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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sri R. Narayan, Arcadia, CA (US);
G. K. Surya Prakash, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Robert Aniszfeld, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Aswin Manohar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Souradip Malkhandi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Bo Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
An iron electrode and a method of manufacturing an iron electrode for use in an iron-based rechargeable battery are disclosed. In one embodiment, the iron electrode includes carbonyl iron powder and one of a metal sulfide additive or metal oxide additive selected from the group of metals consisting of bismuth, lead, mercury, indium, gallium, and tin for suppressing hydrogen evolution at the iron electrode during charging of the iron-based rechargeable battery. An iron-air rechargeable battery including an iron electrode comprising carbonyl iron is also disclosed, as is an iron-air battery wherein at least one of the iron electrode and the electrolyte includes an organosulfur additive.