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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Department of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Forohar, Laplata, MD (US);
Victor Bellitto, Alexandria, VA (US);
Vasant Shivran Joshi, LaPlata, MD (US);
Stanley Caulder, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); C01B 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/366 (2013.01); C01B 31/303 (2013.01); H01M 4/0426 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite electrode includes a sheet of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and an electrically conductive metal. The sheet of CNTs include a surface region where carbon atoms are available. The metal is chemically bonded to at least a portion of the carbon atoms whereby a metal carbide is defined.