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Long used in specialized applications, it is now being developed for more mainstream markets, for example, batteries in <a href="/wiki/Laptops" class="mw-redirect" title="Laptops">laptops</a> and hearing aids.<sup id="cite_ref-Buckley_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buckley-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Silver–zinc batteries, in particular, are being developed to power <a href="/wiki/Flexible_electronics" title="Flexible electronics">flexible electronic</a> applications, where the reactants are integrated directly into flexible substrates, such as polymers or paper, using printing<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or chemical deposition methods.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Experimental new silver–zinc technology (different to silver-oxide) may provide up to 40% more run time than <a href="/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery" title="Lithium-ion battery">lithium-ion batteries</a> and also features a water-based chemistry that is free from the <a href="/wiki/Thermal_runaway" title="Thermal runaway">thermal runaway</a> and flammability problems that have plagued the lithium-ion alternatives.<sup id="cite_ref-Buckley_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buckley-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chemistry">Chemistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silver_zinc_battery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>silver–zinc battery</b> is manufactured in a fully discharged condition and has the opposite electrode composition, the <a href="/wiki/Cathode" title="Cathode">cathode</a> being of metallic silver, while the <a href="/wiki/Anode" title="Anode">anode</a> is a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Zinc_oxide" title="Zinc oxide">zinc oxide</a> and pure <a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc">zinc</a> powders. The electrolyte used is a <a href="/wiki/Potassium_hydroxide" title="Potassium hydroxide">potassium hydroxide</a> solution in water. </p><p>During the charging process, silver is first oxidized to <a href="/wiki/Silver(I)_oxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver(I) oxide">silver(I) oxide</a> </p> <dl><dd>2 Ag(s) + 2 OH<sup>−</sup> → Ag<sub>2</sub>O + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2 e<sup>−</sup></dd></dl> <p>and then to <a href="/wiki/Silver(II)_oxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver(II) oxide">silver(II) oxide</a> </p> <dl><dd>Ag<sub>2</sub>O + 2 OH<sup>−</sup> → 2 AgO + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2 e<sup>−</sup>,</dd></dl> <p>while the zinc oxide is reduced to metallic zinc </p> <dl><dd>2 Zn(OH)<sub>2</sub> + 4 e<sup>−</sup> ⇌ 2 Zn + 4 OH<sup>−</sup>.</dd></dl> <p>The process is continued until the cell potential reaches a level where the decomposition of the electrolyte is possible at about 1.55 volts. This is taken as the end of a charge, as no further charge is stored, and any <a href="/wiki/Oxygen" title="Oxygen">oxygen</a> that might be generated poses a mechanical and fire hazard to the cell. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_usage">History and usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silver_zinc_battery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History and usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_zinc_cell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Silver_zinc_cell.jpg/330px-Silver_zinc_cell.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Silver_zinc_cell.jpg/495px-Silver_zinc_cell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Silver_zinc_cell.jpg/660px-Silver_zinc_cell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="448" /></a><figcaption>Sealed 40<a href="/wiki/Ampere-hour" title="Ampere-hour">AH</a> silver-zinc cell and cell plates pack</figcaption></figure> <p>This technology had the highest <a href="/wiki/Energy_density" title="Energy density">energy density</a> prior to lithium technologies. Primarily developed for aircraft, they have long been used in space launchers and crewed spacecraft, where their short cycle life is not a drawback. Non-rechargeable silver–zinc batteries powered the first Soviet <a href="/wiki/Sputnik" class="mw-redirect" title="Sputnik">Sputnik</a> satellites, as well as US <a href="/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)" title="Saturn (rocket family)">Saturn</a> launch vehicles, the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Lunar_Module" title="Apollo Lunar Module">Apollo Lunar Module</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lunar_rover" title="Lunar rover">lunar rover</a> and <a href="/wiki/Primary_Life_Support_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary Life Support System">life-support backpack</a>. </p><p>The primary power sources for the Apollo <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Command/Service_Module" class="mw-redirect" title="Apollo Command/Service Module">command module</a> (CM) were the hydrogen/oxygen <a href="/wiki/Fuel_cells" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuel cells">fuel cells</a> in the service module (SM). They provided greater energy densities than any conventional battery, but peak-power limitations required supplementation by silver–zinc batteries in the CM that also became its sole power supply during re-entry after separation of the service module. Only these batteries were recharged in flight. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_13" title="Apollo 13">Apollo 13</a> near-disaster, an auxiliary silver–zinc battery was added to the service module as a backup to the fuel cells. 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