Patents Examined by Tabassom Tadayyon Elsami
  • Method of depositing silicon on carbon materials and forming an anode for use in lithium ion batteries
    Patent number: 8828481
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Burton, Max L. Lake, Maryam Nazri