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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1995
Birgit Zachau-Christiansen, Espergaerde, DK;
Keld West, Hellerup, DK;
Valence Technology, Inc., Henderson, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides cathode active materials having as their major component or consisting essentially entirely of an oxide of vanadium of one of the nominal general formulas: Li.sub.a Fe.sub.x V.sub.y O.sub.z and Li.sub.m Fe.sub.x V.sub.y O.sub.z. In the case of Li.sub.a Fe.sub.x V.sub.y O.sub.z the material in an initial condition does not contain any lithium so a is equal to 0. In the case of Li.sub.m Fe.sub.x V.sub.y O.sub.z the material in an initial condition contains lithium so m is greater than 0. In both cases, x is about 1, y is about 3, and z is about 8. In both cases, the V(4) state is achieved by reaction between iron and V(5) in vanadium pentoxide. In one case lithium was added by including lithium hydroxide in an aqueous solution containing the iron and the vanadium pentoxide.