY WITH 1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE

Authors: Druzhinin K.V.¹^,2, Kukin A.S.², Balakin K.Y.¹
Affiliations:
1. Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of the RAS
2. Institute of New Materials and Technologies, Ural Federal University
Issue: No 5 (2023)
Pages: 502-512
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0235-0106/article/view/141796
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0235010623050043
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/UZXFDK
ID: 141796

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A method for determining the rate of sorption of chloraluminate complexes on graphite material as the main cathode reaction in aluminum-ion batteries with an ionic liquid as an electrolyte is proposed in terms of classic chemical kinetics approach. The method is applied to the description of the rate of a one-electron cathode reaction that is in the case the sorption/desorption of complexes on the electrode surface with no migration in the interlayer space of graphite taken into account. The experimental part is based on the selection and providing of measurement conditions and the ratio of the components of the cell to ensure that the rate of the cathode process sets the rate of current generation of the cell. The rate of supply/removal of electrons, as participants in the reaction, thus can be directly related to the reaction rate on graphite. The point of reaching the limiting current on the polarization curve in that case corresponds the limiting rate of the chemical sorption reaction. The approach takes into account the effect of other limiting processes, such as the rate of removal/supply of electrons, the rate of removal/supply of ions to/from the electrolyte volume, and the rate of anodic dissolution/deposition of aluminum. The calculated value of the reaction rate for graphite material grade EC-02 and low-temperature ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole chloride in a mixture with aluminum chloride (1 : 1.3) was calculated to be 46 µmol/cm² · s.

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aluminum-ion battery, carbon cathode, electrode reaction rate

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