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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Candace K. Chan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael A. Miller, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kwai S. Chan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Candace K. Chan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael A. Miller, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kwai S. Chan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/13 (2010.01); H01M 4/134 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/134 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed at an electrode for a battery wherein the electrode comprises clathrate alloys of silicon, germanium or tin. In method form, the present disclosure is directed at methods of forming clathrate alloys of silicon, germanium or tin which methods lead to the formation of empty cage structures suitable for use as electrodes in rechargeable type batteries.