CPC H01M 4/58 (2013.01) [C01B 32/914 (2017.08); H01M 10/05 (2013.01); C01P 2002/85 (2013.01); C01P 2004/03 (2013.01); C01P 2004/61 (2013.01); C01P 2004/62 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An electrochemically active structure comprising a crystalline electride comprising:
a nitride or carbide of at least one of: an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a lanthanide metal, or a combination thereof,
wherein the electride has a lattice capable of intercalating at least one anion, thereby releasing at least one electron into an external circuit; and
wherein a change in lattice volume of the electride upon intercalating the at least one anion is less than about 40%.
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