Materials with extremely durable intercalation of lithium and manufacturing methods thereof

• Main Authors: Feaver, Aaron M, Sakshaug, Avery, Kron, Benjamin E, Fredrick, Sarah, Geramita, Katharine, Afkhami, Farshid, Strong, Adam, Costantino, Henry R, Thompkins, Leah A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.12.2018
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL STONE; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS; CONCRETE; ELECTRICITY; LIME, MAGNESIA; METALLURGY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; REFRACTORIES; SLAG; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE

Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comp...