Electrochemical behavior of a spinel zinc ferrite alloy obtained by a simple sol-gel route for Ni-MH battery applications
Wissem Zayani
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Samir Azizi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Samir Azizi, ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, 1008 Montfleury, Tunis, Tunisia.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKaram S. El-Nasser
Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts, Aljouf University, Alqurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuite, Egypt
Search for more papers by this authorIbraheem Othman Ali
Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts, Aljouf University, Alqurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Search for more papers by this authorMichel Molière
Laboratoire ICB-UTBM/LERMPS, Belfort Cedex, France
Search for more papers by this authorNouredine Fenineche
Laboratoire ICB-UTBM/LERMPS, Belfort Cedex, France
Search for more papers by this authorHamadi Mathlouthi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorJilani Lamloumi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorWissem Zayani
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Samir Azizi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Correspondence
Samir Azizi, ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, 1008 Montfleury, Tunis, Tunisia.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKaram S. El-Nasser
Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts, Aljouf University, Alqurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuite, Egypt
Search for more papers by this authorIbraheem Othman Ali
Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts, Aljouf University, Alqurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Search for more papers by this authorMichel Molière
Laboratoire ICB-UTBM/LERMPS, Belfort Cedex, France
Search for more papers by this authorNouredine Fenineche
Laboratoire ICB-UTBM/LERMPS, Belfort Cedex, France
Search for more papers by this authorHamadi Mathlouthi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorJilani Lamloumi
ENSIT, Laboratory of Mechanics, Materials and Processes (LR99ES05), University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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The hydrogen storage properties of zinc ferrite spinel (ZnFe2O4) alloy were studied, in this work. This alloy, formed applying the sol-gel technique, was employed as anode in Ni-MH accumulators. X-ray diffractogram analysis showed the appearance of the compound spinel with cubic structure. In fact, the crystallite size, specified by the TEM technique, was equal to 30 nm. The hydrogen storage properties of zinc ferrite spinel alloy were examined applying various electromechanical methods (chronopotentiometry, cyclic voltammetry, and chronoamperometry) at the C/10 rate and at room temperature. The maximum discharge capacity value was almost equal to 145 mAh/g. After 100 cycles, a good cycling stability was attained and correlation between the (DH/a2) ratio and the discharge capacity as noticed. The electrolyte/ZnFe2O4 anode interface prior to and following activation was studied utilizing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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