The Organic Phase for Aluminum Batteries

Abstract

The electrochemical behavior of an anode in organic electrolytes was investigated. Common contemporary electrolytes for batteries were selected, based on their activity toward anodic dissolution. Significant improvement (anodic shift) of by up to occurs in several electrolytes, and can exhibit efficient coulombic oxidation of aluminum. Enhanced electrolytes include (TEA), and in (BLA) and acetonitrile (ACN) solvents, forming solutions such as TEA/BLA, TEA/ACN, and concentration optimized . based electrolytes exhibit evidence of quasireversible activity creating possibilities for rechargeable batteries. ©1999 The Electrochemical Society