Rapid growth and improved functions of mobile equipment present the need for an advanced rechargeable battery with extremely high capacity. In this study, we investigated the application of fuel cell technology to an Fe-air rechargeable battery. Because the redox potential of Fe is similar to that of H(2), the combination of H(2) formation by the oxidation of Fe with a fuel cell has led to a new type of metal-air rechargeable battery. By decreasing the operating temperature, a deep oxidation state of Fe can be achieved, resulting in enlarged capacity of the Fe-air battery. We found that the metal Fe is oxidized to Fe(3)O(4) by using H(2)/H(2)O as mediator. The observed discharge capacity is 817 mA h g(-1)-Fe, which is approximately 68% of the theoretical capacity of the formation of Fe(3)O(4), 1200 mA h g(-1)-Fe, at 10 mA cm(-2) and 873 K. Moreover, the cycle stability of this cell is examined. At 1073 K, the cell shows a discharge capacity of ca. 800 mA h g(-1)-Fe with reasonably high discharge capacity sustained over five cycles.

Na3V2(PO4)3, with a NASICON‐type structure, is a promising cathode material for use in sodium‐ion batteries based on a two‐electron reaction and operating at 3.4 V. Herein, we report the synthesis of Na3+xV2‐xMgx(PO4)3 (x=0.1 to 0.7) for use as a cathode material in sodium‐ion batteries. In this work, Na3.2V1.8Mg0.2(PO4)3 was found to exhibit a larger reversible capacity than the theoretical capacity of undoped Na3V2(PO4)3, as a result of the larger number of Na+ in the initial composition, as well as access to the V4+/V5+ redox couple. In contrast, although Mg‐rich samples such as Na3.5V1.5Mg0.5(PO4)3 showed a relatively clear plateau for the V4+/V5+ redox couple, the total discharge capacities were lower than that of the undoped Na3V2(PO4)3 because of the irreversibility in the V4+/V5+ redox region. ICP data clearly indicated that Mg2+ are stable within the NASICON structure during redox cycling and that Na+ is the charge carriers in this cathode.

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A new concept of an "oxygen shuttle" type battery for Mg-air solid oxide batteries using a Ca-stabilized ZrO2 electrolyte was proposed and studied. The observed open circuit potential and discharge capacity were 1.81 V and 1154 mA h gMg(-1) (52% of the theoretical capacity), respectively.

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