A Composite Electrode With Gradient Pores for High-performance Thermally Regenerative Batteries
In this paper,Cu/C composite electrode was constructed based on hierarchical porous carbon material to obtain a stable electrode skeleton and high specific surface area,which improved the performance of thermally regenerative batteries.The performance of the batteries adapting composite electrode battery was studied relatively and the influence of key preparation parameters was explored.The results show that the maximum power density of the composite electrode cell(70.6 W·m-2 is 119%higher than that of the copper foam battery(32.2 W·m-2),which is mainly due to the improvement of its specific surface area.Increasing carbonization temperature and pore-forming agent ratio in a certain range can effectively improve the specific surface area of the electrode,and thus increase the battery performance.Considering the energy input,the optimum carbonization temperature of Cu/C composite electrode is 800℃,the optimum pore-forming agent ratio is 10∶1,and the maximum power density of the battery is 87.2 W.m-2.
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