CONDUCTING POLYMER-INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE (CPIN) NANOARRAYS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND A BATTERY UTILIZING CPIN NANOARRAYS

摘要

A conducting polymer-inorganic nanoparticle nanoarray is provided. Nanoparticles are formed and capped which provide enhanced properties to the nanoparticles and allow easier handling of them. The capping may be done when the nanoparticles are formed and may functionalize the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are then bound to conducting polymers in order to produce an electrically conducting matrix which may in turn be electrically bound to a substrate to form an anode or cathode for a Lithium battery. In the matrix the nanoparticles are wired to each other electrically via the capping agent and/or the conducting polymer. The conducting polymer allows for repeated Li+ insertion in use as a battery anode or cathode.