Cells having cathodes containing polycarbon disulfide materials

Patent · Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:870024

Okamoto, Yoshi ^[1]; Skotheim, Terje A ^[2]; Lee, Hung S ^[3]

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1. Fort Lee, NJ
2. Shoreham, NY
3. Rocky Point, NY

The present invention relates to an electric current producing cell which contains an anode, a cathode having as a cathode-active material one or more carbon-sulfur compounds of the formula (CS.sub.x).sub.n, in which x takes values from 1.2 to 2.3 and n is greater or equal to 2, and where the redox process does not involve polymerization and de-polymerization by forming and breaking S--S bonds in the polymer backbone. The cell also contains an electrolyte which is chemically inert with respect to the anode and the cathode.

• Research Organization: Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5441831
• Application Number: 08/145,091
• OSTI ID: 870024
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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cells
cathodes
containing
polycarbon
disulfide
materials
relates
electric
current
producing
cell
contains
anode
cathode
cathode-active
material
carbon-sulfur
compounds
formula
cs
takes
values
equal
redox
process
involve
polymerization
de-polymerization
forming
breaking
s-s
bonds
polymer
backbone
electrolyte
chemically
inert
respect
chemically inert
electric current
active material
sulfur compounds
polymer backbone
containing poly
sulfur compound
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