Abstract:
Intercalates formed by contacting a layered material, e.g., a phyllosilicate, with an intercalant surface modifier selected from the group consisting of a compound having an alkyl radical containing at least 6 carbon atoms, a compound containing an aromatic ring, and mixtures thereof, said surface modifier including a matrix material-reactive functional group, to sorb or intercalate the intercalant surface modifier between adjacent platelets of the layered material. Sufficient intercalant surface modifier is sorbed between adjacent platelets to expand the adjacent platelets to at least about 10 Å, up to about 100 Å. The intercalated complex can be combined with an organic liquid into a viscous carrier material, for delivery of the carrier material, or for delivery of an active compound; or the intercalated complex can be combined with a matrix polymer to form a strong, filled polymer matrix.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a modified kaolin from a kaolin group mineral which includes expansion and contraction of layers of the kaolin group mineral. The layers comprising one Si-tetrahedral sheet and one Al-octahedral sheet. The expansion and contraction may be initiated by initial intercalation of a reagent which can penetrate kaolin layers to reach an interlayer region therebetween to form an intercalate. Subsequently, the intercalation nay be followed by de-intercalation which involves the removal of the reagent. By the above process, there is provided crystalline modified kaolins having the following properties: (i) an increased interlayer space compared to corresponding kaolin group minerals; (ii) an increased susceptibility to intercalation by cations, anions or salts compared to corresponding kaolin group minerals; and (iii) an increased exfoliated morphology compared to corresponding kaolin group minerals.
Abstract:
Red iron oxide pigments having a lower metal impurity content and enhanced purity of color are disclosed as being comprised of clusters of spherical particles.
Abstract:
A plural phase ceramic pigment is prepared that there are included in clear crystals of glaze stable materials inorganic, water free colored compounds as a separate internal phase.
Abstract:
A negative electrode active material including negative electrode active material particles, wherein the negative electrode active material particles contain silicon compound particles containing lithium and oxygen, a ratio between oxygen and silicon satisfying SiOx:0.8≤X≤1.2, and containing Li2SiO3, a Si crystallite size is 10 nm or less, the particles are coated with a carbon coating, and a peak height P1 derived from at least a part of lithium carbonate and a peak height P2 derived from at least a part of Li2SiO3 satisfy a relationship of 2≤P2/P1≤3.5, the peak of P1 appearing within a range of a diffraction angle 2θ of 20 to 21° and the peak of P2 appearing within a range of the diffraction angle 2θ of 17 to 20° with X-ray diffraction using CuKα radiation.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a silicon clathrate active material having a small expansion and a method for manufacturing a lithium ion battery including manufacturing such a silicon clathrate active material. The method of the present disclosure for manufacturing a silicon clathrate active material comprises oxidizing a surface of a sodium-containing silicon clathrate at least partially, and washing the oxidized sodium-containing silicon clathrate with an acid. The method of the present disclosure for manufacturing a lithium ion battery comprises manufacturing a silicon clathrate active material by the method of the present disclosure, and forming a negative electrode active material layer using the silicon clathrate active material.
Abstract:
A powder for use in a negative electrode of a battery, the powder comprising particles, the particles comprising a matrix material and silicon-based particles dispersed in said matrix material, the powder having a total specific volume of open porosity at least equal to 0.005 cm3/g and at most equal to 0.05 cm3/g, a total specific volume of closed porosity at least equal to 0.01 cm3/g and at most equal to 0.1 cm3/g, and a ratio of the total specific volume of open porosity over the total specific volume of closed porosity at least equal to 0.01 and at most equal to 0.99.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a positive electrode composite material, a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode and a lithium ion secondary battery. The positive electrode composite material comprises: a positive electrode matrix material doped with Mg element; and a fluoride present on the surface of the positive electrode matrix material in a dotted form, the fluoride containing MgF2. By the positive electrode composite material, the method for preparing the positive electrode composite material, and the positive electrode and the lithium ion secondary battery which contain the positive electrode composite material in the present invention, the positive electrode matrix material in the lithium ion secondary battery can be effectively prevented from being corroded by an electrolyte, and more lithium ion channels can be reserved, thereby improving the cycle performance of the lithium ion secondary battery, and reducing the impedance increase of the lithium ion secondary battery while not affecting the capacity and initial impedance of the lithium ion secondary battery.
Abstract:
This application relates to a positive active material, a method for preparing same, an electrode plate, a secondary battery, and an electrical device. The positive active material includes: a core material, including a lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode material; and a cladding layer, covering an outer surface of the core material, where the cladding layer includes an oxygen-ion conductor and a lithium-ion conductor.
Abstract:
The application provides a porous negative electrode active material and a preparation method thereof, wherein the porous negative electrode active material includes: a first structure including 0-4 valence silicon elements and metal doping elements, wherein the mass percentage of the silicon elements is not less than 40%, and the mass percentage of the metal doping elements is 1%-15%; the first structure includes a porous structure, and the porous structure includes micropores with a pore diameter of less than 2 nm and mesopores with a pore diameter of 2 nm-50 nm; the first structure further includes silicon grains, and the size of the silicon grains is no more than 10 nm; the adsorption-desorption curve of the porous negative electrode active material has a hysteresis loop, the relative pressure corresponding to the hysteresis loop is 0.4-1, and the adsorption capacity is 5 cm3/g-25 cm3/g.