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US 12,408,554 B2Granted
Electro-thermal materials made from low- dimensional carbon structures in a polymer matrix
OwnerAndrew Connerinventor
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Abstract
Compositions, and methods of obtaining them, useful for lithium ion batteries comprising discrete oxidized carbon nanotubes having attached to their surface lithium ion active materials in the form of nanometer sized crystals or layers. The composition can further comprise graphene or oxygenated graphene.
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A composition useful for electro-thermal coatings comprising:
- a polymer matrix;
- and
- a nanostructure mixture evenly mixed into the polymer matrix the nanostructure mixture comprising at least two low-dimensional nanostructures wherein at least a first one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures is above a percolation limit and at least a second one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures is below the percolation limit when the composition is cured, wherein the first one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures and the second one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures comprise different materials.
A composition useful for electro-thermal coatings comprising:
- a polymer matrix;
- and
- a nanostructure mixture mixed into the polymer matrix the nanostructure mixture comprising at least two low-dimensional nanostructures wherein at least a first one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures is above a percolation limit and at least a second one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures is below the percolation limit when the composition is cured, wherein the first one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures and the second one of the two low-dimensional nanostructures comprise different materials;
- wherein a quantity of nanostructures within the polymer matrix can vary based on the nanostructures in an electrothermal (ET) coating and a desired use, while the percolation limit can vary, percolation limits from about 8 to about 25 weight percent can be achieved for mixtures of graphene and polysiloxane.
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