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US 9,356,314 B2Granted
Metallization pattern on solid electrolyte or porous support of sodium battery process
AssigneeBattelle Memorial Institute
InventorsJin Yong Kim, Guosheng Li, Xiaochuan Lu, Vincent L. Sprenkle, John P. Lemmon
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Abstract
A new battery configuration and process are detailed. The battery cell includes a solid electrolyte configured with an engineered metallization layer that distributes sodium across the surface of the electrolyte extending the active area of the cathode in contact with the anode during operation. The metallization layer enhances performance, efficiency, and capacity of sodium batteries at intermediate temperatures at or below about 200° C.
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A solid electrolyte, comprising:
- a metallization layer comprising a densified metal selected from the group consisting of:
- platinum (Pt);
- gold (Au);
- silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), alloys thereof, and combinations thereof of a selected thickness bonded to the anode side of the solid electrolyte with a plurality of circular or rectangular features of a selected size distributed in the form of a grid in a plane defined across the surface of the solid electrolyte that defines a metallization pattern, the features accumulate sodium metal in operation forming distinct metal islands that expand the area of the anode in active ionic contact with the cathode compared to the solid electrolyte absent the metallization layer.
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A sodium battery, comprising:
- a solid electrolyte with a metallization layer comprising a densified metal selected from the group consisting of:
- platinum (Pt);
- gold (Au);
- silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), alloys thereof, and combinations thereof bonded to the anode side thereof with a plurality of circular or rectangular features of a selected size distributed in the form of a grid in a plane defined across the surface that defines a metallization pattern therein, the features accumulate sodium metal in operation at temperatures selected at or below about 200° C. that form distinct metal islands that expand the area of the anode in active ionic contact with the cathode compared to the solid electrolyte absent the metallization layer.
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