Abstract: Carbon fluoride is synthesized by reactively or high intensity/energy milling at ambient room temperature carbon-containing material (such as graphite, carbon black, coke, or other carbon-based material) with an inorganic fluoride agent (such as cobalt trifluoride) other than fluorine gas. The following chemical reaction occurs: xC+CoF3?CxF+CoF2, wherein x equals 1 to 4. The CxF is separated from the CoF2 and the CoF3 by digesting the CxF, CoF2 and the CoF3 in hot water of at least approximately 90° C. causing the CoF2 to dissolve; and then filtering the CoF2. The CoF3 is unreacted and undergoes hydrolysis in the hot water to form Co(OH)3 or Co2O3.3H2O, which is removed by washing with sulfuric acid. Alternatively, the CxF is separated from the CoF2 and the CoF3 by digesting the CxF, CoF2 and the CoF3 in heated sulfuric acid followed by filtration and washing with sulfuric acid and then with hot water.

Abstract: An electrode for a rechargeable lithium-ion battery is formed by mixing stanous oxide (SnO) and lithium nitride (Li3N) in a stoichiometric ratio of 2 moles of Li3N to 3 moles of SnO to form a mixture, milling the mixture to obtain a milled powder, and processing the milled powder in accordance with an electrode-forming technique. The electrode forming technique can be any one of die pressing, spraying, doctor-blading and rolling. Conductive additives, such as carbon and binders (PVDF, cellulose and Teflon), can be introduced during the processing step. Preferably, the method is carried out in a dry, inert atmosphere of argon or helium. As a result of the invention, a smaller, lighter and more efficient lithium-ion battery is produced.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary electrochemical cell includes an anode comprising both a material capable of reversibly incorporating an alkali metal, and a copper current collector, a cathode capable of reversibly incorporating an alkali metal, and an electrolyte which includes a solution of an alkali metal salt dissolved in a polar organic solvent. A method of preventing the electrochemical dissolution of the copper current collector in the lithium ion battery electrolyte includes charging the lithium ion cell immediately after its assembly. By immediately charging the freshly assembled lithium ion cell, lithium will be intercalated into carbon. The copper current collector, therefore, will be at the lithium-carbon potential and thus will be cathodically protected, and will not electrochemically dissolve in the lithium ion battery electrolyte.

Abstract: A new cathode material, Li.sub.2 CuO.sub.2, is used in lithium electrocheal cells.

Abstract: An improved electrochemical cell is provided using a high surface area can electrodes as the negative electrode in an alkali metal hydroxide electrolyte.

Abstract: A solid state electrochemical cell is provided for performing electrocheml measurements on a solid electrolyte at high temperatures. The solid state electrochemical cell includes a noble metal working electrode, a lithium alloy reference electrode, and counter electrode, and a solid solution of lithium germanium oxide and lithium vanadium oxide as the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: High temperature molten salt electrochemical cells that are economic are e using an alkali metal intercalated petroleum coke as the anode.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell is provided using graphite immersed in molten NaA.sub.4 (mp150.degree. C.) as the cathode, liquid sodium as the anode and .beta. alumina as the sodium ion conducting solid electrolyte to separate the anode and cathode compartments.

Abstract: An improved solid state electrochemical cell is provided including a lith ion conducting solid electrolyte. The lithium ion conducting solid electrolyte is a solid solution of lithium germanium oxide and lithium vanadium oxide that includes lithium iodide as an additive. The improved cell can be used as a high temperature high rate rechargeable cell or as a high temperature thermal cell.

Abstract: A solid state electrochemical cell is provided including lithium-aluminum loy as the anode, a solid solution of lithium germanium oxide (Li.sub.4 GeO.sub.4) and lithium vanadium oxide (Li.sub.3 VO.sub.4) as the electrolyte, and a platinum disk as the cathode. The cell is particularly suitable for use as an oxygen sensor to measure the partial pressure of oxygen gas at about 300.degree. C. in a mixture of gases.

Abstract: A high temperature rechargeable solid electrolyte electro-chemical cell is rovided including an alloy of lithium as the anode, a compound selected from the group consisting of MnO.sub.2, FeS.sub.2, CoS.sub.2, MoS.sub.2, MoS.sub.3, NiS.sub.2, LiCoO.sub.2, LiNiO.sub.2, V.sub.6 O.sub.13, Cr.sub.3 O.sub.8, V.sub.2 O.sub.5, V.sub.2 S.sub.5, and other transition metal halides, chalcogenides, selenides, tellurides, and oxides as the cathode, and a solid solution of Li.sub.4 GeO.sub.4 and Li.sub.3 VO.sub.4 as the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A highly conductive electrolyte is provided for use in an ambient temperae rechargeable lithium battery including a lithium intercalating anode and a more positive lithium intercalating cathode. The electrolyte includes a solution of a lithium salt in acetonitrile.

Abstract: A solid solution of lithium germanium oxide and lithium vanadium oxide is cluded as a solid state electrolyte in a thermal electrochemical cell.

Abstract: A high temperature rechargeable solid state electrochemical cell is provi including an ion conducting solid having the formula Li.sub.3.6 Ge.sub.0.6 V.sub.0.4 O.sub.4 as the electrolyte.

Abstract: A secondary, lithium-ion electrochemical cell having improved properties and a method for providing a secondary, lithium-ion electrochemical cell having the same. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for reducing and/or preventing the exfoliation of the graphitic carbonaceous electrode of a lithium-ion cell, wherein the exfoliation is caused by the intercalation of electrolyte solvent along with lithium ion into the graphitic carbonaceous electrode. This method is accomplished by adding one or more chelating polyamines to the electrolyte solution of the lithium-ion cell. The novel method and the improved lithium-ion cell are claimed herein.

Abstract: A method is provided for preparing flexible, free standing electrodes for use in preparing transition metal sulfide cathodes for use in high temperature electrochemical cells. Specifically, the cells contain sodium as the anode, a solid electrolyte separator of .beta."-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, and a Teflon bonded iron (IV) sulfide cathode emmersed in a molten salt electrolyte of NaAlCl.sub.4 and electrochemically operated at 200.degree. C.

Abstract: A high temperature molten salt thermal cell is provided including an alkali etal containing anode, a molten lithium halide electrolyte and at least one binary sulfide of chromium as the cathode.

Abstract: Binary sulfides of chromium of the formula Cr.sub.2 S.sub.3, Cr.sub.3 S.s4, and CrS are used as the cathode in a high temperature molten rechargeable salt cell. The cathode material is thermally stable at high temperatures and also provides high specific energy densities and specific power densities to that the cell can be used in pulse power, electric propulsion and load leveling applications.

Abstract: An oxyhalide electrochemical cell is provided including an alkali metal ircalated carbon as the anode, a high surface area carbon black as the cathode, and a solution of an alkali metal salt in an oxyhalide solvent as the electrolyte.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte having an increased conductivity is provided luding a solution of at least one lithium salt in at least one polymer host, and wherein said solid polymer electrolyte also includes a dispersion of a lithium ion conducting solid ceramic material. A solid state electrochemical cell including the electrolyte is also provided.