Bio-mineralized cathode and anode materials for electrochemical cell

1. A bio-mineralized composition for use in an electrochemical cell, comprising: a bio-material represented by a general formula y[Li 1±x M a PO c ).(1-y)[M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ].C z or y[Li 1±x M a Si a O c ].(1-y)[M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ].C z or y[Li 1±x M a BO c ].(1-y)[M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ].C z ;

wherein M represents at least one element selected from a group consisting of H, Li, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Mo, W, V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Ti, Si, Al, S, Sn, Ga, Ge, Y, Zr, Tc, Ru, Pd, Ag, Dc, Hg, Pb, Au, Pt, Al, Hg, Na, K, Ag, Au, Li, Rb, Cs, B, C, P, Bi, In and TI; Ap represents group of mixtures consisting of OH, F, Cl, I, N, Br, At, CO 3 , HCO 3 , NO 3 , PO 4 , SO 4 , CH 3 COO, HCOO, C 2 O 4 and CN; C represents Carbon or its allotropes and/or electrically conductive organic; P represents element phosphorous, Si represents silicon; Li represents lithium; B represents boron; O represents oxygen; x, y, w, z, a, b, c, d and e represent a number which comprises of x x≧0,1>y≧0,1>w≧0,100≧z≧0,6≧a>0,100≧b>0,4≧c>0,3≧d≧0,1≧e>0, and

wherein the bio-mineralized composition is an electrochemically active material being synthesized in a single reaction vessel with a bio-material so that the bio-material is present in at least 0.001% of a structure of the electrochemically active material.

2. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 , wherein [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is dissolved in crystal and/or coating on particle and/or physical mixture and/or coating on film.

3. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is coating on particle and/or physical mixture thereof.

4. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is a continuous or non-continuous film on a substrate and/or on a film of electrochemically active material thereof.

5. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 , wherein an electrochemical cell includes but not limited to one or more from the group of lithium ion, sodium ion. manganese ion, aqueous ion, molten salt type, iron nickel, lithium air, lithium sulfur, primary non-rechargeable cell, fuel cell, nickel cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, nickel-zinc, zinc bromide, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, silver-oxide, quantum battery, capacitor, ultra-capacitor, li-ion capacitor. solar cell, solid state battery, flexible battery, zinc-air, zinc-carbon, aluminum-air. Bunsen, chromic acid, Daniell, dry, Edison-lalande, grove, leclanche, nickel oxyhydroxide, silicon air, Weston, zamboni, Li-polymer battery and other devices used in energy generation and/or energy storage thereof.

6. The bio-mineralized composition as in any one of the preceding claims, wherein primary particle size ranging from 0.2 nm-1,000 micron; and/or secondary particle size distribution ranging from 0.001 micron to 10,000 microns; and/or coating ranging from 2% to 99% by weight; and/or a porous body with a porosity ranging from 0.0001% to 99.99% by volume.

7. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the morphology of the bio-material includes but not limited to spherical, platelet, rod, flake, needle, multifaceted, xerogel, aerogel, foam, film or finger.

8. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon particles comprises organic, natural, graphite, diamond, carbon black, acetylene black, Sp2, Sp3, Sp, carbon fibers, electrically conductive organic, electrically conductive polymer, fullerene, single or multiwall carbon nanotubes, graphene or combination thereof.

9. A bio-mineralized composition for use in an electrochemical cell, comprising:

an electrochemically active material being synthesized in a single reaction vessel with a bio-material so that the bio-material is present in at least 0.001% of a structure of the electrochemically active material, the bio-mineralized composition being represented by a general formula of y[Li 1±x M a PO c ).(1-y)[M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ].C z or y[Li 1±x M a Si a O c ].(1-y)[M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ].C z or y[Li 1±x M a BO c ].(1-y)[M b (PO4) 3±d (Ap) 1 ±e ].C z ;

wherein M represents at least one clement selected from a group consisting of H, Li, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Mo, W, V, Cr. Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Ti, Si, Al, S, Sn, Ga, Ge, Y, Zr, Tc, Ru, Pd, Ag, Dc, Hg, Pb, Au, Pt, Al, Hg, Na, K, Ag, Au, Li, Rb, Cs, B, C, P, Bi, in and Tl; Ap represents group of mixtures consisting of OH, F, Cl, I N, Br, At, CO 3 , HCO 3 , NO 3 , PO 4 , SO 4 , CH 3 COO, HCOO, C 2 O 4 and CN; C represents Carbon or its allotropes and/or electrically conductive organic; P represents element phosphorous; Si represents silicon; Li represents lithium; B represents boron; O represents oxygen; x, y, w, z, a, b, c, d and e represent a number which comprises of x x≧0,1>y≧0,1>w≧0,100≧z≧0,6≧a>0,100≧b>0,4≧c>0,3≧d≧0,1≧e>0.

10. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is oriented along one or more crystallographic planes within the structure of the electrochemically active material.

11. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a coating on a particle of the bio-mineralized composition.

12. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is a physical mixture.

13. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a coating on a film of the electrochemically active material.

14. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 . wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a coating on a particle of the bio-mineralized composition.

15. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is physical mixture thereof.

16. The bio-mineraliz.ed composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (Po 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a continuous film on a substrate of the electrochemically active material.

17. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a non-continuous film on a substrate of the electrochemically active material.

18. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a continuous film on a film of the electrochemically active material.

19. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the bio-material [M b (PO 4 ) 3±d (Ap) 1±e ] is further present as a non-continuous film on a film of the electrochemically active material.

20. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the electrochemical cell includes but not limited to one or more from the group of lithium ion, sodium ion, manganese ion, aqueous ion, molten salt type, iron nickel, lithium air, lithium sulfur, primary non-rechargeable cell, fuel cell, nickel cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, nickel-zinc, zinc bromide, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, silver-oxide, quantum battery, capacitor. ultra-capacitor, li-ion capacitor, solar cell, solid state battery, flexible battery, zinc-air, zinc-carbon, aluminum-air, Bunsen, chromic acid, Daniell, dry, Edison-lalande, grove, leclanche, nickel oxyhydroxide, silicon air, Weston, zamboni, Li-polymer battery and other devices used in energy generation and/or energy storage thereof.

21. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein a primary particle size of the bio-material composition ranges from 0.2 nm-1,000 micron.

22. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 21 , wherein a secondary particle size of the bio-material composition has a distribution ranging from 0.001 micron to 10,000 microns.

23. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 22 , wherein a coating of the bio-material composition ranges from 2% to 99% by weight.

24. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 23 , wherein a porous body of the bio-material composition has a porosity ranging from 0.0001% to 99.99% by volume.

25. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein a morphology of the bio-material composition is one of spherical, platelet, rod, flake, needle, multifaceted, xerogel, aerogel, foam, film and finger.

26. The bio-mineralized composition according to claim 9 , wherein the carbon particles comprises organic, natural, graphite, diamond, carbon black, acetylene black, Sp2, Sp3, Sp , carbon fibers, electrically conductive organic, electrically conductive polymer, fuilerene, single or multiwall carbon nanotubes, graphene and combinations thereof.