US 2016/0248096 A1 · Lithium Battery Incorporating Tungsten Disulfide Nanotubes

Abstract

A lithium battery incorporating tungsten disulfide nanotubes is a battery which improves upon the capacitance and charge times of traditional lithium batteries through the inclusion of tungsten disulfide nanotubes. For a traditional galvanic cell including an anode, a cathode, a porous membrane, a quantity of electrolyte solution and an electrically insulated enclosure, the additional inclusion of a plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotube improves upon traditional lithium batteries due to the increased surface area and favorable electrical properties, such as electron density and capacitance, of tungsten disulfide nanotubes over previously incorporated metals. The anode, the cathode, the porous membrane and the quantity of electrolyte solution facilitate an oxidation-reduction reaction in order to produce an electric current to be output to an external electrical circuit.

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Dependent claims

A lithium battery incorporating tungsten disulfide nanotubes comprises:

a plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes;
an anode;
a cathode;
a porous membrane;
a quantity of electrolyte solution;
an electrically-insulated enclosure;
the porous membrane being mounted within the electrically-insulated enclosure;
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes being adhered across the anode;
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes being pressed against the porous membrane;
the cathode being pressed against the porous membrane, opposite to the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes;
the quantity of electrolyte solution being contained within the electrically-insulated enclosure;
and
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes, the anode, the porous membrane, and the cathode being submerged into the quantity of electrolyte solution.

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A lithium battery incorporating tungsten disulfide nanotubes comprises:

a plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes;
an anode;
a cathode;
a porous membrane;
a quantity of electrolyte solution;
an electrically-insulated enclosure;
a first electrical lead;
a second electrical lead;
the porous membrane being mounted within the electrically-insulated enclosure;
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes being adhered across the anode;
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes being pressed against the porous membrane;
the cathode being pressed against the porous membrane, opposite to the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes;
the quantity of electrolyte solution being contained within the electrically-insulated enclosure;
the plurality of tungsten disulfide nanotubes, the anode, the porous membrane, and the cathode being submerged into the quantity of electrolyte solution;
the first electrical lead being electrically connected to the anode;
the second electrical lead being electrically connected to the cathode;
and
the first electrical lead and the second electrical lead sealably traverse out of the electrically-insulated enclosure.

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Lithium Battery Incorporating Tungsten Disulfide Nanotubes

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