Electrochemical cells
US4992345A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49108
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of making an electrochemical cell comprises loading into a cathode compartment of a cell housing comprising an anode compartment separated from a cathode compartment by a separator which is a solid conductor of ions of alkali metal M or is a micromolecular sieve which contains alkali metal M sorbed therein, an alkali metal aluminium halide molten salt electrolyte having the formula MAlHal.sub.4 wherein M is the alkali metal of the separator and Hal is a halide; an alkali metal halide MHal wherein M and Hal are respectively an alkali metal and a halide; a transition metal T selected from the group comprising Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Mn and mixtures thereof, as an active cathode substance; and a current collector comprising at least one of copper, a copper-based substance, and a copper-coated substance, thereby to make an electrochemical cell precursor. The precursor is charged at a temperature at which the molten salt electrolyte and alkali metal M are molten, thereby halogenating the active cathode substance, with alkali metal M being produced and passing through the separator into the anode compartment.
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