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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jinshui Zhang, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Xiao-Guang Sun, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/056 (2010.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/054 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/056 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nanoconfined metal-containing electrolyte comprising a layer of enclosed nanostructures in which each enclosed nanostructure contains a liquid metal-containing electrolyte, wherein said enclosed nanostructures are in physical contact with each other. Metal-ion batteries containing the nanoconfined electrolyte in contact with an anode and cathode of the battery are also described. Methods for producing the nanoconfined electrolyte are also described.