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Interfacial engineering for stable lithium metal anodes

US10256448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

Yi Cui · Stanford, US
Guangyuan Zheng · Stanford, US
Steven Chu · Menlo Park, US
Kai Yan · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2015
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery includes 1) an anode, 2) a cathode, and 3) an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode. The anode includes a current collector and an interfacial layer disposed over the current collector, and the interfacial layer includes an array of interconnected, protruding regions that define spaces.

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