Manufacturing apparatus and method for making silicon nanowires on carbon based powders for use in batteries
US10862114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Manufacturing apparatus, systems and method of making silicon (Si) nanowires on carbon based powders, such as graphite, that may be used as anodes in lithium ion batteries are provided. In some embodiments, an inventive tumbler reactor and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system and method for growing silicon nanowires on carbon based powders in scaled up quantities to provide production scale anodes for the battery industry are described.
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