Effect of Ball Milling Process on Electrochemical Properties of Copper Hexacyanoferrate Active Material for Calcium-Ion Batteries

Abstract:

This study investigates the electrochemical properties of ball-milled copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF), a Prussian blue analogue, as a cathode material in aqueous calcium-ion batteries (CIBs). X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that the ball milling process did not destroy the crystal structure of the CuHCF active material. The general grain size and crystal surface of the synthesized CuHCF active materials were confirmed from the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The electrochemical test results revealed that prolonged ball milling improved the charge/discharge capacity in the initial cycle. After 200 cycles, structural collapse of the CuHCF electrode occurred, as observed by SEM.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 803)
• Pages: 109-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.803.109
• Online since: May 2019
• Authors: Ha Jin Lee*, Du Yeol Kim, Soon Ki Jeong
• Keywords: Ball Milling, Ca-Ion Battery, Copper Hexacyanoferrate, Prussian Blue Analogues

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