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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoqiao Zeng, Naperville, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oakbrook, IL (US);
Jun Lu, Naperville, IL (US);
Yuanyuan Guo, Westmont, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/92 (2006.01); H01M 12/08 (2006.01); H01M 12/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/926 (2013.01); H01M 4/8871 (2013.01); H01M 12/02 (2013.01); H01M 12/08 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8689 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metal-air battery includes an anode; a low-dimensional catalyst cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein: the low-dimensional catalyst cathode comprises a functional metal layer on a carbon support overcoated with a catalyst layer; the electrolyte comprises an aprotic solvent that is an ether-based solvent, a fluorinated ether-based solvent, an oligo (ethylene oxide) solvent, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and the electrolyte is free of carbonate solvents.