Max-planck-gesellschaft Zur F&#xf6;rderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.

Universitãt Stuttgart

Alexandre Micoulet

Joachim P Spatz

Martin Möller

Maximilian Hackner

Timotheus Jahnke

Zaklina Burghard

Elham Sharifikolouei

Joachim Spatz

A network of metal fibers includes a plurality of metal fibers fixed to one another; wherein at least some of the plurality of metal fibers have a length of 1.0 mm or more, a width of 100 μm or less and a thickness of 50 μm or less. A method includes producing a plurality of metal fibers by melt spinning; providing a loose network of metal fibers; and fixating the plurality of metal fibers to one another.

Network of metal fibers, method for producing a network of metal fibers, electrode and battery

Disclosed is an apparatus having a rotatable wheel with a planar external circumferential surface, which is flat in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel, at least one nozzle having a nozzle opening for directing a molten metal onto the circumferential surface and a collection means for collecting solidified fibers of metal formed on the circumferential surface from the molten metal and separated from the circumferential surface by centrifugal force generated by rotation of the wheel. The nozzle has a rectangular cross-section having a width of the nozzle opening in the circumferential direction of rotation of the wheel and a length transverse to the circumferential surface of the wheel which is greater than the width. An apparatus is provided for controlling a gas pressure applied to the liquid metal and delivers it to the circumferential surface of the rotatable wheel.

Apparatus and method of manufacturing metallic or inorganic fibers having a thickness in the micron range by melt spinning

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Mannheim, Germany

Alexandre Micoulet