Lithium-ion batteries with nanostructured electrodes and associated methods of making
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1. A lithium-ion battery comprising:
- an electrolyte;
a cathode in contact with the electrolyte; and
an anode spaced apart from the cathode and in contact with the electrolyte, the anode including;
a substrate including a metallic material;
a nucleation layer grown on the substrate; and
a plurality of freestanding conductive nanostructures directly formed on the nucleation layer and covering 1% or more of a surface of the anode.
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Abstract
Several embodiments related to lithium-ion batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.
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1. A lithium-ion battery comprising:
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an electrolyte; a cathode in contact with the electrolyte; and an anode spaced apart from the cathode and in contact with the electrolyte, the anode including; a substrate including a metallic material; a nucleation layer grown on the substrate; and a plurality of freestanding conductive nanostructures directly formed on the nucleation layer and covering 1% or more of a surface of the anode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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