US Patent Number
8841014
Publication Date
9-23-2014
Abstract
An electrode for a lithium ion battery includes a liquid metal having a melting point that is below the operating temperature of the battery, which transforms from a liquid to a solid during lithiation, and wherein the liquid metal transforms from a solid to a liquid during delithiation.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
13/458,620
Filing Date
04/27/2012
Recommended Citation
Deshpande, Rutooj; Li, Juchuan; and Cheng, Yang-Tse, "Liquid Metal Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries" (2014). Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Patents. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cme_patents/1
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