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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Sampath K. Vanimisetti, Bangalore, IN;
Ramakrishnan Narayanrao, Bangalore, IN;
Sampath K. Vanimisetti, Bangalore, IN;
Ramakrishnan Narayanrao, Bangalore, IN;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods for decreasing mechanical degradation in a lithium battery are provided. At least a portion of one of the anode or the cathode includes a plurality of biconcave particles. The biconcave particles provide increased surface area for lithium diffusion without increasing the volume of the particles. As the lithium diffuses across the particles, the combination of convergent and divergent diffusion fronts of lithium reduces the stresses and elastic strain energy responsible for mechanical degradation of the electrode while increasing the rate of lithium intake.