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Title: Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries

Abstract

A method of stabilizing a metal oxide or lithium-metal-oxide electrode comprises contacting a surface of the electrode, prior to cell assembly, with an aqueous or a non-aqueous acid solution having a pH greater than 4 but less than 7 and containing a stabilizing salt, for a time and at a temperature sufficient to etch the surface of the electrode and introduce stabilizing anions and cations from the salt into said surface. The structure of the bulk of the electrode remains unchanged during the acid treatment. The stabilizing salt comprises fluoride and at least one cationic material selected from the group consisting of ammonium, phosphorus, titanium, silicon, zirconium, aluminum, and boron.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531847
Patent Number(s):
8383077
Application Number:
13/396,338
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012-02-14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Thackeray, Michael M., Kang, Sun -Ho, and Johnson, Christopher S. Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Thackeray, Michael M., Kang, Sun -Ho, & Johnson, Christopher S. Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries. United States.
Thackeray, Michael M., Kang, Sun -Ho, and Johnson, Christopher S. Tue . "Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531847.
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