| 초록 |
ZnO nanoparticles with three morphologies were synthesized by a hydrothermal route and they have analyzed SEM, CV, etc. XRD and SEM showed that the obtained ZnO nanoparticles had high purity and perfect crystallinity, and the morphologies of the particles prepared showed nanoplate, nanobead, and nanorod shapes, respectively. CV showed that the nanoplate ZnO-LiOH and nanorod ZnO-KOH have superior electrochemical activities to those of the other ZnO nanostructures. As electrode materials of Ni/Zn redox batteries, the nanoplate ZnO-LiOH showed a significantly improved cycle stability after the 30th cycle compared to those of ZnO-NaOH and conventional ZnO with a mean discharge capacity of 153 mA h g−1, an cell efficiency of 93%, and higher discharge voltages of 1.9. In addition, during the charging/discharging cycles, the growth of zinc dendrite clusters could be suppressed, which resulted in an improvement in the cycle stability of the Ni/nanoplate ZnO-LiOH redox cell. |
