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Title: Sulfur-carbon nanocomposites and their application as cathode materials in lithium-sulfur batteries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1179030
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The invention is directed in a first aspect to a sulfur-carbon composite material comprising: (i) a bimodal porous carbon component containing therein a first mode of pores which are mesopores, and a second mode of pores which are micropores; and (ii) elemental sulfur contained in at least a portion of said micropores. The invention is also directed to the aforesaid sulfur-carbon composite as a layer on a current collector material; a lithium ion battery containing the sulfur-carbon composite in a cathode therein; as well as a method for preparing the sulfur-composite material.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,023,528
Application Number:
12/874,254
OSTI ID:
1179030
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Sep 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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