Low Temperature Liquid Metal Batteries for Energy Storage Applications

Authors

Cameron A. Lippert, University of KentuckyFollow
Kunlei Liu, University of KentuckyFollow
James Landon, University of KentuckyFollow
Susan A. Odom, University of KentuckyFollow
Nicolas E. Holubowitch, University of KentuckyFollow

US Patent Number

10,511,061

Publication Date

12-17-2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to a molten metal battery of liquid bismuth and liquid tin electrodes and a eutectic electrolyte. The electrodes may be coaxial and coplanar. The eutectic electrolyte may be in contact with a surface of each electrode. The eutectic electrolyte may comprise ZnC1₂:KCI.

Assignees

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)

Application Number

15/405,754

Filing Date

1-13-2017

Recommended Citation

Lippert, Cameron A.; Liu, Kunlei; Landon, James; Odom, Susan A.; and Holubowitch, Nicolas E., "Low Temperature Liquid Metal Batteries for Energy Storage Applications" (2019). Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents. 59.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/caer_patents/59