Sulfur cathode hosted in porous organic polymeric matrices

Title: Sulfur cathode hosted in porous organic polymeric matrices

A composite material includes a porous organic polymer and an electrochemically active material, wherein the porous organic polymer contains a plurality of pores having a diameter of from about 0.1 nm to about 100 nm, and the electrochemically active material is disposed within the pores.

Inventors:: Zhang, Zhengcheng; Weng, Wei; Yuan, Shengwen; Amine, Khalil

Issue Date:: 2016-02-09

OSTI Identifier:: 1237477

Assignee:: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC ANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,257,699

Application Number:: 13/788,866

Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 07

Research Org:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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