Patent ID: 9324995
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H01G,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising a substrate and an active material, the substrate comprising an open interconnected wall structure of electrically conductive material having one or more pores, the open interconnected wall structure providing the substrate upon which the active material is supported, wherein the active material comprises an electrically insulating lithium-based compound comprising lithium sulphide configured for use in generating and/or storing electrons, and wherein the open interconnected wall structure is configured to act as a charge collector for the generated and/or stored electrons through which an electrical path for the electrons is provided; wherein the open interconnected wall structure of electrically conductive material has a gyroid structure defined by a configuration of spherical particles that form a lattice and is trigonometrically approximated by the equation