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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2024
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Charl J. Jafta, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Xiao-Guang Sun, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
M. Parans Paranthaman, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A method of activating an electrode material is provided. The method includes adding an ion-conducting salt to an organic solvent to obtain a salt solution. An electrode material is introduced to the salt solution to obtain a reaction mixture by heat treating. The reaction mixture is heat treated at a temperature in a range of 50 to 70° C. for a period of time to surface coat the electrode material with an inorganic compound to obtain an activated electrode material. The ion-conducting salt may be a metal bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, the metal being selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Zn, Mg, Al, and Fe. The time period may be at least 4 hours and may be in a range of 8 to 24 hours. The inorganic compound coated on the electrode material may be LiF.