WO1997025750A1 - Method of manufacturing electrodes by gas atomisation of molten metals - Google Patents

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WO1997025750A1
WO1997025750A1 PCT/GB1996/003250 GB9603250W WO9725750A1 WO 1997025750 A1 WO1997025750 A1 WO 1997025750A1 GB 9603250 W GB9603250 W GB 9603250W WO 9725750 A1 WO9725750 A1 WO 9725750A1
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  • This invention concerns a method of producing electrodes, and particularly but not exclusively negative electrodes, and more especially negative electrodes for batteries; and also electrodes made by such a method.
  • Flat negative electrodes for nickel metal hydride batteries are conventionally manufactured by the following process.
  • An ingot is cast of the appropriate nickel hydride alloy.
  • Powder is then produced from the ingot by one or more of grinding, crushing, milling or decrepitation.
  • the powder is then mixed with a binder such as a suitable polymer material, and a conducting medium such as carbon.
  • the mixture is then pressed or rolled onto a perforated nickel sheet and formed into a sandwich with a further such sheet.
  • Gas atomisation is an existing technique used in the production of powders. Variants of this technique for example are used for the production of coated strips or plate by spraying, whilst alleviating the requirement for rolling.
  • This technique is used to provide a non-porous metal coating or solid ingot as near as possible to full density. The technique comprises melting the metal of the coating or ingot which is then passed through an orifice to form a stream. The stream is subsequently passed through a jet or jets of gas which impact the stream to provide atomisation thereof. The atomised particles are projected to deposit on a substrate or allowed to freeze in-flight into powder.
  • a method of forming an electrode comprising forming a porous coating of a required alloy by gas atomisation on a substrate.
  • the porosity of the coating is preferably greater than 1596, and desirably greater than 50%.
  • the substrate is preferably also porous.
  • the porosity of the coating is preferably provided by controlling one or more of: the height of deposition of the spray onto the substrate; the rate of deposition; the duration of deposition; the speed of the atomised particles impacting on the substrate; the size distribution of the spray droplets; the melt super heat; the substrate temperature; the substrate thermal conductivity; the conductivity of the gas; the temperature of the gas.
  • the alloy preferably comprises a nickel hydride alloy, and desirably MMNiAlMnCo.
  • the substrate is preferably metaalic, and may be of nickel or copper, and may be in the form of a solid sheet, perforated sheet or gauze.
  • the relative position of the substrate is preferably changed during deposition to provide a substantially even deposition thereon.
  • the substrate may be moved; and/or the direction of gas flow against the melted alloy may be moved; and/or the direction of flow of the alloy may be moved.
  • the substrate is preferably turned over at least once to provide deposition on opposite sides thereof.
  • the method is preferably carried out in an inert gas atmosphere, such as argon.
  • a member is preferably provided to collect overspray, and said member may comprise a container locatable beneath the substrate.
  • the substrate is preferably rolled to a required thickness following spraying.
  • the substrate may be subject to a heat treatment after spraying.
  • the invention also provides an electrode made by a method according to any of the preceding nine paragraphs.
  • the electrode is preferably a negative electrode, and desirably a battery electrode. Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only.
  • a melt of a nickel hydride alloy with a desired composition is produced by heating. The temperature is raised above the liquidus of the alloy and the melt is then poured through a nozzle. At the tip of the nozzle the melt is disrupted by a high energy jet or jets, or a continuous shroud is formed by an annulus, of gas, and melt droplets are produced.
  • the melt droplets are directed at a perforated substrate.
  • the process is adjusted to control the porosity and microstructure.
  • the height of deposition of the alloy is adjusted accordingly.
  • the rate and/or duration of deposition can be adjusted.
  • the speed of the atomised particles impacting on the substrate can be adjusted by varying the gas velocity.
  • the size distribution of the spray droplets can be arranged using the die design and/or the amount of gas and metal flowing.
  • the melt super heat i.e. the temperature above melting point, can be adjusted. Any of the substrate temperature, substrate thermal conductivity, gas conductivity and gas temperature can be adjusted or determined as required.
  • the substrate and/or the nozzle and/or the melt spray can be moved.
  • the deposition is carried out in an inert gas atmosphere such as argon.
  • the atomisation of the particles tends to produce consistent size distribution of spherical particles which provide a regular flow, though if conditions are not carefully monitored this will tend to lead to low porosity.
  • Overspray is collected in a container beneath the substrate.
  • the substrate is coated on both sides, and it may be necessary to turn the substrate over a number of times to provide satisfactory layers.
  • the coated sheet is rolled following spraying, to adopt a required thickness, and the sheet could be formed as a continuous strip which can be cut into required lengths.
  • the coated sheet could be subjected to a heat treatment.
  • Substrate 40 84 35 distance from nozzle cm
  • the porosity is an "apparent porosity" in that any recesses or other structures extending inwardly from the surface of the deposit are counted as part of the porosity.
  • the method alleviates the steps of having to form a powder of alloy and subsequently mix the alloy with other materials.
  • the invention does not require the handling of pyrophoric powder as is conventional.
  • the electrode is produced without a binder thereby increasing the specific capacity of the battery. Cost savings are achieved in not having to provide extra materials and processes. Furthermore, electrodes made according to the present invention can be recycled much more readily due to the absence of additional materials.
  • the process used in the invention can readily be controlled and thus an optimum porosity and microstructure can be obtained.
  • the process is completed in an inert gas atmosphere which thus produces a product with a low oxygen content.
  • the process involves rapid cooling which tends to lead to an electrode with higher capacity than by alternative production routes. The rapid cooling also improves the cycle life of the electrode.
  • the gas atomisation process used tends to provide spherical particles of consistent composition whose behaviour is more predictable. Such particles also tend to be more durable and thus can be recharged a greater number of times.
  • Overspray powder can be used as a biproduct for battery production using loose powder.
  • the method allows material such as nickel hydride to be formed on an electrode in a very thin layer which permits higher charging and discharging rates.
  • the invention could be used to make electrodes other than nickel hydride alloys. Obviously for other electrodes would require the melting of appropriate materials and deposition onto appropriate substrates. Whilst the embodiments use perforated nickel or copper substrates, the substrates could be in the form of gauzes, or sometimes thin solid sheets. Copper has a higher conductivity than nickel, and as it has a lower melting point a better bond with the electrode material is generally obtained.

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A method of forming an electrode, the method comprising forming a porous coating of a nickel hydride alloy by gas atomisation on a nickel or copper substrate.

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METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODES BY GAS ATOMISATION OF MOLTEN METALS
This invention concerns a method of producing electrodes, and particularly but not exclusively negative electrodes, and more especially negative electrodes for batteries; and also electrodes made by such a method.
Flat negative electrodes for nickel metal hydride batteries are conventionally manufactured by the following process. An ingot is cast of the appropriate nickel hydride alloy. Powder is then produced from the ingot by one or more of grinding, crushing, milling or decrepitation. The powder is then mixed with a binder such as a suitable polymer material, and a conducting medium such as carbon. The mixture is then pressed or rolled onto a perforated nickel sheet and formed into a sandwich with a further such sheet.
Gas atomisation is an existing technique used in the production of powders. Variants of this technique for example are used for the production of coated strips or plate by spraying, whilst alleviating the requirement for rolling. This technique is used to provide a non-porous metal coating or solid ingot as near as possible to full density. The technique comprises melting the metal of the coating or ingot which is then passed through an orifice to form a stream. The stream is subsequently passed through a jet or jets of gas which impact the stream to provide atomisation thereof. The atomised particles are projected to deposit on a substrate or allowed to freeze in-flight into powder.
According to the present invention there is provided a method of forming an electrode, the method comprising forming a porous coating of a required alloy by gas atomisation on a substrate.
The porosity of the coating is preferably greater than 1596, and desirably greater than 50%. The substrate is preferably also porous.
The porosity of the coating is preferably provided by controlling one or more of: the height of deposition of the spray onto the substrate; the rate of deposition; the duration of deposition; the speed of the atomised particles impacting on the substrate; the size distribution of the spray droplets; the melt super heat; the substrate temperature; the substrate thermal conductivity; the conductivity of the gas; the temperature of the gas.
The alloy preferably comprises a nickel hydride alloy, and desirably MMNiAlMnCo.
The substrate is preferably metaalic, and may be of nickel or copper, and may be in the form of a solid sheet, perforated sheet or gauze.
The relative position of the substrate is preferably changed during deposition to provide a substantially even deposition thereon. The substrate may be moved; and/or the direction of gas flow against the melted alloy may be moved; and/or the direction of flow of the alloy may be moved. The substrate is preferably turned over at least once to provide deposition on opposite sides thereof.
The method is preferably carried out in an inert gas atmosphere, such as argon.
A member is preferably provided to collect overspray, and said member may comprise a container locatable beneath the substrate.
The substrate is preferably rolled to a required thickness following spraying. The substrate may be subject to a heat treatment after spraying.
The invention also provides an electrode made by a method according to any of the preceding nine paragraphs.
The electrode is preferably a negative electrode, and desirably a battery electrode. Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only.
A melt of a nickel hydride alloy with a desired composition is produced by heating. The temperature is raised above the liquidus of the alloy and the melt is then poured through a nozzle. At the tip of the nozzle the melt is disrupted by a high energy jet or jets, or a continuous shroud is formed by an annulus, of gas, and melt droplets are produced.
The melt droplets are directed at a perforated substrate. A mixture of solidified, partly solidified and liquid droplets of the melt, impact on the substrate where they solidify into a porous sheet. The process is adjusted to control the porosity and microstructure. In particular the height of deposition of the alloy is adjusted accordingly. The rate and/or duration of deposition can be adjusted. The speed of the atomised particles impacting on the substrate can be adjusted by varying the gas velocity. The size distribution of the spray droplets can be arranged using the die design and/or the amount of gas and metal flowing. The melt super heat, i.e. the temperature above melting point, can be adjusted. Any of the substrate temperature, substrate thermal conductivity, gas conductivity and gas temperature can be adjusted or determined as required.
Following atomisation and before deposition, some of the alloy droplets begin to solidify from the outside of the particles. Where little or no solidification has taken place the particles will spread considerably upon deposition, and thereby reduce porosity. If however a particle is either solid or semi-solid, the particle is unlikely to be sufficiently deformed to produce a cohesive coating, but instead it forms a porous layer.
To produce a sheet with the desired thickness and width of coating, the substrate and/or the nozzle and/or the melt spray can be moved. The deposition is carried out in an inert gas atmosphere such as argon. The atomisation of the particles tends to produce consistent size distribution of spherical particles which provide a regular flow, though if conditions are not carefully monitored this will tend to lead to low porosity. Overspray is collected in a container beneath the substrate. The substrate is coated on both sides, and it may be necessary to turn the substrate over a number of times to provide satisfactory layers.
The coated sheet is rolled following spraying, to adopt a required thickness, and the sheet could be formed as a continuous strip which can be cut into required lengths. The coated sheet could be subjected to a heat treatment.
Specific examples of the materials and conditions for producing electrodes according to the invention are provided in the table below.
EXAMPLE I II III
Deposited MMNiAlMnCo MMNiAlMnCo MMNiAlMnCo Material
Pouring 1450 1450 1500 temperature °C
Metal pouring 2.5 2.5 2.5 nozzle diameter mm
Substrate Nickel Nickel Nickel Material
Substrate 40 84 35 distance from nozzle cm
Atomising Gas Argon Argon Argon
Substrate 1x125x140 1x125x140 0.02x41x180 dimensions mm Melt flow rate 2.39 1.18 0.95 kg min l
Gas/Metal Mass 0.77 1.16 0.73 Ratio
Deposit 1 1 0.010 Thickness mm
Deposit 59 50 60 Porosity %
EXAMPLE rv V VI
Deposited MMNiAlMnCo MMNiAlMnCo MMNiAlMnCo Material
Pouring 1500 1550 1500 temperature °C
Metal pouring 2.5 2.5 2.7 nozzle diameter mm
Substrate Nickel Copper Copper Material
Substrate 31 40 50 distance from nozzle cm
Atomising Gas Argon Argon Argon
Substrate 0.02x41x30 0.02x41x90 0.02x41x90 dimensions mm Melt flow rate 2.54 2.01 1.50 kg min '
Gas/Metal Mass 1.60 1.16 1.23 Ratio
Deposit 0.019 0.008 0.021 Thickness mm
Deposit 75 55 58 Porosity %
These examples produced alloys with considerably increased electrochemical performance relative to alloys produced with similar materials by a standard technique, and particularly when specific properties were considered. The above examples were produced in trial conditions and for a commercial process the metal flow rates could be much higher such as for example 50-100 kg min 1. The porosity is an "apparent porosity" in that any recesses or other structures extending inwardly from the surface of the deposit are counted as part of the porosity.
There is thus described a method of producing an electrode, and an electrode produced by this method with considerable advantages over the conventional method and electrodes produced thereby. This method allows a one step production of negative electrodes for batteries. The electrodes could be flat for prismatic batteries, or rolled for cylindrical batteries.
The method alleviates the steps of having to form a powder of alloy and subsequently mix the alloy with other materials. The invention does not require the handling of pyrophoric powder as is conventional. The electrode is produced without a binder thereby increasing the specific capacity of the battery. Cost savings are achieved in not having to provide extra materials and processes. Furthermore, electrodes made according to the present invention can be recycled much more readily due to the absence of additional materials.
The process used in the invention can readily be controlled and thus an optimum porosity and microstructure can be obtained. The process is completed in an inert gas atmosphere which thus produces a product with a low oxygen content. The process involves rapid cooling which tends to lead to an electrode with higher capacity than by alternative production routes. The rapid cooling also improves the cycle life of the electrode. The gas atomisation process used tends to provide spherical particles of consistent composition whose behaviour is more predictable. Such particles also tend to be more durable and thus can be recharged a greater number of times.
The procedure tends to arrest segregation of impurities within the grains and at grain boundaries. Overspray powder can be used as a biproduct for battery production using loose powder. The method allows material such as nickel hydride to be formed on an electrode in a very thin layer which permits higher charging and discharging rates.
It is to be realised that the invention could be used to make electrodes other than nickel hydride alloys. Obviously for other electrodes would require the melting of appropriate materials and deposition onto appropriate substrates. Whilst the embodiments use perforated nickel or copper substrates, the substrates could be in the form of gauzes, or sometimes thin solid sheets. Copper has a higher conductivity than nickel, and as it has a lower melting point a better bond with the electrode material is generally obtained.
Various other modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example the process could be carried out in a different atmosphere. Other different conditions could be applied other than those in the examples.
Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the Applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon

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1. A method of forming an electrode, characterised in that the method comprises forming a porous coating of a required alloy by gas atomisation on a substrate.
2. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the porosity of the coating is greater than 1596.
3. A method according to claim 2, characterised in that the porosity of the coating is greater than 5096.
4. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate is metallic, and is in the form of a perforated sheet, gauze or solid sheet.
5. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate is also porous.
6. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate comprises nickel.
7. A method according to any of claims 1-5, characterised in that the substrate comprises copper.
8. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the porosity of the coating is provided by controlling one or more of: the height of deposition of the spray onto the substrate; the rate of deposition; the duration of deposition; the speed of the atomised particles impacting on the substrate; the size distribution of the spray droplets; the melt super heat; the substrate temperature; the substrate thermal conductivity; the conductivity of the gas; the temperature of the gas.
9. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the alloy comprises a nickel hydride alloy.
10. A method according to claim 9, characterised in that the alloy comprises MMNiAlMnCo.
11. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the relative position of the substrate is changed during deposition to provide a substantially even deposition thereon.
12. A method according to claim 11, characterised in that the substrate is moved; and/or the direction of gas flow against the melted alloy is moved; and/or the direction of flow of the alloy is moved.
13. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate is turned over at least once to provide deposition on opposite sides thereof.
14. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the method is carried out in an inert gas atmosphere.
15. A method according to claim 14, characterised in that the inert gas is argon.
16. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate is rolled to a required thickness following spraying.
17. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the substrate is subject to a heat treatment after spraying.
18. A method according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that a member is provided to collect overspray.
19. A method according to claim 18, characterised in that said member comprises a container locatable beneath the substrate.
20. An electrode, characterised in that the electrode made by a method according to any of claims 1 to 19.
21. An electrode according to claim 20, characterised in that the electrode is a negative electrode.
22. An electrode according to claims 20 or 21, characterised in that the electrode is a battery electrode.
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