Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100025627 | REACTION METHOD, METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE OR CARBON CARRYING THE NANOPARTICLE, OBTAINED BY THE METHOD, ELECTRODE CONTAINING THE CARBON, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH THE ELECTRODE - The present invention aims at: providing an accelerated reaction in a liquid-phase reaction; forming, by way of the reaction, a metal oxide nanoparticle and carbon that carries the metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state; and providing an electrode containing the carbon and an electrochemical device using the electrode. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to the reactant in the rotating reactor so that an accelerated chemical reaction is attained in the course of the reaction. Further, the carbon carrying a metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state comprises: a metal oxide nanoparticle produced by the accelerated chemical reaction, wherein shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to a reactant in a rotating reactor in the course of the reaction; and carbon dispersed in the rotating reactor by applying shear stress and centrifugal force. An electrochemical device produced by using the carbon carrying the metal oxide nanoparticle as an electrode has high output and high capacity characteristics. | 02-04-2010 |
20130063867 | LITHIUM TITANATE NANOPARTICLES, COMPOSITE OF LITHIUM TITANATE NANOPARTICLES AND CARBON, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, ELECTRODE MATERIAL CONSISTING OF SAID COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR EMPLOYING SAID ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A mixed solvent is prepared by dissolving acetic acid and lithium acetate in a mixture of isopropanol and water. This mixed solvent together with titanium alkoxide and carbon nanofiber (CNF) were introduced into a rotary reactor, the inner tube was rotated at a centrifugal force of 66,000 N (kgms | 03-14-2013 |
20130095384 | COMPOSITE OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND CARBON, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT EMPLOYING SAID COMPOSITE - A composite powder in which highly dispersed metal oxide nanoparticle precursors are supported on carbon is rapidly heated under nitrogen atmosphere, crystallization of metal oxide is allowed to progress, and highly dispersed metal oxide nanoparticles are supported by carbon. The metal oxide nanoparticle precursors and carbon nanoparticles supporting said precursors are prepared by a mechanochemical reaction that applies sheer stress and centrifugal force to a reactant in a rotating reactor. The rapid heating treatment in said nitrogen atmosphere is desirably heating to 400° C.-1000° C. By further crushing the heated composite, its aggregation is eliminated and the dispersity of metal oxide nanoparticles is made more uniform. Examples of a metal oxide that can be used are manganese oxide, lithium iron phosphate, and lithium titanate. Carbons that can be used are carbon nanofiber and Ketjen Black. | 04-18-2013 |
20130115516 | LITHIUM TITANATE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, COMPOSITE OF LITHIUM TITANATE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND CARBON, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT EMPLOYING SAID COMPOSITE - Highly dispersed lithium titanate crystal structures having a thickness of few atomic layers level and the two-dimensional surface in a plate form are supported on carbon nanofiber (CNF). The lithium titanate crystal structure precursors and CNF that supports these are prepared by a mechanochemical reaction that applies sheer stress and centrifugal force to a reactant in a rotating reactor. The mass ratio between the lithium titanate crystal structure and carbon nanofiber is preferably between 75:25 and 85:15. The carbon nanofiber preferably has an external diameter of 10-30 nm and an external specific surface area of 150-350 cm | 05-09-2013 |
20140017570 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a negative electrode active material which is capable of occluding and releasing lithium, and has high reversible capacity and reduced initial irreversible capacity. This negative electrode active material includes a granulated substance, in which a composite containing nanosize conductive carbon powder and tin oxide powder contacting the surface of the conductive carbon powder in a highly dispersed state and an aggregate selected from the group consisting of graphite and nongraphitizable carbon are aggregated. The electrochemical decomposition of electrolytic solution is suppressed due to a reduction in the area where the carbon material in the granulated substance and the electrolytic solution are in contact, resulting in a significant reduction in the initial irreversible capacity of the negative electrode active material. | 01-16-2014 |
20140209833 | CARBON THAT CARRIES A METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE, AN ELECTRODE, AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - The present invention aims at: providing an accelerated reaction in a liquid-phase reaction; forming, by way of the reaction, a metal oxide nanoparticle and carbon that carries the metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state; and providing an electrode containing the carbon and an electrochemical device using the electrode. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to the reactant in the rotating reactor so that an accelerated chemical reaction is attained in the course of the reaction. Further, the carbon carrying a metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state comprises: a metal oxide nanoparticle produced by the accelerated chemical reaction, wherein shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to a reactant in a rotating reactor in the course of the reaction; and carbon dispersed in the rotating reactor by applying shear stress and centrifugal force. An electrochemical device produced by using the carbon carrying the metal oxide nanoparticle as an electrode has high output and high capacity characteristics. | 07-31-2014 |
20150228370 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL OF METAL OXIDE WITH CONDUCTIVE CARBON - Provided is a method whereby metal oxide nanoparticles having evenness of size are efficiently and highly dispersedly adhered to conductive carbon powder. This method comprises: a preparation step in which a reaction solution containing water, a compound with a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni, and conductive carbon powder and having a pH in the range of 9 to 11 is introduced into a rotatable reactor; a supporting step in which the reactor is rotated to apply shear stress and centrifugal force to the reaction solution, thereby yielding a core of a hydroxide of the transition metal and dispersing the thus-yielded core of a hydroxide of the transition metal and the conductive carbon powder and simultaneously supporting the hydroxide of the transition metal by the conductive carbon powder; and a heat treatment step in which the conductive carbon powder loaded with the hydroxide of the transition metal is heated to thereby convert the hydroxide supported by the conductive carbon powder into an oxide nanoparticle. | 08-13-2015 |
20150243975 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - Provided are a manufacturing method for an electrode material and an electric storage device with the electrode material improving its output performance by making a carbon material carry a metal compound which is an unstable crystal through a high-temperature reaction and by conjugating the a composite material under an atmosphere containing oxygen. A precursor of the metal compound is carried on the carbon material while the carbon material is nanoparticulated. The precursor of the metal compound is M | 08-27-2015 |