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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Binod Kumar, Dayton, OH (US);
Lawrence G. Scanlon, Jr., Fairborn, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/18 ;
Abstract
Solid composite electrolytes are provided for use in lithium batteries which exhibit moderate to high ionic conductivity at ambient temperatures and low activation energies. In one embodiment, a polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte containing poly(ethylene oxide), lithium tetrafluoroborate and titanium dioxide is provided in the form of an annealed film having a room temperature conductivity of from 10,S cm,to 10,S cm,and an activation energy of about 0.5 eV.