Project Title:

Advanced Electrode Materials for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries

	  94-1	10.03	1980

	  Advanced Electrode Materials for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries

Abstract:

Novel and newly discovered fullerene carbon materials were found 
to exhibit unique electrochemical and physical properties. 
Fullerenes and modified Fullerene electrodes for lithium -ion 
storage and supplies will be fabricated by various methods. These 
electrodes will be fully characterized as lithium ion electrodes. 
The nature of the electrochemical charging and discharging of 
Fullerenes as a function of environmental conditions will be 
established. A single cell of Li/LiX CoO will also be 
characterized including its self discharge, charge and discharge 
characteristics, and efficiency to establish the viability of 
this system as a low cost, light weight, high energy density 
secondary battery for producing power for unmanned vehicles for 
future space science and planetary exploration programs, and 
commercial applications.

Fullerenes are a newly discovered material with potentially 
unique properties. Preliminary results indicate that fullerene 
electrodes could be used to store energy and that this could be 
used for secondary battery applications. The feasibility of this 
concept could lead to other electrochemical systems for energy 
storage and generation.

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Materials & Electrochemical Research (MER) Corporation
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