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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Mahendra Kumar Sunkara, Louisville, KY (US);
Praveen Meduri, Louisville, KY (US);
Gamini Sumanasekera, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Mahendra Kumar Sunkara, Louisville, KY (US);
Praveen Meduri, Louisville, KY (US);
Gamini Sumanasekera, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/1395 (2010.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/625 (2013.01); H01M 4/1395 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01); H01M 4/581 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anode material for lithium-ion batteries is provided that comprises an elongated core structure capable of forming an alloy with lithium; and a plurality of nanostructures placed on a surface of the core structure, with each nanostructure being capable of forming an alloy with lithium and spaced at a predetermined distance from adjacent nanostructures.