摘要:
The present invention is directed at a binder for a battery electrode comprising an ethylene oxide-containing copolymer including a first monomer of ethylene oxide (EO) and at least one additional monomer selected from an alkylene-oxide that is different from the first monomer of EO, an alkyl glycidyl ether, or a combination thereof; wherein the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer has a weight average molecular weight less than about 200,000 g/mole (e.g., from about 10,000 to about 100,000), the molar fraction of the first monomer of EO (XEo) in the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer is greater than 0.80 (e.g., from about 0.80 to about 0.995), and the ethylene oxide-containing copolymer has a peak melting temperature (Tp), in ° C., for a selected XEO in the range of about 0.80 to about 0.995, which is below a maximum value of Tpmax, at the selected XEO, which is calculated using the equation Tpmax=(60−150 (1−XEO)).
摘要:
An electrochemical cell, such as Li-Ion, having (a) a positive electrode; (b) a negative electrode, (c) a porous inorganic/organic composite layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and (d) an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent. The composite layer includes inorganic nanoparticles and a binder to form a nanocomposite separator (NCS). In addition to the composite layer, the electrochemical cell includes a porous separator.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to an electrolyte comprising a first phase including a porous organic microparticle; and a second phase including an ethylene oxide-containing polymer (i.e., an EOP); wherein the second phase is a continuous phase. The polymeric electrolyte compositions preferably also includes a lithium salt and optionally a solvent. The polymeric electrolyte composition may have a shear modulus, G′, measured at 1 rad/sec and about 30° C. and a conductivity, σ, measured at about 30° C., such that i) G′-σ is greater than about 200 (S/cm)(dynes/cm2); and ii) G′ is from about 104 to about 1010 dynes/cm2.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及包含包含多孔有机微粒的第一相的电解质; 和包含含环氧乙烷的聚合物(即EOP)的第二相; 其中所述第二相是连续相。 高分子电解质组合物优选还包括锂盐和任选的溶剂。 高分子电解质组合物可以具有在1弧度/秒和约30℃下测量的剪切模量G',并且在约30℃下测量电导率,以便i)G' - &sgr; 大于约200(S / cm)(达因/ cm 2); 和ii)G'为约104至约1010达因/ cm 2。
摘要:
The present invention relates to a composition and to a display device having the composition positioned between electrodes. The composition contains: (a) a compound that undergoes a reversible redox reaction to generate a pH gradient between the two electrodes, (b) an indicator dye, (c) a charge transport material, and optionally, (d) a matrix material and (e) an opacifier, and (f) secondary redox couple wherein components (a), (b), and (c) are different from one another and the standard reduction potential of component (a) is less than the standard reduction potential for the other components. Depending on the electric field present between the electrodes, a display image may be generated.
摘要:
An electrode/separator assembly for use in an electrochemical cell includes a porous composite layer having a total thickness in the range of about 4 μm to about 50 μm comprising inorganic particles having an average aggregate particle size in the range of about 0.5 μm to about 6 μm in an electrochemically stable polymer matrix.
摘要:
A blend of polymeric materials comprising (A) of from about 1 to about 99.99 weight percent based on the combined weights of Components A, B and C of at least one substantially random interpolymer; and wherein said interpolymer; (1) contains of from about 0.5 to about 65 mole percent of polymer units derived from; (a) at least one vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomer, or (b) at least one hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinyl or vinylidene monomer, or (c) a combination of at least one vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomer and at least one hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinyl or vinylidene monomer; (2) contains of from about 35 to about 99.5 mole percent of polymer units derived from at least one aliphatic &agr;-olefin having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; (3) has a molecular weight (Mn) greater than about 1,000; (4) has a melt index (I2) of from about 0.01 to about 1,000; (5) has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from about 1.5 to about 20; and (B) of from about 99 to about 0.01 weight percent based on the combined weights of Components A, B, and C of one or more conductive additives and/or one or more additives with high magnetic permeability ; and (C) of from 0 to about 98.99 weight percent based on the combined weights of Components A, B, and C of one or more polymers other than A.
摘要:
A process for preparing a coated article which includes the step of electromotively coating an article molded or extruded from a composition having a conductivity of at least about 10.sup.-14 Siemens/cm (S/cm) comprising (a) a thermoplastic polymer, thermoset polymer, or mixture thereof and (b) an electronically conductive charge transfer complex or inherently semiconducting polymer different from (a). It has been discovered that the process of the invention provides a means by which electromotively coated polymer articles may be conveniently prepared.
摘要:
The invention is an article comprising at least partially a catalytic, metal-containing, electrically conducting coordination polymer. In addition, this invention includes a process of manufacturing the article comprising applying a mixture containing a catalytic, metal-containing, electrically conducting coordination polymer to a substrate and drying said fluid to form a coating. This invention also encompasses an electrolytic cell comprising a cell body and a cathode spaced apart from an anode, said anode comprising a catalytic, metal-containing, electrically conducting coordination polymer. Another aspect of this invention is a process for generating reduction-oxidation reaction products comprising electrolyzing a solution in the above described electrolytic cell.
摘要:
Disclosed is an electrically conductive thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a synergistic combination of metal fibers and metal-coated fibers, structures made therefrom, and a process to make said compositions and structures.
摘要:
An electrochemical fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly and a flow field adjacent thereto wherein the flow field comprises an electrically conductive porous material having a porosity of at least about 50 percent and a mean pore size of at least about 35 microns. This fuel cell is able to operate at relatively high current densities and relatively high voltages at reduced gas flow rates.