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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Stefan Vajda, Lisle, IL (US);
Larry A. Curtiss, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Jun LU, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oakbrook, IL (US);
Eric C. Tyo, Lisle, IL (US);
Stefan Vajda, Lisle, IL (US);
Larry A. Curtiss, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Jun Lu, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oakbrook, IL (US);
Eric C. Tyo, Lisle, IL (US);
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for generating LiOor composites of it, the method uses mixing lithium ions with oxygen ions in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst comprises a plurality of metal clusters, their alloys and mixtures, each cluster consisting of between 3 and 18 metal atoms. The invention also describes a lithium-air battery which uses a lithium metal anode, and a cathode opposing the anode. The cathode supports metal clusters, each cluster consisting of size selected clusters, taken from a range of between approximately 3 and approximately 18 metal atoms, and an electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode.