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Title: Electrospinning for integrated separator for lithium-ion batteries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1532044

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to lithium-ion batteries, and more specifically, to batteries having integrated separators and methods of fabricating such batteries. In one embodiment, a lithium-ion battery having an electrode structure is provided. The lithium-ion battery comprises an anode stack, a cathode stack, and a porous electrospun polymer separator comprising a nano-fiber backbone structure. The anode stack comprises an anodic current collector and an anode structure formed over a first surface of the anodic current collector. The cathode stack comprises a cathodic current collector and a cathode structure formed over a first surface of the cathodic current collector. The porous electrospun polymer separator is positioned between the anode structure and the cathode structure.

Research Organization:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000063
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,871,240
Application Number:
14/746,771
OSTI ID:
1532044
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015-06-22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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