Studies of Al-Al3Ni eutectic mixtures as insertion anodes in rechargeable lithium batteries

This contribution will give a short overview of aluminium-nickel eutectic mixture alloys as the anode materials in lithium secondary batteries. These compounds allow to create an alloy matrix of modified grain size with stabilizing properties toward ‘mechanical stressing’ during charge/discharge processes of lithium. Several electrochemical techniques have been used to investigate the electrochemical behaviour of these lithium-inserting materials.