Title :
Nanostructured cathode materials for alkaline and lithium rechargeable batteries
Author :
Reisne, David E. ; Strutt, Peter R. ; Xiao, T. Danny ; Salkind, Alvin J.
Author_Institution :
US Nanocorp Inc., North Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
US Nanocorp, Inc. is pioneering the synthesis of nanostructured active battery materials by a novel aqueous solution reaction (ASR) process that is inherently low cost and scalable to volume production. Strategies for the production of high energy content battery electrodes are discussed. The growth mechanism for the unusual morphology of a “bird´s-nest”-type MnO2, or FiloxTM, is described. We review preliminary evaluation of the electrochemical activity of Al-doped Ni(OH)2 for alkaline rechargeable batteries and the hollandite form of MnO2 for application in rechargeable lithium batteries
Keywords :
aluminium; cathodes; electrochemical electrodes; lithium; manganese compounds; nanostructured materials; nickel; secondary cells; Al-doped Ni(OH)2 cathodes; Filox; Li; Li-MnO2; Li-batteries; MnO2 cathodes; Ni(OH)2:Al; Ni(OH)2:Al cathodes; US Nanocorp; active battery materials synthesis; alkaline rechargeable batteries; aqueous solution reaction; bird´s-nest-type MnO2; electrochemical activity; growth mechanism; high energy content battery electrodes; hollandite form; lithium rechargeable batteries; morphology; nanostructured active battery materials; nanostructured cathode materials; volume production; Automatic speech recognition; Batteries; Cathodes; Costs; Electrodes; Lithium; Manganese; Nanostructured materials; Nickel; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1998., The Thirteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4098-1
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1998.653896
