Facile etching for single crystal cathode materials

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PATENT NO 11827998
APP PUB NO 20210372001A1
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17330922

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A recycling and synthesis of charge material for secondary batteries generates single-crystal charge materials for producing batteries with greater charge cycle longevity. Charge material particles undergo a heating for fusing or enhancing grain boundaries between polycrystalline particles. The resulting, more well-defined grain boundaries are easily etched by a relatively weak mineral acid solution. The acid solution removes material at the grain boundaries to separate secondary particles into primary particles along the grain boundaries. The resulting single crystal (monocrystalline) charge material particles are washed and filtered, and typically re-sintered to accommodate any needed lithium (lithium carbonate), and result in a charge material with larger surface area, higher lithium diffusivity and lower cation ordering.

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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE100 INSTITUTE ROAD WORCESTER MA 01609

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Fu, Jinzhao Worcester, US 2 10
Gratz, Eric Worcester, US 39 209
Ma, Xiaotu Worcester, US 7 24
Vanaphuti, Panawan Worcester, US 2 6
Wang, Yan Acton, US 1171 7294

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