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Silver-Oxide Battery

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A silver-oxide battery is a primary, non-rechargeable cell that uses silver oxide as its cathode material and zinc for its anode, and it holds a nearly constant nominal voltage throughout discharge until the cell is fully depleted, a property that makes it attractive for devices needing steady voltage over their whole working life. Silver-oxide batteries are most commonly sold in the small button-cell format, where only a minimal amount of silver is required, keeping the silver content from becoming a prohibitively expensive part of the finished product cost; in Japan, silver-oxide primary batteries accounted for roughly 30 percent of all primary battery sales in February 2020, 64 million cells out of 212 million sold that month.

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Technology Type
primary cell using silver oxide cathode and zinc anode 1
Invented Year
1800 2
Classification
Maturity
TRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1
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Source Silver-oxide battery - Wikipedia
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1. Silver-oxide battery - Wikipedia
  • Wikidata description field
    primary cell that uses silver oxide as the cathode material and zinc for the anode
  • Technology maturity, entity description (description property itself uncited on this atlas; cited against the entity's own live or freshly minted Wikipedia source instead)
    Silver-oxide batteries are most commonly sold in the small button-cell format, where only a minimal amount of silver is required, keeping the silver content from becoming a prohibitively expensive part of the finished product cost; in Japan, silver-oxide primary batteries accounted for roughly 30 percent of all primary battery sales in February 2020, 64 million cells out of 212 million sold that month.
  • Developed By: Alessandro Volta, History
    A silver oxide cell was first constructed by Alessandro Volta in late 1800.
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2. Silver oxide battery (Wikipedia)
  • History
    A silver oxide cell was first constructed by Alessandro Volta in late 1800.
  • In Group: Primary Cells and Early Batteries, Lead
    A silver oxide battery (IEC code: S) is a primary cell using silver oxide as the cathode material and zinc for the anode.
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