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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Marshall D. Muller, Farmington, MI (US);
Lin R. Higley, Troy, MI (US);
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Marshall D. Muller, Farmington, MI (US);
Lin R. Higley, Troy, MI (US);
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A nano-particulate reticulated foam-like structure, which includes particles having a size of 10-200 nanometers. The particles are joined together to form a reticulated foam-like structure. The reticulated foam-like structure is similar to the structure of carbon nano-foam. The nano-particulate reticulated foam-like structure may comprise a metal, such as a hydrogen storage ahoy, either a gas-phase thermal or an electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy. The nano-particulate reticulated foam-like structure may alternatively comprise a hydroxide such as nickel hydroxide or manganese hydroxide or an oxide, such as a silver oxide or a copper oxide. When the nano-particulate reticulated foam-like structure is a hydrogen storage alloy, the material exhibits substantial immunity to hydrogen cycling decrepitation and an increase in the reversible hydrogen storage capacity by reduction of trapped hydrogen by at least 10% as compared to the same alloy in bulk form.