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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Miller, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kwai S. Chan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Wuwei Liang, San Antonio, TX (US);
Candace K. Chan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/13 (2010.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/134 (2010.01); H01M 4/1395 (2010.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01); H01M 4/04 (2013.01); H01M 4/134 (2013.01); H01M 4/1395 (2013.01); H01M 4/38 (2013.01); H01M 4/386 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01); H01M 4/387 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed at clathrate (Type I) allotropes of silicon, germanium and tin. In method form, the present disclosure is directed at methods for forming clathrate allotropes of silicon, germanium or tin which methods lead to the formation of empty cage structures suitable for use as electrodes in rechargeable type batteries.