| abstract |
An apparatus including a body having dimensions suitable as an electrode component of an electrical storage device, the body having a fibrous form comprised of a moiety of the general formula: n (M a ) x (Y b ) y , n wherein M is one or more metals (i.e., a is greater than or equal to one) selected from Groups IV through IX of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Examples include, but are not limited to, ruthenium, iridium, and manganese. Y includes one or more heteroatoms (i.e., b is greater than or equal to one) selected from oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and boron. Subscripts x and y represent the valence state of the cation and anion, respectively. |