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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Jun Liu, Richland, WA (US);
John P. Lemmon, Kennewick, WA (US);
Zhenguo Yang, Richland, WA (US);
Yuliang Cao, Richland, WA (US);
Xiaolin LI, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jun Liu, Richland, WA (US);
John P. Lemmon, Kennewick, WA (US);
Zhenguo Yang, Richland, WA (US);
Yuliang Cao, Richland, WA (US);
Xiaolin Li, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/583 (2010.01); H01M 4/60 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries having a cathode that includes a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can exhibit improved characteristics. The graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can be characterized by graphene sheets with particles of sulfur adsorbed to the graphene sheets. The sulfur particles have an average diameter less than 50 nm.