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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Rutooj D. Deshpande, Lexington, KY (US);
Juchuan LI, Lexington, KY (US);
Yang-tse Cheng, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Rutooj D. Deshpande, Lexington, KY (US);
Juchuan Li, Lexington, KY (US);
Yang-Tse Cheng, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode for a lithium ion battery includes a liquid metal having a melting point that is below the operating temperature of the battery, which transforms from a liquid to a solid during lithiation, and wherein the liquid metal transforms from a solid to a liquid during delithiation.