Preparation of Al/Ni Reactive Multilayer Foils and its Application in Thermal Battery

The conventional heating materials of thermal battery have the disadvantages of low combustion rate and less heat release, so it is necessary to develop new heating materials. Al/Ni Reactive Multilayer Foils (RMFs) is an ideal heat source due to its high heat release, fast burning speed and no gas generated during combustion. Al/Ni RMFs were prepared by magnetron sputtering, and the heat transfer process of thermal battery using Al/Ni RMFs as heating material was simulated by the COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS simulation. The Al/Ni RMFs combustion reaction mechanism with different Al/Ni ratios was proposed according to DSC and XRD results. The effects of Al/Ni atomic ratio of RMFs on the melting time of electrolyte were investigated, and the temperature distribution during the activation was obtained, indicating the rapid activation process of the thermal battery.