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Secondary phase precipitate-induced localized corrosion of pure aluminum anode for aluminum—air battery

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Understanding the influence of purities on the electrochemical performance of pure aluminum (Al) in alkaline media for Al—air batteries is significant. Herein, we comprehensively investigate secondary phase precipitate (SPP)-induced localized corrosion of pure Al in NaOH solution mainly based on quasi-in-situ and cross-section observations under scanning electron microscopy coupled with finite element simulation. The experimental results indicate that Al—Fe SPPs appear as clusters and are coherent with the Al substrate. In alkaline media, Al—Fe SPPs exhibit more positive potentials than the substrate, thus aggravating localized galvanic corrosion as cathodic phases. Moreover, finite element simulation indicates that the irregular geometry coupled with potential difference produces the non-uniform current density distribution inside the SPP cluster, and the current density on the Al substrate gradually decreases with distance.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51901018), the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology (YESS, No. 2019 QNRC001), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (No. FRF-AT-20-07, 06500119), the Natural Science Foundation of Bei**g Municipality, China (No. 2212037), the National Science and Technology Resources Investigation Program of China (No. 2019FY 101400), and the Southwest Institute of Technology and Engineering Cooperation Fund, China (No. HDHDW59 02020107).

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    Bowei Zhang, Hezu Wang, Wenguang Yang, Zequn Zhang, Fengqin Wang, Wei Xue & Junsheng Wu

  2. Southwest Institute of Technology and Engineering, Chongqing, 400039, China

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  3. National Center of Analysis and Testing for Nonferrous Metals and Electronic Materials, Guobiao (Bei**g) Testing & Certification Co., Ltd., Bei**g, 101407, China

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Zhang, B., Wang, H., Su, Y. et al. Secondary phase precipitate-induced localized corrosion of pure aluminum anode for aluminum—air battery. Int J Miner Metall Mater 30, 977–987 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2533-1

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