• 专利标题:   Lithium fuel cell e.g. lithium-sulfur battery, has anode including anode active material which is prelithiated with lithium metal prior to initial charge and current collector, cathode, separator between anode and cathode, and electrolyte.
  • 专利号:   WO2022006033-A1
  • 发明人:   YANG J, LIU Y, WU X, JIANG X, LIU J
  • 专利权人:   UNIV WASHINGTON SEATTLE
  • 国际专利分类:   C25D007/06, H01M010/0525, H01M002/16
  • 专利详细信息:   WO2022006033-A1 06 Jan 2022 C25D-007/06 202210 Pages: 43 English
  • 申请详细信息:   WO2022006033-A1 WOUS039491 29 Jun 2021
  • 优先权号:   US046918P

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - A lithium fuel cell comprises anode comprising an anode active material and an anode current collector, where anode active material comprises hard carbon material, carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, graphene, graphite, and/or doped carbon material; cathode comprising a cathode active material and a cathode current collector; separator between the anode and the cathode; and electrolyte wetting the anode, the cathode, and the separator. Anode active material is prelithiated with a lithium metal prior to an initial charge, and prelithiated anode active material hosts the lithium metal and comprises negative/positive (N/P) ratio of less than 1 as a function of the cathode active material. USE - A lithium fuel cell selected from lithium-sulfur battery, lithium-air rechargeable battery, electrochemical supercapacitor, and/or hybrid-supercapacitor (all claimed). ADVANTAGE - The lithium full cell exhibits high capacity, high Coulombic efficiency, and long cycling life. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for: (1) prelithiating an anode which involves providing anode, providing lithium source, and prelithiating the anode active material using the lithium source to provide a prelithiated anode prior to an initial charge; and (2) making a lithium fuel cell, which involves incorporating the prelithiated anode into a cell comprising a cathode and a separator between the anode and the cathode. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a prelithiated carbon-based material obtained through an electrochemical process, and a fuel cell assembly.