US Patent:
20010046468, Nov 29, 2001
Inventors:
HARIKLIA DRIS REITZ - SANTA CLARA CA, US
JAMES P. BUCKLEY - SAN JOSE CA, US
SUJEET KUMAR - FREMONT CA, US
YU K. FORTUNAK - FREMONT CA, US
XIANGXIN BI - SAN RAMON CA, US
International Classification:
H01M004/54
C01G031/02
US Classification:
423/593000, 429/231500, 429/219000
Abstract:
Laser pyrolysis can be used to produce directly metal vanadium oxide composite nanoparticles. To perform the pyrolysis a reactant stream is formed including a vanadium precursor and a second metal precursor. The pyrolysis is driven by energy absorbed from a light beam. Metal vanadium oxide nanoparticles can be incorporated into a cathode of a lithium based battery to obtain increased energy densities. Implantable defibrillators can be constructed with lithium based batteries having increased energy densities.