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Title: Nano-sized silicon

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1531763

A method includes combining fumed silicon oxide with a metal to form silicon having an average particle size of less than approximately 100 nm. The silicon can be incorporated into an anode of a lithium ion cell.

Research Organization:
Tiax LLC, Lexington, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-06ER84580
Assignee:
Tiax LLC (Lexington, MA)
Patent Number(s):
8,268,481
Application Number:
12/207,821
OSTI ID:
1531763
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2008-09-10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Anode active material, method of preparing the same, and anode and lithium battery containing the material patent-application June 2006
Lithium secondary battery patent-application December 2006

Cited By (1)

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