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Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery and method of preparing same

US7074521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2000
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2020

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

Abstract

A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is provided. The negative active material includes a core and a carbon shell formed around the core. The core includes a crystalline carbon, an amorphous carbon or a mixture thereof, and the carbon shell includes an amorphous carbon with a metal selected from a transition metal, a semi-metal, an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal.

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