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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TW;
Yonhua Tzeng, Tainan, TW;
Orlando H Auciello, Garland, TX (US);
Chuan-Pu Liu, Tainan, TW;
Chi-Kai Lin, Naperville, IL (US);
Yin-Wei Cheng, Westmont, IL (US);
NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, Tainan, TW;
Abstract
A composite electrode and a lithium-based battery are disclosed, wherein the composite electrode comprises: a substrate and a conductive layer formed on the substrate, wherein the conductive layer comprises graphite powders, Si-based powders, Ti-based powders, or a combination thereof embedded in a conductive matrix and coated with diamond films, and the diamond films are formed of diamond grains. The novel electrodes of the present invention when used in the Li-based battery can provide superior performance including excellent chemical inertness, physical integrity, and charge-discharge cycling life-time, and exhibit high electric conductivity and excellent lithium ion permeability.