Super-iron battery
The Super-iron battery is a moniker for a proposed class of rechargeable electric battery. Such batteries feature cathodes composed of ferrate salts, commonly potassium ferrate (Template:Chem) or barium ferrate (Template:Chem).<ref name=":0">Licht, S.; R. Tel-Vered "Rechargeable Fe(III/VI) super-iron cathodes" Chemical Communications, 2004, volume 6, p. 628-629. Template:Doi</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref> One attraction to the proposed device is that the spent cathode would consist of a rust-like material, which is preferable to batteries based on toxic cadmium, manganese and nickel.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Another attraction is potentially higher energy capacity.<ref name=":0" />
See also
Other iron-based batteries
Other battery technologies
- List of battery types
- Lithium-ion battery
- Nanotechnology
- Nickel–cadmium battery
- Nickel–metal hydride battery
References
Further reading
- Super Battery.
- Battery Bimonthly, Template:Cite web Vol. 34 No. Pp. 247–249. 2004
- Energetic Iron(VI) Chemistry: The Super-Iron Battery, Science, Volume 285, p. 1039, 13 August 1999. "Super-Iron" Comes to the Rescue of Batteries, Science, Volume 285, p. 995, 13 August 1999.