Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid metal electrodes for rechargeable batteries
- Patent Title (中): 用于充电电池的液态金属电极
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Application No.: US13458620Application Date: 2012-04-27
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Publication No.: US08841014B1Publication Date: 2014-09-23
- Inventor: Rutooj D. Deshpande , Juchuan Li , Yang-Tse Cheng
- Applicant: Rutooj D. Deshpande , Juchuan Li , Yang-Tse Cheng
- Applicant Address: US KY Lexington
- Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Lexington
- Agency: Stites & Harbison PLLC
- Agent Mandy Wilson Decker
- Main IPC: H01M4/36
- IPC: H01M4/36

Abstract:
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.
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