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Nanowire battery methods and arrangements

US8877374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Yi Cui · Stanford, US
Candace Chan · Phoenix, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2010
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49108
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires. The growth-rooted nanowires extend from the substrate to interact with the ions.

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