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Title: Cathode architectures for alkali metal / oxygen batteries

Abstract

Electrochemical energy storage devices, such as alkali metal-oxygen battery cells (e.g., non-aqueous lithium-air cells), have a cathode architecture with a porous structure and pore composition that is tailored to improve cell performance, especially as it pertains to one or more of the discharge/charge rate, cycle life, and delivered ampere-hour capacity. A porous cathode architecture having a pore volume that is derived from pores of varying radii wherein the pore size distribution is tailored as a function of the architecture thickness is one way to achieve one or more of the aforementioned cell performance improvements.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
PolyPlus Battery Company, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1167216
Patent Number(s):
8932771
Application Number:
13/525,128
Assignee:
PolyPlus Battery Company (Berkeley, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000061
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Jul 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Visco, Steven J, Nimon, Vitaliy, De Jonghe, Lutgard C, Volfkovich, Yury, and Bograchev, Daniil. Cathode architectures for alkali metal / oxygen batteries. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Visco, Steven J, Nimon, Vitaliy, De Jonghe, Lutgard C, Volfkovich, Yury, & Bograchev, Daniil. Cathode architectures for alkali metal / oxygen batteries. United States.
Visco, Steven J, Nimon, Vitaliy, De Jonghe, Lutgard C, Volfkovich, Yury, and Bograchev, Daniil. Tue . "Cathode architectures for alkali metal / oxygen batteries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167216.
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