Robert Boschgmbh

Ahmed, Jasim

Lohmann, Timm

Christensen, John F.

Albertus, Paul

Kojic, Alesander

Kozinsky, Boris

Chaturvedi, Nalin

Sanchez-carrera, Roel S.

Sanchez-carrera, Roel

Roel S Sanchez-Carrera

Boris Kozinsky

Paul Albertus

John F Christensen

Timm Lohmann

Aleksandar Kojic

Jasim Ahmed

Nalin Chaturvedi

Christina Johnston

An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including a substrate of active material, a form of lithium, and a solvent or electrolyte having an electrophilicity index value of less than or equal to 1.1 eV.

Stable electrolyte materials for Li-air battery systems

An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and an active material particle within the positive electrode, the active material particle including an outer shell defining a core with a substantially constant volume and including a form of oxygen, the outer shell substantially impervious to oxygen and pervious to lithium.

Metal/oxygen battery with internal oxygen reservoir

A hydrogen/bromine reduction-oxidation flow battery system includes a bromine electrode, a hydrogen electrode, a membrane, a first catalyst, and a second catalyst. The membrane is positioned between the bromine electrode and the hydrogen electrode. The first catalyst is associated with the bromine electrode. The second catalyst is associated with the hydrogen electrode and at least partially formed from a subsurface alloy configured (i) to promote facile dissociation of H, and (ii) to prevent bromide from adsorbing onto the hydrogen electrode.

Redox flow battery system including an anode electrode having a subsurface alloy

A metal/air battery electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an oxygen supply, and a closed oxygen conducting membrane less than about 50 microns thick located between the oxygen supply and the positive electrode.

Metal/air battery with gas separation nanostructure

In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode, a porous separator adjacent to the negative electrode, and a positive electrode separated from the negative electrode by the porous separator, the positive electrode including a conductive matrix and a plurality of insulator particles extending from the conductive matrix.

Metal/oxygen battery with growth promoting structure

A metal/air battery in one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, wherein the pressure within the positive electrode is maintained at or above 10 bar with compression energy provided by electrons driving electrochemical reaction in the battery during charging of the metal/air battery.

Metal/air battery with electrochemical oxygen compression

In one embodiment, a metal/air battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a protection layer located between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a liquid phase electrolyte within the positive electrode, wherein the positive electrode is arranged to induce convection of the electrolyte by movement of a gas phase of oxygen within the positive electrode.

Metal/air battery with gas driven mixing

In accordance with one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix and a lithium insertion material wherein LiOis formed as a discharge product, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a polymer coating on the lithium insertion material, the polymer coating permeable to lithium ions and impermeable to the electrolyte.

Electrolyte additive for metal-air batteries

A system and/or method for replenishing lithium-ion battery capacity that is lost due to side reactions over the lifetime of a battery in one embodiment includes a battery with a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator region configured to electronically isolate the first and second electrodes, a first portion of lithium metal encapsulated within a first ionically insulating barrier configured to prevent transport of lithium ions therethrough, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to (i) determine a first lithium content of the first electrode, (ii) compare the first lithium content of the first electrode to a first threshold, and (iii) activate the first portion of lithium metal based on the comparison of the first lithium content to the first threshold.

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Roel S Sanchez-Carrera