Surface-controlled lithium ion-exchanging energy storage device

US9166252B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9166252-B2
Application numberUS-92892710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 23, 2010
Priority dateDec 23, 2010
Publication dateOct 20, 2015
Grant dateOct 20, 2015

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A surface-controlled, lithium ion-exchanging battery device comprising: (a) A positive electrode (cathode) comprising a first functional material having a first lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (b) A negative electrode (anode) comprising a second functional material having a second lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (c) A porous separator disposed between the two electrodes, and (d) A lithium-containing electrolyte (preferably liquid or gel electrolyte) in physical contact with the two electrodes; wherein at least one of the two electrodes contains therein a lithium source (e.g., lithium foil, lithium powder, stabilized lithium particles, etc) prior to the first charge or the first discharge cycle of the battery device. This new generation of energy storage device exhibits the best properties of both the lithium ion battery and the supercapacitor.

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We claim: 1. A surface-controlled, lithium ion-exchanging battery device comprising: (a) a positive electrode consisting of a first functional material having a first lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface to store lithium ions or atoms thereon, wherein said first functional material is selected from the group consisting of: (A) a disordered carbon material selected from a soft carbon, hard carbon, polymeric carbon or carbonized resin, meso-phase carbon, coke, carbonized pit…

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What does patent US9166252B2 cover?
A surface-controlled, lithium ion-exchanging battery device comprising: (a) A positive electrode (cathode) comprising a first functional material having a first lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (b) A negative electrode (anode) comprising a second functional material having a second lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (c) A porous separator disposed between the two electro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhamu Aruna, Liu Chenguang, Neff David, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M10/0525. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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