Abstract: A phosphate based compound basically comprising —A: exchangeable cations used in charging and discharging, e.g. Li, Na, K, Ag, —B: non-exchangeable cations from the transition metals, group 3-12 of the periodic table of elements, e.g. Fe, Mn, Co, Cr, Ti, V, Cu, Sc, —C: 60 Mol-%-90 Mol-%, preferably 75 Mol-% of the compound being phosphate (PO4)3? anions, where oxygen is or may be partially substituted by a halide (e.g. F, Cl) and/or OH? to a maximum concentration of 10 Mol-% of the oxygen of the anions and wherein said (PO4)3? coordination polyhedra may be partially substituted by one or more of: SiO44 silicate, BO33? borate, CO32? carbonate, H2O water up to a maximum amount of <31 Mol-% of the anions, said compound being in crystalline form and having open elongate channels extending through the unit cell of the structure and with the compound being present either in single crystal form or as an anisotropic microcrystalline or nanocrystalline material.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of new crystalline phosphate- and silicate-based electrode materials, preferably having a hopeite or zeolite lattice structure, which are suitable more particularly for lithium ion batteries and lithium capacitors based on non-aqueous systems. The structure of the inventively used electrode material comprises at least a) 2 to 193 atom % of structure-forming ions M in the form of a lattice structure comprising (MX4)n? coordination polyhedra, where M is selected from one or more elements from groups 2-15, b) 8 to 772 atom % of anions X in the form of a lattice structure comprising (MX4)n? coordination polyhedra, where n=a number from 2-4, X is selected from one or more elements from groups 16 and 17, preferably oxygen, and a fraction of up to 25.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of new crystalline phosphate- and silicate-based electrode materials, preferably having a hopeite or zeolite lattice structure, which are suitable more particularly for lithium ion batteries and lithium capacitors based on non-aqueous systems. The structure of the inventively used electrode material comprises at least a) 2 to 193 atom % of structure-forming ions M in the form of a lattice structure comprising (MX4)n? coordination polyhedra, where M is selected from one or more elements from groups 2-15, b) 8 to 772 atom % of anions X in the form of a lattice structure comprising (MX4)n? coordination polyhedra, where n=a number from 2-4, X is selected from one or more elements from groups 16 and 17, preferably oxygen, and a fraction of up to 25.

Abstract: A phosphate based compound basically comprising—A: exchangeable cations used in charging and discharging, e.g. Li, Na, K, Ag, —B: non-exchangeable cations from the transition metals, group 3-12 of the periodic table of elements, e.g. Fe, Mn, Co, Cr, Ti, V, Cu, Sc, —C: 60 Mol-%-90 Mol-%, preferably 75 Mol-% of the compound being phosphate (PO4)3? anions, where oxygen is or may be partially substituted by a halide (e.g. F, Cl) and/or OH? to a maximum concentration of 10 Mol-% of the oxygen of the anions and wherein said (PO4)3? coordination polyhedra may be partially substituted by one or more of: SiO44 silicate, BO33? borate, CO32? carbonate, H2O water up to a maximum amount of <31 Mol-% of the anions, said compound being in crystalline form and having open elongate channels extending through the unit cell of the structure and with the compound being present either in single crystal form or as an anisotropic microcrystalline or nanocrystalline material.