公开(公告)号：US12021189B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US18203242

申请日：2023-05-30

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Jacqueline Leslie Brown ,  Jennifer Anella Heine ,  Thomas Dale Ketcham ,  Gary Edward Merz ,  Eric Lee Miller ,  Zhen Song ,  Cameron Wayne Tanner ,  Conor James Walsh

IPC: H01M10/052 ,  B28B1/30 ,  C04B35/622 ,  G02B6/122 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/58

CPC classification number: H01M10/0562 ,  B28B1/30 ,  C04B35/62218 ,  G02B6/122 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/49107 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/181 ,  H01M2004/028 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/5825 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  H01M2300/0077 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/00014

Abstract: A cathode configured for a solid-state battery includes a body having grains of inorganic material sintered to one another, wherein the grains comprise lithium. A thickness of the body is from 3 μm to 100 μm. The first major surface and the second major surface have an unpolished granular profile such that the profile includes grains protruding outward from the respective major surface with a height of at least 25 nm and no more than 150 μm relative to recessed portions of the respective major surface at boundaries between the respective grains.

公开(公告)号：US20240097175A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18368154

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Zhen Song ,  Jianmeng Su ,  Tongping Xiu

IPC: H01M10/04 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M10/0562

CPC classification number: H01M10/0427 ,  H01M4/0407 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/382 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M2004/027

Abstract: Batteries include a cathode, a solid-state electrolyte, and an anode. In aspects, the anode comprises an alloy including from about 50 atom % to about 90 atom % lithium, from about 5 atom % to about 50 atom % of a first component, and from about 0.1 atom % to about 10 atom % of a second component. In aspects, the anode includes from about 20 atom % to about 99 atom % of a first component and from about 1 atom % to about 20 atom % of a second component. The first component is selected from a group consisting of magnesium, silver, and combinations thereof. The second component is selected from a group consisting of calcium, aluminum, gallium, boron, carbon, silicon, tin, zinc, indium, antimony, silver, and combinations thereof. An amount of the first component is greater than an amount of the second component. The solid-state electrolyte is positioned between the cathode and the anode.

公开(公告)号：US20240038984A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18330767

申请日：2023-06-07

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Jun Jin ,  Zhen Song ,  Zhaoyin Wen ,  Tongping Xiu ,  Liu Yao

IPC: H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/0568 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/36

CPC classification number: H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/0568 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/366

Abstract: A composition includes a first portion including Ni-rich LiNixCoyMnzO2, where 0.5

公开(公告)号：US20240019209A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18239211

申请日：2023-08-29

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  William Joseph Bouton ,  Jacqueline Leslie Brown ,  Timothy Joseph Curry ,  Roman E. Hurny ,  Lanrik Wayne Kester ,  Thomas Dale Ketcham ,  John Albert Olenick ,  Kathleen Ritter Olenick ,  Jeremy Paananen ,  Thomas Silverblatt ,  Dell Joseph St Julien ,  Viswanathan Venkateswaran ,  Nathan Michael Zink

IPC: F26B3/00 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/443 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  F27B13/10 ,  F26B13/10 ,  B28B11/24

CPC classification number: F26B3/00 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/443 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  F27B13/10 ,  F26B13/10 ,  B28B11/243 ,  C04B2235/6025 ,  C04B2235/9615 ,  C04B2235/963 ,  C04B2235/9653 ,  F27B9/28

Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.

公开(公告)号：US11858854B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17308646

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Corning Incorporated ,  Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Jun Jin ,  Zhen Song ,  Jianmeng Su ,  Zhaoyin Wen ,  Tongping Xiu ,  Chujun Zheng

IPC: C04B35/48 ,  C04B35/465 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0562

CPC classification number: C04B35/48 ,  C04B35/465 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  C04B2235/764 ,  C04B2235/77 ,  H01M2300/0077

Abstract: A sintered composite ceramic includes: a lithium-garnet major phase; and a lithium-rich minor phase, such that the lithium-rich minor phase has LixTiO(x+4)/2, with 0.66≤x≤4. The sintered composite ceramic may exhibit a relative density of at least 90% of a theoretical maximum density of the ceramic, an ionic conductivity of at least 0.35 mS·cm−1, or a critical current density (CCD) of at least 1.0 mA·cm−2.

公开(公告)号：US20230364828A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18225767

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  William Joseph Bouton ,  Lanrik Wayne Kester ,  Thomas Dale Ketcham ,  Andrew Peter Kittleson ,  Dale Charles Marshall ,  Gary Edward Merz ,  Eric Lee Miller ,  Emmanuel Chima Okpara ,  Conor James Walsh

IPC: B28B11/24 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/638 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  B32B27/32

CPC classification number: B28B11/243 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/638 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  B32B27/32 ,  C04B2235/3225 ,  C04B2235/6025 ,  C04B2235/656 ,  C04B2235/65 ,  C04B2235/612 ,  C04B2235/9615

Abstract: A manufacturing system includes a tape advancing through the manufacturing system and a station of the manufacturing system. The tape includes a first portion having grains of an inorganic material bound by an organic binder. The station of the manufacturing system receives the first portion of the tape and prepares the tape for sintering by chemically changing the organic binder and/or removing the organic binder from the first portion of the tape, leaving the grains of the inorganic material, to form a second portion of the tape and, at least in part, prepare the tape for sintering.

公开(公告)号：US20230158708A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18095183

申请日：2023-01-10

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  William Joseph Bouton ,  Lanrik Wayne Kester ,  Thomas Dale Ketcham ,  Andrew Peter Kittleson ,  Dale Charles Marshall ,  Gary Edward Merz ,  Eric Lee Miller ,  Emmanuel Chima Okpara ,  Conor James Walsh

IPC: B28B11/24 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/638 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  B32B27/32

CPC classification number: B28B11/243 ,  C04B35/115 ,  C04B35/638 ,  C04B35/486 ,  C04B35/64 ,  B32B27/32 ,  C04B2235/3225 ,  C04B2235/6025 ,  C04B2235/656 ,  C04B2235/65 ,  C04B2235/612 ,  C04B2235/9615

Abstract: A manufacturing system includes a tape advancing through the manufacturing system and a station of the manufacturing system. The tape includes a first portion having grains of an inorganic material bound by an organic binder. The station of the manufacturing system receives the first portion of the tape and prepares the tape for sintering by chemically changing the organic binder and/or removing the organic binder from the first portion of the tape, leaving the grains of the inorganic material, to form a second portion of the tape and, at least in part, prepare the tape for sintering.

公开(公告)号：US20230118975A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17967338

申请日：2022-10-17

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Jun Jin ,  Zhen Song ,  Jianmeng Su ,  Zhaoyin Wen ,  Tongping Xiu ,  Chujun Zheng

IPC: C04B35/495 ,  H01M10/0562

Abstract: A sintered composite ceramic includes a lithium-garnet major phase; and a lithium dendrite growth inhibitor minor phase, such that the lithium dendrite growth inhibitor minor phase comprises lithium tungstate. A method includes sintering a metal oxide component and a garnet component at a temperature in a range of 750° C. to 1500° C. to form a sintered composite ceramic.

公开(公告)号：US20230094026A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17955757

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  Mingli Cai ,  Jun Jin ,  Zhen Song ,  Zhaoyin Wen ,  Tongping Xiu

IPC: H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A lithium-metal battery includes: a cathode; a garnet solid-state electrolyte disposed on the cathode; and a lithium anode disposed on the garnet solid-state electrolyte, such that a modification layer is disposed at an interface of the lithium anode and garnet solid-state electrolyte, the modification layer comprising an inorganic lithium salt. A method of forming a lithium-metal battery includes treating garnet solid-state electrolyte with an acid solution; and exposing the acid-treated garnet solid-state electrolyte to hydrogen fluoride to form a modification layer atop the garnet solid-state electrolyte.

公开(公告)号：US20230074514A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17988013

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Edward Badding ,  William Joseph Bouton ,  Douglas Edward Brackley ,  Lanrik Wayne Kester ,  Thomas Dale Ketcham ,  Eric Lee Miller ,  Cameron Wayne Tanner ,  James William Zimmermann

IPC: C01F7/441 ,  C01G25/02 ,  C04B35/632 ,  C04B35/638 ,  C03C8/02 ,  C03B19/06 ,  C03B29/12 ,  C04B35/622 ,  C04B35/64 ,  C03B35/24 ,  C04B35/111 ,  C04B35/486

Abstract: A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones.