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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Sibani Lisa Biswal, Bellaire, TX (US);
Michael S. Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Madhuri Thakur, Houston, TX (US);
Steven L. Sinsabaugh, Uniontown, OH (US);
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to porous silicon particulates and anode materials that contain them. In some embodiments, each of the porous silicon particulates include a plurality of macropores, mesopores and micropores such that the micropores and mesopores are within the macropores. The porous silicon particulates also contain: a coating associated with the porous silicon particulates; and a binding material associated with the porous silicon particulates. The binding material can include binders, carbon materials, polymers, metals, additives, carbohydrates, and combinations thereof.