Enhanced cycling stability of Ni-MH battery by depositing amorphous carbon film on the Ti1.4V0.6Ni negative electrode |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, Changchun 130022, China;3. Changzhou Institute of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Changzhou 213000, China |
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| Abstract: | Amorphous carbon (a-C) films with various thicknesses depending on the reaction time are deposited on the surface of Ti1.4V0.6Ni alloy electrodes for Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydride) battery by radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF-PECVD). With the increasing deposition time, the Raman spectra show a gradually disordered sp2-bonding change of the films and the changing trend of sp2/sp3 is obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The a-C film of depositing for 30 min with the thickness of 400 nm shows a favorable stability in alkaline electrolyte, the capacity is enhanced by 36.2% after 50 cycles than the bare electrode, and the charge voltage is 80 mV lower than the bare one. The a-C film with high sp2-bonded carbon content effectively reduces the charge transfer resistance, and as a coating layer, the dissolution of V of the alloy is also inhibited. In particular, to get a proper discharge voltage and a stable capacity simultaneously, covering completely and an appropriate thickness of the a-C film are crucial for an expected performance. |
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