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Yue Lin

Jan D Miller

Jin Lin

Jin Liu

A cathode () for use in a lithium-air battery can include a polymer binder () having a conductive material (), phyllosilicate nanoparticles (), a lithium salt (), and a metal catalyst () distributed in the polymer binder (). The cathode () can be porous to allow oxygen to diffuse from surrounding air into the cathode (). A lithium-air battery can include a lithium metal anode, a solid electrolyte in contact with the lithium metal anode, and a cathode () in contact with the solid electrolyte. The cathode () can have a polymer binder () as a support matrix. The polymer binder () can be porous to allow oxygen to diffuse from surrounding air into the cathode (). The cathode () can include the polymer binder (), a conductive material (), phyllosilicate nanoparticles (), a lithium salt (), and a metal catalyst () distributed in the polymer binder ().

Cathodes for use in lithium-air batteries

A composite solid electrolyte () for lithium batteries can include a solid polymer (), phyllosilicate nanoparticles () distributed in the solid polymer, and a lithium salt () distributed in the solid polymer. In one example, the composite solid electrolyte can be used in a solid state lithium battery cell () made up of composite solid electrolyte, an anode () containing lithium in contact with a first surface of the composite solid electrolyte, and a cathode () in contact with a second surface of the composite solid electrolyte.

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