A rechargeable Tin-Air PEM battery using SnSO4 as an anode-active material

Abstract

SnSO4 was employed as an anode-active material for rechargeable batteries, where Sn4+ and Sn2+ ions are reduced to Sn2+ and Sn, respectively during charge while the inverse reactions occur during discharge. Undesired hydrogen production was substantially avoided by adjusting the charge voltage to 1.5V. The resulting cell functioned as a battery with an electrical capacity of 258mA hg-1 at 10mA cm-2 and as a fuel cell with power densities of 55-125 mW cm-2 at 0.8V.