(19)
(11) EP 3 417 502 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
26.12.2018 Bulletin 2018/52

(21) Application number: 17753807.1

(22) Date of filing: 16.02.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01M 4/36(2006.01)
H01M 4/134(2010.01)
H01M 10/058(2010.01)
C01B 32/10(2017.01)
 H01M 4/38(2006.01)
H01M 10/052(2010.01)
H01M 2/14(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/018110
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/143021 (24.08.2017 Gazette 2017/34)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 17.02.2016 US 201662296286 P
19.07.2016 US 201662364113 P
27.07.2016 US 201662367314 P

(71) Applicants:
  • II-VI INCORPORATED
    Saxonburg, PA 16056 (US)
  • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science
    Beijing 100190 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • EISSLER, Elgin E.
    Renfrew Pennsylvania 16053 (US)
  • XU, Wen-Qing
    Medfield Massachusetts 02052 (US)
  • LI, Xiaoming
    Allison Park Pennsylvania 15101 (US)
  • ZHANG, Yancheng
    State College Pennsylvania 16801 (US)
  • PATKAR, Shailesh
    Irwin Pennsylvania 15642 (US)
  • BARBAROSSA, Giovanni
    Saratoga California 95070 (US)
  • GUO, Yu-Guo
    Beijing 100190 (CN)
  • ZHANG, Shuaifeng
    Beijing 100190 (CN)
  • YIN, Yaxia
    Beijing 100190 (CN)

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(54) IMMOBILIZED SELENIUM, A METHOD OF MAKING, AND USES OF IMMOBILIZED SELENIUM IN A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY