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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Aruna Zhamu, Centerville, OH (US);
Chenguang Liu, Fairbone, OH (US);
David Neff, Fairbone, OH (US);
Bor Z. Jang, Centerville, OH (US);
Aruna Zhamu, Centerville, OH (US);
ChenGuang Liu, Fairbone, OH (US);
David Neff, Fairbone, OH (US);
Bor Z. Jang, Centerville, OH (US);
Nanotek Instruments, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A surface-controlled, lithium ion-exchanging battery device comprising: (a) A positive electrode (cathode) comprising a first functional material having a first lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (b) A negative electrode (anode) comprising a second functional material having a second lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (c) A porous separator disposed between the two electrodes, and (d) A lithium-containing electrolyte (preferably liquid or gel electrolyte) in physical contact with the two electrodes; wherein at least one of the two electrodes contains therein a lithium source (e.g., lithium foil, lithium powder, stabilized lithium particles, etc) prior to the first charge or the first discharge cycle of the battery device. This new generation of energy storage device exhibits the best properties of both the lithium ion battery and the supercapacitor.