US4804594A
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Predoped conductive polymers as battery electrode materials
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-13
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Granted: 1989-02-14
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Expires: 2007-10-13
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to novel electrodes for use in batteries, and to batteries containing the electrodes, which electrodes comprise a conjugated backbone polymer which has been predoped with an anionic or cationic dopant prior to fabrication into a battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Taiguang R. Jow
- 👤 Lawrence W. Shacklette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:24
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/60; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An improved battery of the type which comprises: an anode comprising one or more conjugated backbone polymers and one or more electroactive materials selected from the group consisting of metals which alloy with alkali metals and alkali metal cation inserting materias; an electrolyte comprising an organic solvent and an alkali-metal salt; and a cathode; said alkali-metal cations from said electrolyte being inserted into said anode as a metal alloy or as an inserted ion in said alkali metal cation inserting material during the charging of said battery, said improvement comprises an anode in which said conjugated backbone polymers contained in said anode have been predoped with one or m ore alkali metal cations to the reduced state prior to incorporation of said anode into said battery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An improved battery of the type which comprises: an anode comprising one or more conjugated backbone polymers and one or more electroactive materials selected from the group consisting of metals which alloy with alkali metals and alkali metal cation inserting materias; an electrolyte comprising an organic solvent and an alkali-metal salt; and a cathode; said alkali-metal cations from said electrolyte being inserted into said anode as a metal alloy or as an inserted ion in said alkali metal cation inserting material during the charging of said battery, said improvement comprises an anode in which said conjugated backbone polymers contained in said anode have been predoped with one or m ore alkali metal cations to the reduced state prior to incorporation of said anode into said battery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said conjugated polymer is reduced (n-doped) during the charging of said battery.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said conjugated backbone polymer of said anode is polyacetylene, poly(p-phenylene) or poly(p-phenylene vinylene).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The battery of claim 3 wherein said polymer is polyacetylene or poly(p-phenylene).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said alkalimetal salt of said electrolyte is a lithium salt, sodium salt or mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said material is a metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The battery of claim 6 wherein said metal is aluminum, lead, tin, antimony, bismuth, magnesium, silicon or alloys thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said metal is aluminum, lead, tin or tin-lead alloys.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery of claim 8 wherein said metal salt is a lithium salt and said metal is aluminum or lead.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The battery of claim 8 wherein said metal salt is a sodium salt and said metal is lead, tin or lead-tin alloys.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said material is an alkali-metal ion inserting material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The battery of claim 11 wherein said material is a transition metal chalcogenide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The battery of claim 12 wherein said transition metal chalcogenide is selected from the group consisting of TiS 2 , MoO 2 , WO 2 , FeCuS 2 , VSe 2 and VS 2 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The battery of claim 12 wherein said chalcogenide is TiS 2 or WO 2 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said anode comprises: from about 5 to about 75 percent by weight of said polymer; and from about 25 to about 95 percent by weight of said other electroactive mateial, wherein said weight percent is based on the total weight of polymer and material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The battery of claim 15 wherein said anode comprises: from about 20 to about 50 percent by weight of said polymer; and from about 50 to about 80 percent by weight of said other electroactive material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said polymer is polyacetylene or poly(p-phenylene), said alkali metal cation is lithium and said other electroactive material is aluminum or lead.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said polymer is poly(p-phenylene), said cations are lithium cations and said alkali metal inserting material is WO 2 .
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein said polymer is polyacetylene or poly(p-phenylene), said alkali metal cations are sodium, and said other electroactive material is lead, tin or a lead-tin alloy.
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