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Recent Progress in the Development of a Lightweight Nickel Electrode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Doris L. Britton
Doris L. Britton*
Affiliation:
NASA Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland, OH 44135
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Abstract

The nickel-hydrogen (Ni-H2) cell is rapidly replacing nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) cell as the system of choice for aerospace applications where weight is crucial. The heavy-sintered nickel electrode used in this cell accounts for about 38% of the cell weight. The use of small diameter fiber nickel electrodes will reduce the weight and improve the specific energy of the state-of-the-art Ni-H2 cell by about 50%. One advantage of this small diameter nickel fiber material is the increase in the surface area available for the deposition of active material. Initial testing of this type of electrode is very promising. This electrode is also applicable to other nickel-based batteries, such as nickel-zinc, nickel-iron, and nickel-metalhydride, both for space and commercial applications.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 393: Symposium W – Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion , 1995 , 271
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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