US 12,074,282 B2
Lithium-garnet solid electrolyte composite, tape articles, and methods thereof
Michael Edward Badding, Campbell, NY (US); Yinghong Chen, Painted Post, NY (US); Xiao Huang, Shanghai (CN); Cai Liu, Suzhou-si (CN); Xinyuan Liu, Painted Post, NY (US); Yanxia Ann Lu, Painted Post, NY (US); Zhen Song, Painted Post, NY (US); Zhaoyin Wen, Shanghai (CN); Tongping Xiu, Shanghai (CN); and Nathan Michael Zink, Painted Post, NY (US)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US); and Shanghai Institute of Ceramic Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghal (CN)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US); and SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/225,927.
Application 18/225,927 is a continuation of application No. 17/682,281, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,749,836.
Application 17/682,281 is a continuation of application No. 15/953,050, filed on Apr. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,296,355, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 201710248253.4 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0369641 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0562 (2010.01); C04B 35/01 (2006.01); C04B 35/48 (2006.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); C04B 35/488 (2006.01); C04B 35/495 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01)
CPC H01M 10/0562 (2013.01) [C04B 35/01 (2013.01); C04B 35/481 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 35/488 (2013.01); C04B 35/495 (2013.01); C04B 35/62605 (2013.01); C04B 35/6261 (2013.01); C04B 35/6262 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3203 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3206 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3208 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3217 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3225 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3227 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5436 (2013.01); C04B 2235/602 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6025 (2013.01); C04B 2235/764 (2013.01); C04B 2235/77 (2013.01); C04B 2235/786 (2013.01); C04B 2235/79 (2013.01); C04B 2235/85 (2013.01); C04B 2235/96 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite ceramic comprising:
a lithium garnet major phase; and
a grain growth inhibitor minor phase positioned between grains of the lithium garnet major phase, wherein the grain growth inhibitor minor phase is present from 3 wt % to 9 wt % based on a total weight of the composite ceramic, and the lithium garnet major phase has a cubic garnet crystal structure.