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Silicon-carbon composites

Grant US12577114B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

GROUP14 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventors

Abirami Dhanabalan, Avery J. Sakshaug, Henry R. Costantino

Abstract

Silicon carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.

CPC Classifications

B82Y 30/00 B82Y 40/00 C01B 32/05 C01B 32/354 C01B 33/027 C01B 33/035 C01P 2002/02 C01P 2002/30 C01P 2004/60 C01P 2004/61 C01P 2006/12 C01P 2006/14 C01P 2006/40 C04B 2111/00853 C04B 38/0032 C04B 38/0054 C04B 35/52 C04B 38/0074 C04B 41/5096 C04B 35/565 F01D 25/005 F05D 2300/603 H01M 10/0525 H01M 4/13 H01M 4/139 H01M 4/364 H01M 4/386 H01M 4/587 Y02E 60/10

Filing Date

2021-08-18

Application No.

18042173

Claims

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