Method and system for depositing a zinc-nickel alloy on a substrate

    公开(公告)号:US11946152B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17778104

    申请日:2020-12-18

    CPC分类号: C25D3/22 C25D5/34

    摘要: A method for depositing a zinc-nickel alloy on a substrate, including:



    (a) providing the substrate,
    (b) providing an aqueous zinc-nickel deposition bath as catholyte in a compartment, wherein the compartment includes an anode and anolyte, the anolyte being separated from catholyte by a membrane, and the catholyte includes nickel ions, complexing agent, zinc ions,
    (c) depositing zinc-nickel alloy onto the substrate, wherein after step (c) nickel ions have lower concentration than before step (c),
    (d) rinsing the zinc-nickel coated substrate in water, obtaining a rinsed zinc-nickel coated substrate and rinse water including a portion of the complexing agent and nickel ions,
    wherein (i) a portion of rinse water and/or a portion of catholyte is treated in a first treatment compartment to separate water from the complexing agent and the nickel ions,
    (ii) returning the separated complexing agent to the catholyte, and
    (iii) adding nickel ion to the catholyte.

    Pre-Seeded Zinc Anodes for Secondary Batteries

    公开(公告)号:US20230130280A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17509089

    申请日:2021-10-25

    发明人: Chunyi ZHI Qing LI

    IPC分类号: H01M4/24 H01M4/04 C25D3/22

    摘要: The present invention provides a zinc battery anode that includes a first layer of zinc foil. An electroplated zinc seed layer is formed on the first layer of zinc foil, the electroplated zinc seed layer having a thickness in a range of 0.01 to 2 microns. The invention further provides a method for forming a seed layer on a zinc battery anode. In the process, the zinc seed layer is deposited on a zinc foil battery anode by electrochemical deposition from a zinc ion-containing solution at a current density of approximately 20 mA cm−2 to 100 mA cm−2 to form a uniform and dense seed layer. Through use of a seed layer on the zinc anode, dendrite formation is prevented and long battery life is demonstrated.