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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Applicants:
Arumugam Manthiram, Austin, TX (US);
Yu-sheng Su, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Arumugam Manthiram, Austin, TX (US);
Yu-Sheng Su, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/16 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); B82Y 99/00 (2011.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1646 (2013.01); H01M 2/1613 (2013.01); H01M 4/38 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); B82Y 99/00 (2013.01); H01M 4/5815 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01); Y10S 977/752 (2013.01); Y10S 977/948 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an electrochemical cell including an anode, a sulfur-containing cathode, a lithium-ion-containing electrolyte, and a porous carbon interlayer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The interlayer may be permeable to the electrolyte. The interlayer may be formed from a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) or a microporous carbon paper (MCP).