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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jai Prakash, Naperville, IL (US);
Chang Woo Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ; H01M 6/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ; H01M 6/16 ;
Abstract
A lithium-ion battery having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and a non-aqueous solvent lithium electrolyte. At least one cyclophosphazene is added to the non-aqueous solvent lithium electrolyte, which cyclophosphazene acts as a flame-retardant material. The non-aqueous solvent lithium electrolyte is preferably a carbonate-based electrolyte and the preferred cyclophosphazene is hexamethoxycyclotriphosphazene.