Silicon-air batteries

摘要

Silicon-oxygen batteries comprising a silicon anode as chemical fuel, an air-cathode for dissociating oxygen and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and applications using the same are provided. The silicon-batteries may utilize air for generating oxygen.

主权项

1. A battery comprising an anode, a cathode, a non-aqueous electrolyte and an electric conduit to allow electric current flow between said cathode and said anode, said anode comprising silicon as fuel, and said cathode comprising oxygen as an oxidant, wherein:
said non-aqueous electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of an ionic liquid, a mixture of non-ionic polar solvent and a cation and an anion, a conductive polymer, and a ceramic oxide, and any combination thereof, and said non-aqueous electrolyte comprises an anion which has the general formula [F(FH)n]−, whereas n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4.