The rechargeable battery using uranium as an active material
We first demonstrate a nonaqueous rechargeable battery using uranium and iron as active materials. This uranium-iron battery achieves an open-circuit voltage of approximately 1.3 V, exhibits stable cycling performance, and delivers a good Coulombic efficiency of 86 ± 2%. These characteristics suggest a promising avenue for utilizing depleted uranium in innovative applications.
Authors
- Kazuki Ouchi
- Masayuki Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-4351)
- Kohei Ueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-2950)
Institutions
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01384-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54