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Method of making an electrode for an electrochemical capacitor and the method of making an electrochemical capacitor

US7074688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2004
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of making an electrochemical capacitor electrode comprising a collector and an electronically conductive porous layer formed on the collector while keeping an electric contact therewith. The porous layer contains at least a porous particle made of a carbon material having an electronic conductivity and a binder capable of binding the porous particle. The method comprises a plasma processing step of subjecting a material to high-frequency thermal plasma processing in a plasma gas atmosphere so as to yield the porous particle. All the manufacturing steps subsequent to the plasma processing step are carried out in an inert gas atmosphere.

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