Electrically conductive porous framework electrode material
This technology describes a new class of porous crystalline materials built around vanadium combined with either arsenate or phosphate, with organic molecules and water sitting inside the framework's channels and cavities. The key feature is that the vanadium-based backbone conducts electricity, while the molecules and ions inside the pores can conduct ions separately — a dual conductivity that is rare in a single material. Removing the template molecules leaves behind a sponge-like microporous structure with a very high internal surface area. This combination of electronic and ionic conductivity in a porous solid is directly relevant to energy storage and conversion applications like supercapacitors or batteries.
What you could build
An electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors or novel battery architectures, sold as a specialty chemical or advanced material to battery and capacitor manufacturers seeking higher energy density in compact form factors.
Who in Virginia should care
Defense contractors and energy storage companies in Virginia — particularly those supplying the Navy or DoD with compact power systems — could have interest in novel electrode materials.
Readiness: Lab validated
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Victoria Soghomonian, Jean J. Heremans
- Granted
- October 7, 2014
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 8852464
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