Hariprakash, B. and Mane, A.U. and Martha, S.K. and Gaffoor, S.A. and Shivashankar, S.A. and Shukla, A.K. (2004) A Low-Cost, High Energy-Density Lead/Acid Battery. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 7. A66-A69. ISSN 1099-0062

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Abstract

Lightweight plastic grids for lead/acid battery plates have been prepared from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer. The grids have been coated with a conductive and corrosion-resistant tin oxide layer by a novel rapid thermally activated chemical reaction process. X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy show the coated tin oxide film to be SnO2-like. The grids are about 75% lighter than conventional lead/acid battery grids. A 6 V/1 Ah lead/acid battery has been assembled and characterized employing positive and negative plates made from these grids. The energy density of such a lead/acid battery is believed to be more than 50 Wh/kg.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Lead acid batteries Electrochemical Power Sources
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	ttbdu cecri
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2012 11:23
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2012 11:23
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/930

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