Monolithic three-dimensional electrochemical energy storage system on aerogel or nanotube scaffold
View Patent ↗A monolithic three-dimensional electrochemical energy storage system is provided on an aerogel or nanotube scaffold. An anode, separator, cathode, and cathodic current collector are deposited on the aerogel or nanotube scaffold.
1. A battery apparatus, comprising:
an battery apparatus body;
a nanotube scaffold including at least one nanotube located within said battery apparatus body wherein said nanotube has an internal channel;
pores in said battery apparatus body outside of said nanotube;
an anode located in said internal channel of said nanotube that provides a negative terminal for the battery, said anode deposited in said internal channel of said nanotube;
intermediate layers deposited on said anode, said intermediate layers providing an electrolyte and separator for the battery; and
a cathode surrounding said intermediate layers and operably connected to said nanotube scaffold that provides a positive terminal for the battery, said cathode deposited on said intermediate layers.
2. The battery apparatus of claim 1 wherein said battery apparatus body is a three-dimensional battery apparatus body.
3. The battery apparatus of claim 1 wherein said battery apparatus body is a monolithic three-dimensional electrochemical energy storage battery apparatus body.
4. The battery apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cathode is a lithium metal oxide cathode.
5. The battery apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a conductive material filling said pores in said battery apparatus body.
6. A battery apparatus, comprising:
a battery apparatus body;
a nanotube scaffold including at least one nanotube located within said battery apparatus body wherein said nanotube has an internal channel;
pores in said battery apparatus body outside of said nanotube;
a cathode operably connected to said nanotube scaffold that provides a positive terminal for the battery, said cathode located in said internal channel of said nanotube;
intermediate layers deposited on said cathode, said intermediate layers providing an electrolyte and separator for the battery; and
an anode that provides a negative terminal for the battery, said anode deposited on said intermediate layers.
7. The battery apparatus of claim 6 wherein said battery apparatus body is a three-dimensional electrochemical battery apparatus body.
8. The battery apparatus of claim 6 wherein said battery apparatus body is a monolithic three-dimensional electrochemical battery apparatus body.
9. The electrochemical energy storage apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a conductive material filling said pores in said electrochemical energy storage apparatus body.