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Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as one electrode material, compared to the metallic lithium used in a non-rechargeable lithium battery. The electrolyte, which allows for ionic movement, and the two electrodes are the constituent components of a lithium-ion battery cell.
Nano graphene reinforced nanocomposite particles for lithium battery electrodes
ActiveUS20100143798A1Increase stiffnessHigh strengthActive material electrodesSecondary cellsLithium metalNanocomposite
A solid nanocomposite particle composition for lithium metal or lithium ion battery electrode applications. The composition comprises: (A) an electrode active material in a form of fine particles, rods, wires, fibers, or tubes with a dimension smaller than 1 μm; (B) nano graphene platelets (NGPs); and (C) a protective matrix material reinforced by the NGPs; wherein the graphene platelets and the electrode active material are dispersed in the matrix material and the NGPs occupy a weight fraction wg of 1% to 90% of the total nanocomposite weight, the electrode active material occupies a weight fraction wa of 1% to 90% of the total nanocomposite weight, and the matrix material occupies a weight fraction wm of at least 2% of the total nanocomposite weight with wg+wa+wm=1. For a lithium ion battery anode application, the matrix material is preferably amorphous carbon, polymeric carbon, or meso-phase carbon. Such a solid nanocomposite composition provides a high anode capacity and good cycling stability. For a cathode application, the resulting lithium metal or lithium ion battery exhibits an exceptionally high cycle life.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Nano graphene platelet-based composite anode compositions for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20090117467A1Improve conductivityLower internal resistanceElectrolytic capacitorsSecondary cellsGraphene flakeGraphite
The present invention provides a nano-scaled graphene platelet-based composite material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which are capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; and (b) a plurality of nano-scaled graphene platelets (NGPs), wherein a platelet comprises a graphene sheet or a stack of graphene sheets having a platelet thickness less than 100 nm; wherein at least one of the particles or coating is physically attached or chemically bonded to at least one of the graphene platelets and the amount of platelets is in the range of 2% to 90% by weight and the amount of particles or coating in the range of 98% to 10% by weight. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising such a negative electrode (anode). The battery exhibits an exceptional specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Graphene-enhanced anode particulates for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20120064409A1Enhanced Li-ion insertionIncrease capacityNon-metal conductorsMaterial nanotechnologyParticulatesMicroparticle
A nano graphene-enhanced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate is formed of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of fine anode active material particles with a size smaller than 10 μm. The graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing the anode active material particles. The amount of graphene is at least 0.01% by weight and the amount of the anode active material is at least 0.1% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. A lithium-ion battery having an anode containing these graphene-enhanced particulates exhibits a stable charge and discharge cycling response, a high specific capacity per unit mass, a high first-cycle efficiency, a high capacity per electrode volume, and a long cycle life.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD +1
Process for producing nano graphene reinforced composite particles for lithium battery electrodes
ActiveUS20100176337A1Increase stiffnessHigh strengthCell electrodesLi-accumulatorsFiberLithium metal
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Methods and reagents for enhancing the cycling efficiency of lithium polymer batteries
InactiveUS6017651AImprove efficiencyElectrode rolling/calenderingElectrochemical processing of electrodesLithium metalSulfur electrode
Batteries including a lithium electrode and a sulfur counter electrode that demonstrate improved cycling efficiencies are described. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell having a lithium electrode and a sulfur electrode including at least one of elemental sulfur, lithium sulfide, and a lithium polysulfide is provided. The lithium electrode includes a surface coating that is effective to increase the cycling efficiency of said electrochemical cell. In a more particular embodiment, the lithium electrode is in an electrolyte solution, and, more particularly, an electrolyte solution including either elemental sulfur, a sulfide, or a polysulfide. In another embodiment, the coating is formed after the lithium electrode is contacted with the electrolyte. In a more particular embodiment, the coating is formed by a reaction between the lithium metal of the lithium electrode and a chemical species present in the electrolyte.
Owner:POLYPLUS BATTERY CO INC
Electrode Including Nanostructures for Rechargeable Cells
InactiveUS20100285358A1Lower resistanceNanostructure manufactureMicroscopic fiber electrodesRechargeable cellSilicon nanowires
A lithium ion battery electrode includes silicon nanowires used for insertion of lithium ions and including a conductivity enhancement, the nanowires growth-rooted to the conductive substrate.
Owner:AMPRIUS INC
High Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
High capacity silicon based anode active materials are described for lithium ion batteries. These materials are shown to be effective in combination with high capacity lithium rich cathode active materials. Supplemental lithium is shown to improve the cycling performance and reduce irreversible capacity loss for at least certain silicon based active materials. In particular silicon based active materials can be formed in composites with electrically conductive coatings, such as pyrolytic carbon coatings or metal coatings, and composites can also be formed with other electrically conductive carbon components, such as carbon nanofibers and carbon nanoparticles. Additional alloys with silicon are explored.
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Laminated lithium ion battery, battery pack comprising same and pole piece of laminated lithium ion battery
InactiveCN104882635AImprove cooling effectReduce welding processFinal product manufactureElectrode carriers/collectorsInternal resistanceElectrical battery
Disclosed are a laminated lithium ion battery, a battery pack comprising the same and a pole piece of the laminated lithium ion battery. The pole piece comprises a current collector and an active material layer, wherein the current collector is coated with the active material layer. A section of continuous uncoated area is arranged at the tail end of a first width end portion of the pole piece, the top face and the bottom face of the uncoated area are not coated with the active material layer, the current collector is exposed in the uncoated area, and the exposed current collector serves as a pole lug of the pole piece. By the pole piece, internal resistance of the lithium ion battery is reduced and heat dissipation performance of the battery is improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN GREPOW BATTERY CO LTD
High energy lithium ion batteries with particular negative electrode compositions
ActiveUS20090305131A1Degree of crystallinity of will decreaseAlkaline accumulatorsElectrode manufacturing processesHigh energyMetal alloy
Combinations of materials are described in which high energy density active materials for negative electrodes of lithium ion batteries. In general, metal alloy / intermetallic compositions can provide the high energy density. These materials can have moderate volume changes upon cycling in a lithium ion battery. The volume changes can be accommodated with less degradation upon cycling through the combination with highly porous electrically conductive materials, such as highly porous carbon and / or foamed current collectors. Whether or not combined with a highly porous electrically conductive material, metal alloy / intermetallic compositions with an average particle size of no more than a micron can be advantageously used in the negative electrodes to improve cycling properties.
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Method of depositing silicon on carbon materials and forming an anode for use in lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20080261116A1Increase rangeMaterial nanotechnologyNanoinformaticsPhysical chemistryCarbon nanofiber
A method of modifying the surface of carbon materials such as vapor grown carbon nanofibers is provided in which silicon is deposited on vapor grown carbon nanofibers using a chemical vapor deposition process. The resulting silicon-carbon alloy may be used as an anode in a rechargeable lithium ion battery.
Owner:APPLIED SCI
Nano graphene platelet-base composite anode compositions for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS7745047B2Improve conductivityLower internal resistanceAlkaline accumulatorsElectrolytic capacitorsGraphiteGraphene
The present invention provides a nano-scaled graphene platelet-based composite material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which are capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; and (b) a plurality of nano-scaled graphene platelets (NGPs), wherein a platelet comprises a graphene sheet or a stack of graphene sheets having a platelet thickness less than 100 nm; wherein at least one of the particles or coating is physically attached or chemically bonded to at least one of the graphene platelets and the amount of platelets is in the range of 2% to 90% by weight and the amount of particles or coating in the range of 98% to 10% by weight. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising such a negative electrode (anode). The battery exhibits an exceptional specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Hybrid anode compositions for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20090117466A1Superior multiple-cycle behaviorSmall capacity fadeAlkaline accumulatorsConductive materialHybrid materialSodium-ion battery
The present invention provides an exfoliated graphite-based hybrid material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which are capable of absorbing and desorbing alkali or alkaline metal ions (particularly, lithium ions); and (b) exfoliated graphite flakes that are substantially interconnected to form a porous, conductive graphite network comprising pores, wherein at least one of the particles or coating resides in a pore of the network or attached to a flake of the network and the exfoliated graphite amount is in the range of 5% to 90% by weight and the amount of particles or coating is in the range of 95% to 10% by weight. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising such a negative electrode (anode). The battery exhibits an exceptional specific capacity, excellent reversible capacity, and long cycle life.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Hybrid electrode and surface-mediated cell-based super-hybrid energy storage device containing same
PendingUS20130171502A1Primary cell to battery groupingMaterial nanotechnologyHigh energyLithium metal
The present invention provides a multi-component hybrid electrode for use in an electrochemical super-hybrid energy storage device. The hybrid electrode contains at least a current collector, at least an intercalation electrode active material storing lithium inside interior or bulk thereof, and at least an intercalation-free electrode active material having a specific surface area no less than 100 m2 / g and storing lithium on a surface thereof, wherein the intercalation electrode active material and the intercalation-free electrode active material are in electronic contact with the current collector. The resulting super-hybrid cell exhibits exceptional high power and high energy density, and long-term cycling stability that cannot be achieved with conventional supercapacitors, lithium-ion capacitors, lithium-ion batteries, and lithium metal secondary batteries.
Owner:GLOBAL GRAPHENE GRP INC +1
Positive electrode materials for lithium ion batteries having a high specific discharge capacity and processes for the synthesis of these materials
ActiveUS20100086853A1Electrode manufacturing processesAlkali metal oxidesDischarge rateLithium-ion battery
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Core-shell high capacity nanowires for battery electrodes
InactiveUS20100330421A1Large capacityInhibition formationMaterial nanotechnologyNanostructure manufactureNanowireElectrochemistry
Provided are nanostructures containing electrochemically active materials, battery electrodes containing these nanostructures for use in electrochemical batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, and methods of forming the nanostructures and battery electrodes. The nanostructures include conductive cores, inner shells containing active materials, and outer shells partially coating the inner shells. The high capacity active materials having a stable capacity of at least about 1000 mAh / g can be used. Some examples include silicon, tin, and / or germanium. The outer shells may be configured to substantially prevent formation of Solid Electrolyte lnterphase (SEI) layers directly on the inner shells. The conductive cores and / or outer shells may include carbon containing materials. The nanostructures are used to form battery electrodes, in which the nanostructures that are in electronic communication with conductive substrates of the electrodes.
Owner:AMPRIUS INC
Composite compositions, negative electrodes with composite compositions and corresponding batteries
Compositions are described that can provide high energy density active materials for use in negative electrodes of lithium ion batteries. These materials generally comprise silicon and / or tin, and may further comprise carbon and / or zinc as well as other elements in appropriate embodiments. The active materials can have moderate volume changes upon cycling in a lithium ion battery.
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Active metal electrolyzer
InactiveUS20050100793A1Effective isolationReduce environmental pollutionPhotography auxillary processesElectrode manufacturing processesElectrolysisAqueous electrolyte
Electro-winning of active metal (e.g., lithium) ions from a variety of sources including industrial waste, and recycled lithium and lithium-ion batteries is accomplished with an electrolyzer having a protected cathode that is stable against aggressive solvents, including water, aqueous electrolytes, acid, base, and a broad range of protic and aprotic solvents. The electrolyzer has a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal cathode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and / or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the cathode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and / or anode material in conjunction with the cathode. The electrolyzer can be configured and operated to claim or reclaim lithium or other active metals from such sources.
Owner:POLYPLUS BATTERY CO INC
Secondary lithium ion battery containing a prelithiated anode
ActiveUS20100173198A1High specific capacityLong charge-discharge cycle lifeSecondary cellsActive material electrodesCharge dischargeGraphene
The present invention provides a lithium ion battery that exhibits a significantly improved specific capacity and much longer charge-discharge cycle life. In one preferred embodiment, the battery comprises an anode active material that has been prelithiated and pre-pulverized. This anode may be prepared with a method that comprises (a) providing an anode active material (preferably in the form of fine powder or thin film); (b) intercalating or absorbing a desired amount of lithium into the anode active material to produce a prelithiated anode active material; (c) comminuting the prelithiated anode active material into fine particles with an average size less than 10 μm (preferably <1 μm and most preferably <200 nm); and (d) combining multiple fine particles of the prelithiated anode active material with a conductive additive and / or a binder material to form the anode. Preferably, the prelithiated particles are protected by a lithium ion-conducting matrix or coating material. Further preferably, the matrix material is reinforced with nano graphene platelets.
Owner:GLOBAL GRAPHENE GRP INC
Lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte and production process thereof
InactiveUS20070231704A1Increase battery capacitySimple and convenient manufactureSecondary cellsSolid electrolyte cellsPorosityLithium metal
A lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte formed by sintering a molding product containing an inorganic powder and having a porosity of 10 vol % or less, which is obtained by preparing a molding product comprising an inorganic powder as a main ingredient and sintering the molding product after pressing and / or sintering the same while pressing, the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte providing a solid electrolyte having high battery capacity without using a liquid electrolyte, usable stably for a long time and simple and convenient in manufacture and handling also in industrial manufacture in the application use of secondary lithium ion battery or primary lithium battery, a solid electrolyte having good charge / discharge cyclic characteristic in the application use of the secondary lithium ion battery a solid electrolyte with less water permeation and being safe when used for lithium metal-air battery in the application use of primary lithium battery, a manufacturing method of the solid electrolyte, and a secondary lithium ion battery and a primary lithium battery using the solid electrolyte.
Owner:OHARA
Coated positive electrode materials for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20110111298A1Secondary cellsNon-aqueous electrolyte accumulator electrodesLithium metalInorganic composition
High specific capacity lithium rich lithium metal oxide materials are coated with inorganic compositions, such as metal fluorides, to improve the performance of the materials as a positive electrode active material. The resulting coated material can exhibit an increased specific capacity, and the material can also exhibit improved cycling. The materials can be formed while maintaining a desired relatively high average voltage such that the materials are suitable for the formation of commercial batteries. Suitable processes are described for the synthesis of the desired coated compositions that can be adapted for commercial production.
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Autonomous battery cell balancing system with integrated voltage monitoring
InactiveUS6873134B2Circuit monitoring/indicationCharge equalisation circuitLithium-ion batteryControl circuit
An autonomous lithium-ion cell balancing system with integrated voltage monitoring includes a lithium-ion battery having a plurality of cells, a cell balancing circuit and a cell balancing control circuit. The heart of the cell balancing circuit is a plurality of gated cell balancing converters that are connected with the battery cells and a common share bus. Each gated lithium-ion cell balancing converter receives and input drive voltage and an input sample voltage and transfers energy from highly charged lithium-ion cells to the less charged lithium-ion cells, forcing all cells to have the same energy level. Further, the gated cell balancing converter provides a telemetry output voltage analog to an input cell voltage, eliminating the need for a separate cell voltage monitor.
Owner:THE BOEING CO
Hybrid nano-filament anode compositions for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20090169996A1Superior multiple-cycle behaviorImprove cycle lifeElectrochemical processing of electrodesElectrode thermal treatmentLithium-ion batteryNanometre
This invention provides a hybrid nano-filament composition for use as an electrochemical cell electrode. The composition comprises: (a) an aggregate of nanometer-scaled, electrically conductive filaments that are substantially interconnected, intersected, or percolated to form a porous, electrically conductive filament network comprising substantially interconnected pores, wherein the filaments have an elongate dimension and a first transverse dimension with the first transverse dimension being less than 500 nm (preferably less than 100 nm) and an aspect ratio of the elongate dimension to the first transverse dimension greater than 10; and (b) micron- or nanometer-scaled coating that is deposited on a surface of the filaments, wherein the coating comprises an anode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and the coating has a thickness less than 20 μm (preferably less than 1 μm). Also provided is a lithium ion battery comprising such an electrode as an anode. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.
Owner:GLOBAL GRAPHENE GRP INC
Methods and systems for making electrodes having at least one functional gradient therein and devices resulting therefrom
InactiveUS20110123866A1Improve performanceElectrode manufacturing processesElectric shock equipmentsHigh fluxEngineering
The invention disclosed herein provides for methods and apparatuses that yield electrodes having at least one functional gradient therein. In many embodiments, the electrodes comprise an electrode matrix having a plurality of layers, where at least two of the layers differs functionally, in composition, structure, or, organization. High-throughput electrode screening apparatuses are disclosed that include array formers and testers. Electrodes and battery cells arising from the methods and apparatuses disclosed herein are likewise disclosed. The methods, apparatuses, and resulting electrode and cell devices are, in some embodiments, ideally suited for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Owner:MOLECULAR NANOSYST
Method for detecting electrical property consistency of lithium ion battery
ActiveCN101907688AElectrical performance consistency solutionEasy to useElectrical testingElectricityInternal resistance
The invention discloses a method for detecting the electrical property consistency of lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps of: performing formation storage and ageing storage on a plurality of monomer batteries for a long time one by one and selecting the battery with large self discharge; performing capacity grading treatment on the rest of qualified monomer batteries to obtain the actual battery volume C of the plurality of monomer batteries, charging the plurality of monomer batteries to the same charging state and classifying the plurality of batteries according to the volume difference standard; performing low-temperature direct-current internal resistance test on the plurality of batteries with the same volume difference standard grade and reclassifying the battery according to the direct-current internal resistance of the battery; and selecting and matching the plurality of batteries in the same direct-current internal resistance grade to form the battery pack. The invention can detect the electrical property consistency of the lithium ion battery under the low-temperature condition, effectively solve the problem that the battery has good electrical property consistency under the normal-temperature condition and differed electrical property consistency under the low-temperature condition and is suitable for detecting a batch of batteries and selecting qualified monomer batteries to form a battery pack.
Owner:TIANJIN LISHEN BATTERY +1
Method for preparing lithium cobaltate by directly using invalid lithium ion battery
InactiveCN102030375AReduce dispersionHigh purityCell electrodesCobalt compoundsElectrical batteryPotassium hydroxide
The invention provides a method for preparing lithium cobaltate by directly using an invalid lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps: crushing the invalid lithium ion battery or scraps generated when a lithium cobaltate battery is produced by a mechanical crusher at normal temperature; adding water and one or more of acetic acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid or nitric acid to produce mixed aqueous solution of the battery scraps and acid; filling the mixed aqueous solution into a hermetic pressure reactor, and controlling the temperature in the reactor to be between 50 and 150 DEG C; introducing or adding one leaching additive of sulfur dioxide or hydrogen, or adding hydrazine hydrate; stirring and leaching, cooling, and filtering; adding one precipitator of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and ammonium carbonate, or adding composite precipitator consisting of one of the sodium carbonate, the potassium carbonate and the ammonium carbonate and one of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide to obtain mixture of lithium carbonate, cobalt carbonate and cobalt hydroxide; drying and calcining at high temperature to produce a lithium cobaltate product. The method is particularly suitable for the treatment scale of medium-sized and small enterprises, and is an effective method for directly materializing cobalt secondary resources.
Owner:BEIJING GENERAL RES INST OF MINING & METALLURGY
Autonomous battery cell balancing system with integrated voltage monitoring
InactiveUS20050017682A1Circuit monitoring/indicationCharge equalisation circuitLithium-ion batteryControl circuit
An autonomous lithium-ion cell balancing system with integrated voltage monitoring includes a lithium-ion battery having a plurality of cells, a cell balancing circuit and a cell balancing control circuit. The heart of the cell balancing circuit is a plurality of gated cell balancing converters that are connected with the battery cells and a common share bus. Each gated lithium-ion cell balancing converter receives and input drive voltage and an input sample voltage and transfers energy from highly charged lithium-ion cells to the less charged lithium-ion cells, forcing all cells to have the same energy level. Further, the gated cell balancing converter provides a telemetry output voltage analog to an input cell voltage, eliminating the need for a separate cell voltage monitor.
Owner:THE BOEING CO
Porous silicon based anode material formed using metal reduction
A porous silicon based material comprising porous crystalline elemental silicon formed by reducing silicon dioxide with a reducing metal in a heating process followed by acid etching is used to construct negative electrode used in lithium ion batteries. Gradual temperature heating ramp(s) with optional temperature steps can be used to perform the heating process. The porous silicon formed has a high surface area from about 10 m2 / g to about 200 m2 / g and is substantially free of carbon. The negative electrode formed can have a discharge specific capacity of at least 1800 mAh / g at rate of C / 3 discharged from 1.5V to 0.005V against lithium with in some embodiments loading levels ranging from about 1.4 mg / cm2 to about 3.5 mg / cm2. In some embodiments, the porous silicon can be coated with a carbon coating or blended with carbon nanofibers or other conductive carbon material.
Owner:IONBLOX INC
Alumina-coated granules, as well as preparation method and application thereof
InactiveCN103606660AThickness adjustment and controlUniform thicknessCell electrodesLithium-ion batteryLithium electrode
The invention discloses alumina-coated granules, as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The alumina-coated granules consist of cores and shells which coat the cores. The cores are made of at least one of materials of metals, oxides, metal hydroxides, metal inorganic salts, non-metals, carbides, nitrides, lithium salts, semiconductors and organic compounds; the shell is made of Al2O3. By adopting a liquid phase method, the cores to be coated are mixed with aluminum salts, metal aluminum is precipitated by producing an alkaline environment in situ or externally adding alkaline, so that uniform, continuous and controllable coating can be formed on the surfaces of the cores. The coating method provided by the invention is simple, and has mild conditions and high universality; the coating layer has controllable thickness, completeness and uniformity; the alumina-coated granules has high practicability and a great application prospect in the field of catalysis, lithium ion batteries, surface-enhanced Raman, biomedicine and the like.
Owner:INST OF CHEM CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
Mixed nano-filament electrode materials for lithium ion batteries
ActiveUS20090176159A1Improve conductivityEasy to collectActive material electrodesSecondary cellsFiberNanowire
This invention provides a mixed nano-filament composition for use as an electrochemical cell electrode. The composition comprises: (a) an aggregate of nanometer-scaled, electrically conductive filaments that are substantially interconnected, intersected, or percolated to form a porous, electrically conductive filament network, wherein the filaments have a length and a diameter or thickness with the diameter / thickness less than 500 nm (preferably <100 nm) and a length-to-diameter or length-to-thickness aspect ratio greater than 10; and (b) Multiple nanometer-scaled, electro-active filaments comprising an electro-active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions wherein the electro-active filaments have a diameter or thickness less than 500 nm (preferably <100 nm). The electro-active filaments (e.g., nanowires) and the electrically conductive filaments (e.g., carbon nano fibers) are mixed to form a mat-, web-, or porous paper-like structure in which at least an electro-active filament is in electrical contact with at least an electrically conductive filament. Also provided is a lithium ion battery comprising such an electrode as an anode or cathode, or both. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.
Owner:GLOBAL GRAPHENE GRP INC
Sulfur-carbon nanocomposites and their application as cathode materials in lithium-sulfur batteries
ActiveUS20110052998A1Minimize formationEasy to transportAlkaline accumulatorsElectrode thermal treatmentCarbon compositesPorous carbon
The invention is directed in a first aspect to a sulfur-carbon composite material comprising: (i) a bimodal porous carbon component containing therein a first mode of pores which are mesopores, and a second mode of pores which are micropores; and (ii) elemental sulfur contained in at least a portion of said micropores. The invention is also directed to the aforesaid sulfur-carbon composite as a layer on a current collector material; a lithium ion battery containing the sulfur-carbon composite in a cathode therein; as well as a method for preparing the sulfur-composite material.
Owner:UT BATTELLE LLC
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