公开(公告)号：US20180241034A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15691112

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/1395

CPC classification number: H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/0404 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/5815 ,  H01M4/602 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  Y02T10/7011

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US11437615B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US17197673

申请日：2021-03-10

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US10978700B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16806529

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US20210288315A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17197673

申请日：2021-03-10

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US11034796B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US15231368

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Cornell University

Inventor： Thanh-Tam Truong ,  Hector D. Abruna ,  Geoffrey W. Coates ,  Brett P. Fors

IPC: C08G73/02 ,  H01G11/48 ,  H01G11/28 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/137 ,  H01M4/1399

Abstract: Provided are poly(arylamine)s. The polymers can be redox active. The polymers can be used as electrode materials in, for example, electrochemical energy storage systems. The polymers can be made by electropolymerization on a conducting substrate (e.g., a current collector).

公开(公告)号：US10593938B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15691112

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US20200343538A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16806529

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Yingchao Yu ,  Weidong Zhou ,  Hao Chen ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: A nanoparticle and a method for fabricating the nanoparticle utilize a decomposable material yoke located within permeable organic polymer material shell and separated from the permeable organic polymer material shell by a void space. When the decomposable material yoke comprises a sulfur material and the permeable organic polymer material shell comprises a material permeable to both a sulfur material vapor and a lithium ion within a battery electrolyte the nanoparticle may be used within an electrode for a Li/S battery absent the negative effects of battery electrode materials expansion.

公开(公告)号：US10591435B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15301085

申请日：2015-04-03

Applicant: Cornell University

Inventor： Sean Conte ,  Gabriel G. Rodriguez-Calero ,  Cen Tan ,  Kenneth Hernandez-Burgos ,  Hector D. Abruna ,  Nicole Ritzert ,  Daniel C. Ralph ,  Wan Li

IPC: G01N27/30 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01G9/042 ,  H01G11/32 ,  H01G9/20 ,  H01G11/38 ,  H01G11/48 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C25D9/02 ,  G01N27/414 ,  G01N27/416 ,  H01G11/36 ,  G02F1/155 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/137 ,  H01M4/1399 ,  H01M4/60 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01G9/035 ,  H01G9/145 ,  H01G11/58 ,  H01M6/02 ,  H01M10/02

Abstract: Electropolymerized polymer or copolymer films on a conducting substrate (e.g., graphene) and methods of making such films. The films may be part of multilayer structures. The films can be formed by anodic or cathodic electropolymerization of monomers. The films and structures (e.g., multilayer structures) can be used in devices such as, for example, electrochromic devices, electrical-energy storage devices, photo-voltaic devices, field-effect transistor devices, electrical devices, electronic devices, energy-generation devices, and microfluidic devices.

公开(公告)号：US10263308B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15128321

申请日：2015-03-23

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： James R. McKone ,  Hector D. Abruna

IPC: H02J7/35 ,  H01M14/00 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01L31/053

Abstract: A solar flow battery comprising: a positive compartment containing at least one positive electrode in contact with a positive electrolyte containing a first redox active molecule; a negative compartment containing at least one negative electrode in contact with a negative electrolyte containing a second redox active molecule, wherein said first and second redox active molecules remain dissolved in solution when changed in oxidation state; at least one of said negative or positive electrodes comprises a semiconductor light absorber; electrical communication means between said electrodes and an external load for directing electrical energy into or out of said solar flow battery; a separator component that separates the positive and negative electrolytes while permitting the passage of non-redox-active species; and means for establishing flow of the positive and negative electrolyte solutions past respective electrodes. Methods of using the solar flow battery for storing and releasing electrical energy are also described.

公开(公告)号：US10079401B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US15128550

申请日：2015-03-23

Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Rebecca Potash ,  James R. McKone ,  Hector D. Abruna ,  Sean Conte

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/04276

CPC classification number: H01M8/188 ,  H01M8/04276 ,  H01M2250/10 ,  H01M2300/002 ,  H01M2300/0025 ,  H02J7/0052 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  Y02B90/14 ,  Y02E60/528

Abstract: A redox flow battery comprising: a positive compartment containing a positive electrode in contact with a liquid electrolyte comprised of an organic redox active molecule dissolved in a solvent; a negative compartment containing a negative electrode in contact with a liquid electrolyte comprised of said organic redox active molecule dissolved in a solvent; electrical communication means for establishing electrical communication between said positive electrode, said negative electrode and an external load for directing electrical energy into or out of said symmetric redox flow battery; a separator component that separates the electrolyte solutions in the positive and negative compartments while permitting the passage of non-redox-active species between electrolyte solutions in positive and negative compartments; and means capable of establishing flow of the electrolyte solutions past said positive and negative electrodes, respectively. Methods of using the above-described redox flow battery for storing and releasing electrical energy are also described.