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Cryo-SEM observation of electrolyte wetting phenomena in a lithium-air battery and elucidation of high-performance electrode structure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H01255
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 19020:Thermal engineering-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Uemura Suguru  北海道大学, 工学研究院, 准教授 (70515163)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田部 豊  北海道大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (80374578)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywordsリチウム空気電池
Outline of Research at the Start

リチウム空気電池は理論容量の最も大きい二次電池であるが,放電に必要な酸素が電解液中を十分に輸送できず,実用化レベルの電流密度が達成できていない.一方,申請者らの先行研究において,空気極の炭素構造体,空隙,電解液の三者が特異的に共存する三相界面が多数形成できれば,酸素が反応面へ輸送されやすい環境が形成され,高電流密度で放電できる可能性が示唆された.そこで本研究では含水したサンプルの観察が可能なCryo-SEM法を用いて,空気極内部の電解液の濡れ形態を直接観察し,放電反応が生じる三相界面近傍の酸素輸送現象を解明して,リチウム空気電池の高出力化を実現できる電極構造を見出す.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the effects of electrode structure and electrolyte wetting behavior on the discharge performance were investigated with the aim of improving oxygen transport efficiency in the cathode of lithium-air batteries. Discharge tests were conducted by changing the contact angle of the electrolyte to the reaction surface of a flat cathode. The results showed that the smaller the contact angle, the better the discharge performance. It is considered that the thinner the electrolyte thickness covering the reaction surface, the lower the oxygen transport resistance to the reaction surface, and the higher the current density. Discharge tests with different distribution of the electrolyte in the porous cathode showed that the discharge performance was improved by partially wetting the electrolyte to keep an oxygen transport path from the air, rather than by expanding the reaction area by saturating all the pore in the cathode.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来の研究では放電に伴って生じる析出物への対処のため,正極の比表面積を増加させる研究成果が多数見られたが,本研究ではリチウム空気電池の高出力化に向けて,正極の多孔質構造と正極内における電解液の分布(濡れ)が重要な因子であることを示した.また,リチウム空気電池はその理論容量の大きさから,電気自動車用の重要な電源となるだけでなく,再生可能エネルギーの利用・普及に向けた,大容量かつ安全な蓄電デバイスとしても重要な役割が果たせる.さらに本研究で対象とする水系リチウム空気電池では従来の有機電解液を用いたリチウムイオン電池のような,短絡時の火災リスクも大幅に低減できる.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Presentation (4 results)

  • [Presentation] リチウム空気電池放電特性に及ぼす正極構造と濡れ性の影響2023

    • Author(s)
      廣瀬陽大,植村豪,田部豊
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会熱工学コンファレンス2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] リチウム空気電池の酸素輸送を向上させる電極構造と電解液形成2022

    • Author(s)
      植村豪,宮前涼介,塚本将弘,田部豊
    • Organizer
      第59回日本伝熱シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effective positive electrode structure and electrolyte wetting for high-rate discharge of lithium-air battery2021

    • Author(s)
      Suguru Uemura, Ryosuke Miyamae, Shuntaro Ikegami, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Yutaka Tabe
    • Organizer
      Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences 2020
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 酸素輸送を向上させるリチウム空気電池正極構造の研究2021

    • Author(s)
      宮前涼介, 植村豪, 田部豊
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会 熱工学コンファレンス2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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