Nano-ionic products and devices
AssigneeNanoProducts Corporation
InventorsTapesh Yadav, Hongxing Hu
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Abstract
An ionic conducting device comprising a nanostructured material layer. The nanostructured layer has a microstructure confined to a size less than 100 nm. The ion conductivity of the nanostructured layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition and size having a micron-sized microstructure. Nano-ionic compositions taught include ceramics, polymers, lithium containing compounds, sodium containing compounds, ion defect structures, silver containing compounds, Applications of nano-ionics to fuel cells, sensors, batteries, electrochemical devices, electrocatalysts are taught.
Claims21
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- the layer thickness is confined to less than 1 micron, and
- the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises of polymer,
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
The An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises perovskite,
- 20 the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said aver is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises lithium containing compound,
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material With micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises silver containing compounds
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises of sodium containing compound,
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises of copper containing compound,
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
An ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein
- the nanostructured material comprises an ion-defect structure,
- the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer,
- the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm,
- and the ion conductivity of said aver is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
A lithium ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer, the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm, and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
A sodium ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer, the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm, and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
A silver ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer, the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm, and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
A copper ion conducting device comprising nanostructured material, wherein the nanostructured material is in the form of a layer, the microstructure in said layer is confined to a size less than 100 nm, and the ion conductivity of said layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent composition prepared using a material with micron-sized microstructure.
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