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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Claudia Luhrs, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Monique N. Richard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aaron Dehne, Maumee, OH (US);
Jonathan Phillips, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Kimber L. Stamm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul T. Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Claudia Luhrs, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Monique N. Richard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aaron Dehne, Maumee, OH (US);
Jonathan Phillips, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Kimber L. Stamm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul T. Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Regents of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a material having a composite particle, the composite particle including an outer shell and a core. The core is made from a lithium alloying material and the outer shell has an inner volume that is greater in size than the core of the lithium alloying material. In some instances, the outer mean diameter of the outer shell is less than 500 nanometers and the core occupies between 5 and 99% of the inner volume. In addition, the outer shell can have an average wall thickness of less than 100 nanometers.