Patents by Inventor Tongchao LIU

Tongchao LIU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11764355
    Abstract: A cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyAlzM?O2-?B? or NaNix?Mny?Alz?M???O2-??B??, wherein M is a combination of Ti, and Mg; M? is Ti, Mg, or a combination of thereof; B is selected from the group of F, S, Se, or Cl; 0.8<x<1, 0<y<0.2, 0<z?0.2, 0???0.2, 0???0.1, 0.5<x?<1, 0<y?<0.5, 0<z??0.2, 0????0.2, and 0????0.1. The particle is a single crystal, a single particle, or a secondary particle comprising a plurality of primary particles; and the particle is a uniform composition or a concentration gradient composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 11735710
    Abstract: A cathode material comprising: a cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyCozO2 or NaNixMnyCozO2 and having a partial or whole particle concentration gradient, wherein at least two or three elements concentration gradually change in the part or whole particle from the center part to the surface part of the particle (i.e. along a vector radius); 0.5<x?1, 0?y?0.33, 0?z?0.33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu
  • Publication number: 20230253543
    Abstract: A cathode material comprising: a cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyCozO2 or NaNixMnyCozO2 and having a partial or whole particle concentration gradient, wherein at least two or three elements concentration gradually change in the part or whole particle from the center part to the surface part of the particle (i.e. along a vector radius); 0.5?x?1, 0?y?0.33, 0?z?0.33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Uchicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu
  • Patent number: 11316160
    Abstract: A supercapacity lithium ion battery cathode material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The supercapacity lithium ion battery cathode material consists of a transition metal-containing lithium ion cathode material and carbon which is coated on the surface of the lithium ion cathode material. The transition metal on the surface of the lithium ion cathode material is coordinated with carbon by means of X—C bonds to form transition metal-X—C chemical bonds, such that carbon stably coats the surface of the cathode material, wherein C is SP3 hybridization and/or SP2 hybridization, and X is at least one selected from among N, O and S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL
    Inventors: Feng Pan, Yandong Duan, Bingkai Zhang, Jiaxin Zheng, Jiangtao Hu, Tongchao Liu, Hua Guo, Yuan Lin, Wen Li, Xiaohe Song, Zengqing Zhuo, Yidong Liu
  • Publication number: 20210280863
    Abstract: A cathode active material includes a composition expressed as: Li1+?(NixMnyCoz)M1?(Nix?Mny?Coz?)M21??O2; or Na1+?(NixMnyCoz)M1?(Nix?Mny?Coz?)M21??O2; where: M1 represents a core composition comprising of Ni, Mn, and/or Co or a combination of at two of thereof; M2 represents a surface composition having at least 50% Co, and, optionally Ni and/or Mn; the structure of M2 may be a composite structure and includes a rock-salt or disordered rock-salt phase; 0.5??<1, 0?x?1, 0?y?0.5, 0?z?1, 0?x??0.5, 0?y??0.5, 0.5?z??1, and ?0.1???0.1; the sum of x, y and z is 0.9-1.1, and the sum of x?, y? and z? is 0.9-1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Tongchao Liu, Khalil Amine
  • Publication number: 20210226203
    Abstract: A cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyAlzM?O2-?B? or NaNix?Mny?Alz?M???O2-??B??, wherein M is a combination of Ti, and Mg; M? is Ti, Mg, or a combination of thereof; B is selected from the group of F, S, Se, or Cl; 0.8<x<1, 0<y<0.2, 0<z?0.2, 0???0.2, 0???0.1, 0.5<x?<1, 0<y?<0.5, 0<z??0.2, 0????0.2, and 0????0.1. The particle is a single crystal, a single particle, or a secondary particle comprising a plurality of primary particles; and the particle is a uniform composition or a concentration gradient composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine
  • Publication number: 20200373554
    Abstract: A cathode material comprising: a cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyCozO2 or NaNixMnyCozO2 and having a partial or whole particle concentration gradient, wherein at least two or three elements concentration gradually change in the part or whole particle from the center part to the surface part of the particle (i.e. along a vector radius); 0.5<x?1, 0?y?0.33, 0?z?0.33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu
  • Publication number: 20200328420
    Abstract: A supercapacity lithium ion battery cathode material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The supercapacity lithium ion battery cathode material consists of a transition metal-containing lithium ion cathode material and carbon which is coated on the surface of the lithium ion cathode material. The transition metal on the surface of the lithium ion cathode material is coordinated with carbon by means of X—C bonds to form transition metal-X—C chemical bonds, such that carbon stably coats the surface of the cathode material, wherein C is SP3 hybridization and/or SP2 hybridization, and X is at least one selected from among N, O and S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
    Inventors: Feng PAN, Yandong DUAN, Bingkai ZHANG, Jiaxin ZHENG, Jiangtao HU, Tongchao LIU, Hua GUO, Yuan LIN, Wen LI, Xiaohe SONG, Zengqing ZHUO, Yidong LIU