Observations of an Operating Zinc-Pore Electrode.

Abstract

A single-pore cell with a 14-micron spacing is used as an analog of a porous zinc anode and cathode for examinations of surface morphology and reaction profile in 10 M KOH, saturated ZnO. At the anode the dissolution-precipitation mode of ZnO formation is corroborated and the effective depth of reaction penetration is initially 0.09 cm. Structure of the deoposited ZnO film is determine by SEM to be porous with 80 percent porosity. At the cathode, H2 bubbles are found to be related to the initiation and growth of zinc dendrites. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059300

Entities

People

  • J. R. Savory
  • Justin Perkins
  • Theodore Katan

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electrodes
  • Observation
  • Porosity
  • Precipitation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster