Hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use

Steingart, Daniel A.; Chamoun, Mylad; Hertzberg, Benjamin; Davies, Greg; Hsieh, Andrew G.

Title: Hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use

Abstract

Disclosed are hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam electrodes, viz., anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use in electrochemical cells, especially in rechargeable electrical batteries.

Inventors:: Steingart, Daniel A.; Chamoun, Mylad; Hertzberg, Benjamin; Davies, Greg; Hsieh, Andrew G.

Issue Date:: 2018-02-13

Research Org.:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1420771

Patent Number(s):: 9893354

Application Number:: 15/049,489

Assignee:: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (Princeton, NJ)

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

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M4/38 - of elements or alloys

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS
C25D5/16 - Electroplating with layers of varying thickness {, e.g. rough surfaces}{

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
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS
C25D3/22 - of zinc

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M4/0452 - {from solutions}

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS
C25D5/00 - Electroplating characterised by the process

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M4/661 - {Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings
H01M4/29 - by electrochemical methods
H01M2004/027 - {Negative electrodes}
H01M4/42 - Alloys based on zinc
H01M2004/021 - {Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area}
H01M4/244 - {Zinc electrodes}

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000400

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Feb 22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Steingart, Daniel A., Chamoun, Mylad, Hertzberg, Benjamin, Davies, Greg, and Hsieh, Andrew G. Hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Steingart, Daniel A., Chamoun, Mylad, Hertzberg, Benjamin, Davies, Greg, & Hsieh, Andrew G. Hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use.  United States.

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                    Steingart, Daniel A., Chamoun, Mylad, Hertzberg, Benjamin, Davies, Greg, and Hsieh, Andrew G. Tue .  
        "Hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1420771.

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  abstractNote = {Disclosed are hyper-dendritic nanoporous zinc foam electrodes, viz., anodes, methods of producing the same, and methods for their use in electrochemical cells, especially in rechargeable electrical batteries.},

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Methods and materials for the preparation of a zinc anode useful for batteries and fuel cells
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Hampden-Smith, Mark J.; Djokic, Stojan; Atanassova, Paolina
US Patent Application 10/171079; 20030099882
URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030099882%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030099882&RS=DN/20030099882

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