Title:
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SUITABLE FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004054016
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electrochemical cell for a portable electronic device is provided, said cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, characterised in that at least the positive electrode comprises a mesoporous structure having a periodic arrangement of substantially uniformly sized pores of cross-section of the order of 10<-8> to 10<-9> m.
Inventors:
BARTLETT PHILIP NIGEL (GB)
OWEN JOHN ROBERT (GB)
NELSON PHILLIP A (GB)
OWEN JOHN ROBERT (GB)
NELSON PHILLIP A (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2003/005442
Publication Date:
February 03, 2005
Filing Date:
December 12, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV SOUTHAMPTON (GB)
BARTLETT PHILIP NIGEL (GB)
OWEN JOHN ROBERT (GB)
NELSON PHILLIP A (GB)
BARTLETT PHILIP NIGEL (GB)
OWEN JOHN ROBERT (GB)
NELSON PHILLIP A (GB)
International Classes:
C25D3/02; C25D3/16; H01M4/00; H01M4/04; H01M4/32; H01M4/48; H01M4/52; H01M4/66; H01M4/80; H01M4/96; H01M10/34; (IPC1-7): H01M4/80; C25D3/02; C25D3/16; H01M4/04; H01M4/32; H01M4/48; H01M4/66
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999000536A2 | 1999-01-07 |
Foreign References:
| US6203925B1 | 2001-03-20 | |||
| EP1115130A1 | 2001-07-11 | |||
| EP1244168A1 | 2002-09-25 |
Other References:
NELSON P A ET AL: "MESOPOROUS NICKEL/NICKEL OXIDE ELECTRODES FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS", JOURNAL OF NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREAL, MONTREAL, CA, vol. 5, no. 1, January 2002 (2002-01-01), pages 63 - 65, XP001046009, ISSN: 1480-2422
NELSON P A ET AL: "MESOPOROUS NICKEL/NICKEL OXIDE-A NANOARCHITECTURED ELECTRODE", CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, US, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2002 (2002-02-01), pages 524 - 529, XP001163942, ISSN: 0897-4756
ATTARD G S ET AL: "MESOPOROUS PLATINUM FILMS FROM LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASES", SCIENCE, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE,, US, vol. 278, 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31), pages 838 - 840, XP002071449, ISSN: 0036-8075
G.S. ATTARD ET AL: "Mesoporous Pt/Ru Alloy from the Hexagonal Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Phase of a Nonionic Surfactant", CHEM.MATERIAL, 27 April 2001 (2001-04-27), pages 1444 - 1446, XP002306570
BROWN I J ET AL: "Electrodeposition of Ni from a high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) template", ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, BARKING, GB, vol. 46, no. 17, 15 May 2001 (2001-05-15), pages 2711 - 2720, XP004239526, ISSN: 0013-4686
NELSON P A ET AL: "MESOPOROUS NICKEL/NICKEL OXIDE-A NANOARCHITECTURED ELECTRODE", CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, US, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2002 (2002-02-01), pages 524 - 529, XP001163942, ISSN: 0897-4756
ATTARD G S ET AL: "MESOPOROUS PLATINUM FILMS FROM LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASES", SCIENCE, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE,, US, vol. 278, 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31), pages 838 - 840, XP002071449, ISSN: 0036-8075
G.S. ATTARD ET AL: "Mesoporous Pt/Ru Alloy from the Hexagonal Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Phase of a Nonionic Surfactant", CHEM.MATERIAL, 27 April 2001 (2001-04-27), pages 1444 - 1446, XP002306570
BROWN I J ET AL: "Electrodeposition of Ni from a high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) template", ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, BARKING, GB, vol. 46, no. 17, 15 May 2001 (2001-05-15), pages 2711 - 2720, XP004239526, ISSN: 0013-4686
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