In Situ, Real-Time Visualization of Electrochemistry Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

ABSTRACT: The drive to develop better electrochemical energy storage devices requires the development of not only new materials, but also better understanding of the underpinning chemical and dynamical processes within such devices during operation, for which new analytical techniques are required. Currently, there are few techniques that can probe local composition and transport in the electrolyte during battery operation. In this paper, we report a novel application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for probing electrochemical processes in a model electrochemical cell. Using MRI, the transport and zinc and oxygen electrochemistry in an alkaline electrolyte, typical of that found in zinc-air batteries, are investigated. Magnetic resonance relaxation maps of the electrolyte are used to visualize t

SUBMITTER: Britton MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3831549 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature