Conjugated polymer as substrate for the plating of alkali metal in a nonaqueous secondary battery

Patent · Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6044692

Shacklette, L W; Toth, J E; Elsenbaumer, R L

This patent describes a battery comprising: (a) an anode comprising a porous conjugated backbone polymer substrate. The conjugated backbone polymer is reduced (n-doped) before or during the charging of the battery and, has dispersed therein elemental alkali metal; (b) an electrolyte comprising an organic solvent containing dissolved alkali-metal salt, and (c) a cathode; the alkali-metal from the electrolyte is electrodeposited in and/or onto the polymer substrate as elemental alkali metal during at least a part of the charging cycle of the battery. The elemental alkali metal is converted into alkali metal cations during the discharging of the battery.

• Assignee: Allied Corp., Morris Township, Morris County, NJ
• Patent Number(s): US 4695521
• OSTI ID: 6044692
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250901 -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Design & Development
250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101 -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
ALKALI METALS
ANODES
BATTERY CHARGING
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DEPOSITION
DISSOLUTION
DOPED MATERIALS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IONS
MATERIALS
METALS
PLATING
POLYMERS
POROSITY
POROUS MATERIALS
SOLUTES
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE COATING