Alkaline Ni-Zn Microbattery Based on 3D Hierarchical Porous Ni Microcathode with High-Rate Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of an Activated 3D Hierarchical Porous Ni Microcathode
2.2. Preparation of Zinc Microanode
2.3. Assembly of Ni-Zn MB
2.4. Characterizations of Structure and Composition
2.5. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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You, G.; Zhu, Z.; Duan, Y.; Lv, L.; Liao, X.; He, X.; Yang, K.; Song, R.; Yang, Y.; He, L. Alkaline Ni-Zn Microbattery Based on 3D Hierarchical Porous Ni Microcathode with High-Rate Performance. Micromachines 2023, 14, 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050927
You G, Zhu Z, Duan Y, Lv L, Liao X, He X, Yang K, Song R, Yang Y, He L. Alkaline Ni-Zn Microbattery Based on 3D Hierarchical Porous Ni Microcathode with High-Rate Performance. Micromachines. 2023; 14(5):927. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050927
Chicago/Turabian StyleYou, Gongchuan, Zhe Zhu, Yixue Duan, Linfeng Lv, Xiaoqiao Liao, Xin He, Kai Yang, Ruiqi Song, Yi Yang, and Liang He. 2023. "Alkaline Ni-Zn Microbattery Based on 3D Hierarchical Porous Ni Microcathode with High-Rate Performance" Micromachines 14, no. 5: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050927