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Title: Metal sulfide electrodes and energy storage devices thereof

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to energy storage devices, and to metal sulfide energy storage devices in particular. Some aspects of the invention relate to energy storage devices comprising at least one flowable electrode, wherein the flowable electrode comprises an electroactive metal sulfide material suspended and/or dissolved in a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the flowable electrode further comprises a plurality of electronically conductive particles suspended and/or dissolved in the carrier fluid, wherein the electronically conductive particles form a percolating conductive network. An energy storage device comprising a flowable electrode comprising a metal sulfide electroactive material and a percolating conductive network may advantageously exhibit, upon reversible cycling, higher energy densities and specific capacities than conventional energy storage devices.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1345207
Patent Number(s):
9583779
Application Number:
14/172,648
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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:  
AC02-06CH11357; FOA-0000559; AR0000065; SC0002633
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Chiang, Yet-Ming, Woodford, William Henry, Li, Zheng, and Carter, W. Craig. Metal sulfide electrodes and energy storage devices thereof. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Chiang, Yet-Ming, Woodford, William Henry, Li, Zheng, & Carter, W. Craig. Metal sulfide electrodes and energy storage devices thereof. United States.
Chiang, Yet-Ming, Woodford, William Henry, Li, Zheng, and Carter, W. Craig. Tue . "Metal sulfide electrodes and energy storage devices thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1345207.
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