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Patent US7960058 - Cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivineor the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3− as at least one...http://www.google.com/patents/US7960058?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7960058 - Cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteriesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7960058 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/877,838Publication dateJun 14, 2011Filing dateSep 8, 2010Priority dateApr 23, 1996Also published asUS6514640, US7955733, US7964308, US7972728, US7998617, US8067117, US8282691, US8785043, US20030082454, US20050003274, US20050244321, US20070117019, US20070166618, US20070281215, US20100310935, US20100314577, US20100314589, US20100316909, US20110006256, US20110006270, US20110017959, US20110039158, US20110068297, US20120039784, US20130029223Publication number12877838, 877838, US 7960058 B2, US 7960058B2, US-B2-7960058, US7960058 B2, US7960058B2InventorsJohn B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakoda S. Nanjundaswamy, Christian MasquelierOriginal AssigneeHydro-QuebecExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (70), Non-Patent Citations (400), Referenced by (1), Classifications (35), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteriesUS 7960058 B2Abstract The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivineor the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3− as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
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