Method of depositing silicon on carbon materials and forming an anode for use in lithium ion batteries
US8828481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of modifying the surface of carbon materials such as vapor grown carbon nanofibers is provided in which silicon is deposited on vapor grown carbon nanofibers using a chemical vapor deposition process. The resulting silicon-carbon alloy may be used as an anode in a rechargeable lithium ion battery.
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