摘要:
A method of producing carbon materials for use as electrodes in rechargeable batteries. Electrodes prepared from these carbon materials exhibit intercalation efficiencies of .apprxeq.80% for lithium, low irreversible loss of lithium, long cycle life, are capable of sustaining a high rates of discharge and are cheap and easy to manufacture. The method comprises a novel two-step stabilization process in which polymeric precursor materials are stabilized by first heating in an inert atmosphere and subsequently heating in air. During the stabilization process, the polymeric precursor material can be agitated to reduce particle fusion and promote mass transfer of oxygen and water vapor. The stabilized, polymeric precursor materials can then be converted to a synthetic carbon, suitable for fabricating electrodes for use in rechargeable batteries, by heating to a high temperature in a flowing inert atmosphere.
摘要:
A method of making chemically and electrochemically stable oxides or other chalcogenides for use as cathodes for power source applications, and of making batteries comprising such materials.
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Electrolytes for power sources, particularly alkaline and acidic power sources, comprising benzene polysulfonic acids and benzene polyphosphonic acids or salts of such acids.
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Electrolyte salts for power sources comprising salts of phenyl polysulfonic acids and phenyl polyphosphonic acids. The preferred salts are alkali and alkaline earth metal salts, most preferably lithium salts.
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Anode passivation and premature cell failure associated with anode deterioration due to corrosion has been greatly reduced in Li/SOCl.sub.2 cells by the addition of small amounts of tetracarboxylated metal macrocyclic complexes such as cobalt tetracarboxylated phenylporphyrin (CoTCPP) or cobalt tetracarboxylated phthalocyanine (CoTCPC) to the electrolyte.
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Provided is a novel electrode composition suitable for use in an electrochemical cell. The composition includes a polymeric binder material and a doped tungsten (IV) oxide active material. The active material includes a tungsten (IV) oxide host material and a metal dopant in the host material effective to increase the charge-discharge capacity per unit weight of the active material when used in an electrochemical cell. Also provided is a method for forming the electrode composition and an electrochemical cell comprising the composition. The invention results in an electrochemical cell having improved charge-discharge capacity per unit weight of the electrode active material, and is additionally chemically and electrochemically stable.
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A secondary battery having a rechargeable lithium-containing anode, a cathode, and a separator positioned between the cathode and anode with an organic electrolyte solution absorbed therein is provided. The anode comprises three-dimensional microporous carbon structures synthesized by the controlled pyrolysis of gel derived polymer foam precursors. The gradual heating process in the carbonization of pretreated foam precursors stabilizes the pore structures in the pretreated foam.
摘要:
Certain solid organic depolarizers are disclosed for use in non-aqueous active metal cells which allow such cells to achieve both high voltage and high capacity with greater enhanced stability. The depolarizers include halogen adducts of triethylenediamine, also known as 1,4 diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane such as N,N'-tetrachloro triethylenediamine.
摘要:
Exothermic reactions at elevated temperatures in high rate non-aqueous active metal electrochemical cells which include an alkali metal anode, an electrolyte system including an electrolyte salt dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent depolarizer, by the provision of a reaction limiting positive electrode material which includes an amount of carbon black, an amount of binder and an amount of ceramic material, said ceramic material being substantially unreactive with other cell species below a predetermined temperature but capable of reacting to form substantially inactive products with the metal of the anode material at or above the predetermined temperature.
摘要:
A class of improved catalysts for use in high-rate active-metal non-aqueous cells which show excellent performance enhancing properties are disclosed. These comprise a class of metal porphyrin complexes which catalyze the electrochemical reduction of oxyhalides. The preferred porphyrin compounds include tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) and tetramethoxyphenyl porphyrin (TMPP). The preferred complexed metals are cobalt and iron yielding (CoTPP), (FeTPP), CoTMPP) and (FeTMPP), respectively. A polymeric form of TPP complexed with cobalt (CoTPP)n or iron (FeTPP)n is extremely insoluble in the typical Li/SOCl.sub.2 cell electrolyte and may be used very successfully in active cell configurations is also disclosed.