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Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2010
Applicants:

Dale Teeters, Sand Springs, OK (US);

Paige Lea Johnson, Collinsville, OK (US);

Inventors:

Dale Teeters, Sand Springs, OK (US);

Paige Lea Johnson, Collinsville, OK (US);

Assignee:

The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A three-dimensional nanobattery formed by individually wiring nanostructured electrodes and combining them with an electrolyte. Short, capped nanotubes termed 'nanobaskets' are formed by sputtering coating onto nanoporous templates. Metallic nanowires are grown by electrochemical deposition from the nanobaskets and through the template, making electrical contact with each nanobasket electrode. The same procedure can be used to fabricate both a battery anode and a battery cathode. A thin layer of electrolyte is placed between the two nanobasket electrodes, and electrical contact is made through the nanowires.


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