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AssigneeNanotek Instruments, Inc.
InventorsAruna Zhamu, Hui He, Baofei Pan, Bor Z. Jang
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Provided is an anode particulate, having a dimension from 10 nm to 100 μm, for use in an alkali metal battery, the particulate comprising (i) an anode active material capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing lithium ions or sodium ions, (ii) an electron-conducting material, and (iii) a lithium ion-conducting or sodium ion-conducting electrolyte, wherein the electron-conducting material forms a three dimensional network of electron-conducting pathways in electronic contact with the anode active material and the electrolyte forms a three dimensional network of lithium ion- or sodium ion-conducting channels in ionic contact with the anode active material. The particulate can be of any shape, but preferably spherical or ellipsoidal in shape. Also provided is a cathode in a particulate form containing a cathode active material, an electron-conducting material forming a three dimensional network of electron-conducting pathways, and a lithium ion-conducting or sodium ion-conducting electrolyte forming a three dimensional network of ion-conducting channels.
An anode particulate having a dimension from 10 nm to 100 μm for use in an alkali metal battery, said particulate comprising (i) an anode active material capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing lithium ions or sodium ions, (ii) an electron-conducting material, and (iii) a lithium ion-conducting or sodium ion-conducting electrolyte, wherein said electron-conducting material forms a three dimensional network of electron-conducting pathways in electronic contact with said anode active material and said electrolyte forms a three dimensional network of lithium ion- or sodium ion-conducting channels in ionic contact with said anode active material and wherein said anode particulate has an electrical conductivity from about 10−6 S/cm to about 300 S/cm.
A cathode particulate for a lithium battery or sodium battery, wherein said cathode particulate is composed of (i) the cathode active material, (ii) an electron-conducting material, and (iii) a lithium ion-conducting or sodium ion-conducting electrolyte, wherein the electron-conducting material forms a three dimensional network of electron-conducting pathways in electronic contact with the cathode active material and the electrolyte forms a three dimensional network of lithium ion- or sodium ion-conducting channels in ionic contact with the cathode active material, and wherein said cathode particulate has a dimension from 10 nm to 100 μm and an electrical conductivity from about 10−6 S/cm to about 300 S/cm.
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