US 7,531,273 B2
	Fullerene-based secondary cell electrodes
Michael James Wagner, Rockville, Md. (US); Louis Joseph Rendek, Jr., West Melbourne, Fla. (US); Robert Ellis Doe, Washington, D.C. (US); and Dawson W. Cagle, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US); and The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/970,663.
Application 10/970663 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/703527, filed on Nov. 10, 2003, granted, now 7,129,003.
Application 10/703527 is a continuation of application No. 09/866492, filed on May 29, 2001, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/514538, filed on Oct. 27, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0158626 A1, Jul. 21, 2005
Int. Cl. H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/58 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 429—231.8  [429/213; 252/502; 977/734; 977/735]

22 Claims

1. An electrode comprising a composition, wherein the composition comprises a carbonaceous material combined with a fullerene material, the fullerene material including fullerene species having a carbon content of Cn, where n≧100, wherein the fullerene material is free of fluorinated fullerene species.