Magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery for stationary energy storage.
Batteries are an attractive option for grid-scale energy storage applications because of their small footprint and flexible siting. A high-temperature (700 °C) magnesium-antimony (Mg||Sb) liquid metal battery comprising a negative electrode of Mg, a molten salt electrolyte (MgCl(2)-KCl-NaCl), and a positive electrode of Sb is proposed and characterized. Because of the immiscibility of the contiguous salt and metal phases, they stratify by density into three distinct layers. Cells were cycled at rates ranging from 50 to 200 mA/cm(2) and demonstrated up to 69% DC-DC energy efficiency. The self-segregating nature of the battery components and the use of low-cost materials results in a promising technology for stationary energy storage applications.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA.
David J
DJ
Bradwell
Hojong
H
Kim
Aislinn H C
AH
Sirk
Donald R
DR
Sadoway
D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D000965:Antimony / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
D000497:Alloys; D000965:Antimony; D008274:Magnesium