应用阴极极化法在锌电极上覆盖一层稀土氢氧化物膜La(OH)3或Ce(OH)3,并用循环伏安、动电位极化、定电位阴极极化实验研究其电化学性能.结果表明,La(OH)3或Ce(OH)3膜能抑制锌酸根离子的迁移,提高析氢过电位,降低腐蚀电流密度并能抑制枝晶生长.SEM观测显示,稀土氧化物La2O3或CeO2改变了锌沉积形态,进而提高了锌酸钙电极的充放电循环性能.

Influence of La(OH)_(3 )or Ce(OH)_3in secondary zinc electrode was investigated by the cyclic voltammetry, potentiodynamic polarizationand potentiostatic polarization tests and influence of La_2O_3or CeO_2in the charge/discharge performance of Zn/Ni battery was studied by galvanostatic charge/discharge experiment. The results showed that the film of rare earth hydroxide prevented the zincate species from transferring toward solution, enhanced hydrogen overpotential and decreased thecorrosion current density (i_(corr)), and therefore inhibited zinc corrosion. The potentiostatic polarization results at100mV overpotential showed thatLa(OH)_3or Ce(OH)_3coated on the zinc electrode effectively suppressed the zinc dendrite growth. The La_2O_(3 )or CeO_2addition to the calcium zincate electrode improved the cycle performance of Zn/Ni battery.