Method for producing a substrate, which is coated with an alkali metal, by means of a promoter layer, and a coated substrate

US11545654B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11545654-B2
Application numberUS-201816613134-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 15, 2018
Priority dateMay 16, 2017
Publication dateJan 3, 2023
Grant dateJan 3, 2023

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a method for producing a substrate (2) which is coated with an alkali metal (1), in which method a promoter layer (3) which is composed of a material which reacts with the alkali metal (1) by at least partial chemical reduction of the promoter layer (3) is applied to a surface of the substrate (2) and a surface of the promoter layer (3) is acted on by an alkali metal (1) and then the alkali metal (1) is converted into the solid phase and a coating containing the alkali metal is formed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing a substrate formed from copper or nickel coated with a lithium layer, wherein a mediator layer comprising copper oxide on a surface of the substrate is chemically formed from copper or a mediator layer comprising nickel oxide on a surface of the substrate is chemically formed from nickel, a surface of the mediator layer is coated with liquid lithium and the mediator layer reacts with the liquid lithium by at least partial chemical reduction wherein the liquid lithium forms a solid phase lithium and a coating of the lithium is formed producing a lithium coated copper foil substrate or lithium coated nickel foil substrate. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mediator layer reacts when in contact with the lithium of the lithium coating to form a mediating interface or boundary layer. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mediator layer is formed by thermal oxidation, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, wet-chemical coating or heat treatment. 4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lithium of the lithium layer is applied on the mediator layer by laser melting, melting using a heating apparatus, knife coating, application using a slot die, spraying, spreading, dip coating, thermal spraying or lamination. 5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mediator layer is formed with a thickness of between 0.1 nm and 1000 nm before coating with lithium.

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  • in the form of layers, e.g. coatings · CPC title

  • performed by dipping · CPC title

  • Negative electrodes · CPC title

  • using elemental oxygen or ozone · CPC title

  • involving thermal treatment, e.g. firing, sintering, backing particulate active material, thermal decomposition, pyrolysis · CPC title

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What does patent US11545654B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a method for producing a substrate (2) which is coated with an alkali metal (1), in which method a promoter layer (3) which is composed of a material which reacts with the alkali metal (1) by at least partial chemical reduction of the promoter layer (3) is applied to a surface of the substrate (2) and a surface of the promoter layer (3) is acted on by an alkali …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fraunhofer Ges Forschung, Univ Dresden Tech
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/0483. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 03 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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