Patent ID: 8562868

Claim:
A ternary mixed metal transition metal non-oxide nano-particle, electrically conducting composition, comprising: a ternary mixed transition metal non-oxide-containing component, comprising: a material selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbide and carbo-nitride; and at least two different transition metals selected from the group consisting of vanadium, niobium, tungsten, tantalum and molybdenum; and a ternary mixed transition metal oxide nano-particle component formed on the surface of said ternary mixed transition metal non-oxide-containing component, the ternary mixed transition metal oxide nano-particle component, comprising: at least two different transition metals selected from the group consisting of vanadium, niobium, tungsten, tantalum and molybdenum, wherein each of said ternary mixed metal transition metal non-oxide nano-particle, electrically conducting composition and said ternary mixed transition metal non-oxide-containing component contains one of the group consisting of nitride, carbide and carbo-nitride, and wherein said ternary mixed metal transition metal non-oxide nano-particle, electrically conducting composition is structured to provide charge storage capability.