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US 12,559,430 · App. 16/674,861 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Doped titanium niobate and battery

Inventors: Kuan-Yu Ko (Hsinchu County, TW); Po-Yang Hung (Douliu, TW); Chi-Ju Cheng (Hsinchu County, TW); Shih-Chieh Liao (Taoyuan, TW); Yung-Ting Fan (Hsinchu, TW); Jin-Ming Chen (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
C04B35/495H01M4/362H01M4/364H01M4/485C04B2111/94H01M2004/027H01M10/052
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Patent No.
US 12,559,430
App. No.
16/674,861
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Doped titanium niobate is provided, which has a chemical structure of Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z or Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z′ , wherein M1 is Li, Mg, or a combination thereof; M2 is Fe, Mn, V, Ni, Cr, or a combination thereof; Q is F, Cl, Br, I, S, or a combination thereof; 0≤x≤0.15; 0≤y≤0.15; 0.01≤z≤2; 0≤x′≤0.3; 0≤y′≤0.9; and 0.01≤z′≤8.

Claims (56)

1 . Doped titanium niobate, having a chemical structure of:

Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z or Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z′ ,

wherein M1 is Li, Mg, or a combination thereof;

M2 is Fe, Mn, V, Ni, Cr, or a combination thereof;

Q is F, Cl, Br, I, S, or a combination thereof;

0≤x≤0.15;

0≤y≤0.15;

0.01≤z≤2;

0≤x′≤0.3;

0≤y′≤0.9; and

0.01≤z′≤8,

wherein Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z has a monoclinic lattice.

2 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z ; has a ReO 3 type crystal structure.

3 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , being a porous structure composed of a plurality of primary particles.

4 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the porous structure has a median particle size of 0.3 micrometers to 60 micrometers, the primary particles have a median particle size of 0.01 micrometers to 5 micrometers, and the porous structure has a pore size of 50 nanometers to 1 micrometer.

5 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , being a non-porous structure.

6 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the non-porous structure has a median particle size of 0.01 micrometers to 10 micrometers.

7 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , further mixing with lithium titanate to form a composite material, wherein the doped titanium niobate and the lithium titanate have a weight ratio of 90:10 to 10:90.

8 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 7 , wherein surface of the lithium titanate is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the lithium titanate have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

9 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the surface of the composite material is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the composite material have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

10 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface of the doped titanium niobate is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the doped titanium niobate have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

11 . A battery, comprising:

a negative electrode;

a positive electrode; and

an electrolyte disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode,

wherein the negative electrode comprises doped titanium niobate, having a chemical structure of:

Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z or Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z′ ,

wherein M1 is Li, Mg, or a combination thereof;

M2 is Fe, Mn, V, Ni, Cr, or a combination thereof;

Q is F, Cl, Br, I, S, or a combination thereof;

0≤x≤0.15;

0≤y≤0.15;

0.01≤z≤2;

0≤x′≤0.3;

0≤y′≤0.9; and

0.01≤z′≤8,

wherein Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z has a monoclinic lattice.

12 . The battery as claimed in claim 11 , wherein Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z′ has a ReO 3 type crystal structure.

13 . The battery as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the negative electrode further comprises lithium titanate, the lithium titanate and the doped titanium niobate are mixed to form a composite material, and the doped titanium niobate and the lithium titanate have a weight ratio of 90:10 to 10:90.

14 . The battery as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the surface of the lithium titanate is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the lithium titanate have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

15 . The battery as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the surface of the composite material is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the composite material have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

16 . The battery as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the surface of the doped titanium niobate is covered with carbon, oxide, or fluoride, wherein the carbon, oxide, or fluoride and the doped titanium niobate have a weight ratio of greater than 0 and less than or equal to 5%.

17 . The doped titanium niobate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein 0<x≤0.15.

18 . The battery as claimed in claim 11 , wherein 0<x≤0.15.

19 . Doped titanium niobate, consisting of a compound having a chemical structure of:

Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z or Ti (2-x′) M1 x′ Nb (10-y′) M2 y′ O (29-z′) Q z′ ,

wherein M1 is Li, Mg, or a combination thereof;

M2 is Fe, Mn, V, Ni, Cr, or a combination thereof;

Q is F, Cl, Br, I, S, or a combination thereof;

0≤x≤0.15;

0≤y≤0.15;

0.01≤z≤2;

0≤x′≤0.3;

0≤y′≤0.9; and

0.01≤z′≤8,

wherein Ti (1-x) M1 x Nb (2-y) M2 y O (7-z) Q z has a monoclinic lattice.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: KO, KUAN-YU; HUNG, PO-YANG; CHENG, CHI-JU; LIAO, SHIH-CHIEH; FAN, YUNG-TING; CHEN, JIN-MING
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 050941/0308 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108132545 · Sep 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62756154 · Nov 6, 2018
Related Publication 20200140339A1 · May 7, 2020
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