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US 9,865,870 B2Granted
Batteries with nanostructured electrodes and associated methods
AssigneeWashington State University
InventorsM. Grant Norton, Uttara Sahaym, Sarah Miller
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Abstract
Several embodiments related to batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.
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A method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery, the method comprising:
- preparing a surface of a substrate material;
- forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electro-deposition without using a template;
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- controlling at least one of the operating conditions of the electrodeposition based on a target profile for the plurality of conductive nanostructures formed on the surface of the substrate, the target profile including the conductive nanostructures forming a plurality of freestanding structures, wherein the electro-deposition is preceded by soaking the substrate in an electrolyte, the soaking time being controlled based on a target area coverage density for the plurality of conductive nanostructures formed on the surface of the substrate.
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