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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Shizuo Ogura, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hidehisa Mokudai, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Murata, Tsurugashima, JP;
Barrie Linton Davies, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Shizuo Ogura, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hidehisa Mokudai, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Murata, Tsurugashima, JP;
Barrie Linton Davies, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Celanese Ventures GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
An electrode includes an electrically conductive matrix containing a disulfide group, wherein an S—S bond of the disulfide group is cleaved by electrochemical reduction and reformed by electrochemical oxidation. A plurality of carbon nanotubes are substantially disentangled and dispersed in the electrically conductive matrix. The electrode can be used as a cathode of a lithium battery. A method for producing disentangled carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: adding a plurality of aggregates of carbon nanotubes to a liquid; and providing sheer force (e.g. passing the liquid through a narrow gap at a high speed) onto the liquid for disentangling the aggregates of carbon nanotubes therein.