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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kwai S. Chan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael A. Miller, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/1393 (2010.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/60 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); C01B 21/06 (2006.01); C01B 21/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 (2013.01); C01B 21/0602 (2013.01); C01B 21/0605 (2013.01); C01B 21/068 (2013.01); H01M 4/386 (2013.01); H01M 4/60 (2013.01); C01P 2002/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions comprising Type I clathrates of silicon (Si) or carbon (C) wherein the framework of the cage structure includes nitrogen and carbon or nitrogen and silicon or nitrogen-silicon-carbon atom type composition, with or without guest atoms in their respective cage structures. The clathrate structures are particularly useful for energy storage applications such as battery electrodes.