Conductive iron-based storage battery
AssigneeChemergy Ltd.
InventorStuart Licht
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Abstract
An electric storage battery having a solid phase Fe(VI) salt cathode. The anode may be any of a large variety of conventional anode materials capable of being oxidized. The cathode and anode are located in separate half-cells which are in electrochemical contact through an electrically neutral ionic conductor. Small material additions to the Fe(VI) salt containing half cell can be used to control the conductance and electrochemical characteristics of the battery.
Claims18
A battery comprising two half-cells which are in an electrochemical contact with one another through an electrically neutral ionic conductor, wherein one of said half-cells comprises an anode and the other half-cell comprises at least 1% of weight of a Fe(VI) salt, whereby electrical discharge or charge is accomplished via an electrochemical charge insertion to or from a valence state of iron salt less than Fe(VI), and a Fe(VI) discharge capacity enhancing material is added to the Fe(VI) containing half cell.
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