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In this work, a trace amount of acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (a-MWCNTs) is introduced into the negative active materials (NAMs) of a lead acid battery (LAB) by simply dispersing a-MWCNTs in the water, which is then added into the dry mixture of lead oxide powder, expanders and carbon black for lead paste preparation. The abundant oxygen-containing groups on the a-MWCNTs show significant influence on the chemical reactions happening during the curing process, leading to the improved properties of NAMs. Specifically, after formation, the NAMs containing 100 ppm a-MWCNTs display a spongy-like structure comprised of interconnected domino-like Pb slices, giving favorable porosity and electroactive surface area of the NAMs. Moreover, the quasi-rod structure of Pb slices provides the channels for fast electron transfer. These two features greatly accelerate the electrochemical reaction between Pb and PbSO 4 , and hence hinder the accumulation of PbSO 4 crystals. As a result, the high-rate partial-state-of-charge (HRPSoC) cycle-life of the simulated cell constructed from the a-MWCNTs-containing negative plate achieves a HRPSoC cycle-life more than 1.5 times longer than the cell constructed when the negative plate contains only carbon black. Since our method is of great convenience and low-cost, it is expected to have a great feasibility in the LAB industry.

rsc advances

Acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes as additives for negative active materials to improve high-rate-partial-state-of-charge cycle-life of lead-acid batteries