Relativity and the mercury battery

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2011 Oct 6;13(37):16510-2. doi: 10.1039/c1cp21738k. Epub 2011 Jul 13.

Abstract

Comparative, fully relativistic (FR), scalar relativistic (SR) and non-relativistic (NR) DFT calculations attribute about 30% of the mercury-battery voltage to relativity. The obtained percentage is smaller than for the lead-acid battery, but not negligible.