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Fluorinated Coal Derived Carbons And Electrodes For Use In Battery Systems And Similar, Stephen M. Lipka, Christopher R. Swartz
Fluorinated Coal Derived Carbons And Electrodes For Use In Battery Systems And Similar, Stephen M. Lipka, Christopher R. Swartz
Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents
An electrode including fluorinated and surface defluorinated coal is described, as well as methods of producing such and employing such within an electrical system. The coal in the electrodes is fluorinated at an amount of between 0.3 and 1 .4. The resulting coal products can be further surface defluorinated and maintain functionality within an electrical system.
Chemically Stable Artificial Sei For Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Qinglin Zhang, Lei Han, Jie Pan, Zhi Chen, Yang-Tse Cheng
Chemically Stable Artificial Sei For Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Qinglin Zhang, Lei Han, Jie Pan, Zhi Chen, Yang-Tse Cheng
Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications
The importance of coating's chemical stability in lithium-ion batteries has been demonstrated by this study. It is well known that the mechanical properties determine the cycle life, and chemical stability or chemical degradation rate determines the calendar life. In this study, we used HfO2 coatings prepared by atomic layer deposition as an example to show the chemical stability of the coatings for lithium ion battery electrodes.
General Method To Predict Voltage-Dependent Ionic Conduction In A Solid Electrolyte Coating On Electrodes, Jie Pan, Yang-Tse Cheng, Yue Qi
General Method To Predict Voltage-Dependent Ionic Conduction In A Solid Electrolyte Coating On Electrodes, Jie Pan, Yang-Tse Cheng, Yue Qi
Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications
Understanding the ionic conduction in solid electrolytes in contact with electrodes is vitally important to many applications, such as lithium ion batteries. The problem is complex because both the internal properties of the materials (e.g., electronic structure) and the characteristics of the externally contacting phases (e.g., voltage of the electrode) affect defect formation and transport. In this paper, we developed a method based on density functional theory to study the physics of defects in a solid electrolyte in equilibrium with an external environment. This method was then applied to predict the ionic conduction in lithium fluoride (LiF), in contact with …
Liquid Metal Electrodes For Rechargeable Batteries, Rutooj Deshpande, Juchuan Li, Yang-Tse Cheng
Liquid Metal Electrodes For Rechargeable Batteries, Rutooj Deshpande, Juchuan Li, Yang-Tse Cheng
Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Patents
An electrode for a lithium ion battery includes a liquid metal having a melting point that is below the operating temperature of the battery, which transforms from a liquid to a solid during lithiation, and wherein the liquid metal transforms from a solid to a liquid during delithiation.
A Non-Destructive Method For Measuring The Mechanical Properties Of Ultrathin Films Prepared By Atomic Layer Deposition, Qinglin Zhang, Xingcheng Xiao, Yang-Tse Cheng, Mark W. Verbrugge
A Non-Destructive Method For Measuring The Mechanical Properties Of Ultrathin Films Prepared By Atomic Layer Deposition, Qinglin Zhang, Xingcheng Xiao, Yang-Tse Cheng, Mark W. Verbrugge
Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications
The mechanical properties of ultrathin films synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) are critical for the liability of their coated devices. However, it has been a challenge to reliably measure critical properties of ALD films due to the influence from the substrate. In this work, we use the laser acoustic wave (LAW) technique, a non-destructive method, to measure the elastic properties of ultrathin Al2O3 films by ALD. The measured properties are consistent with previous work using other approaches. The LAW method can be easily applied to measure the mechanical properties of various ALD thin films for multiple …