Thermally conductive lithium ion electrodes and batteries
A thermally conductive electrochemical cell comprises a lithium ion-containing liquid electrolyte contacting a cathode and anode. The cathode and anode are in the form of electroactive sheets separated from each other by a membrane that is permeable to the electrolyte. One or more of the cathode and anode comprises two or more layers of carbon nanotubes, one of which layers includes electrochemically active nanoparticles and/or microparticles disposed therein or deposited on the nanotubes thereof. The majority of the carbon nanotubes in each of the layers are oriented generally parallel to the layers. Optionally, one or more of the layers includes an additional carbon material such as graphene, nanoparticulate diamond, microparticulate diamond, and a combination thereof.
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1457034
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL) ANL
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,991,512
- Application Number:
- 14/790,449
- Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015 Jul 02
- Research Org:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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