High Rate Carbon Cathode, Method of Making, and electrochemical Cell Including the Cathode.

Abstract

A high rate carbon cathode is made by mixing a carbon powder having a surface area of about 1000 square meters/gram with polytetrafluoroethylene and a sufficient amount of water to form a coherent mixture. The mixture is applied to an electrically conductive screen; the cathode formed while wet to an intermediate thickness, the cathode vacuum dried at about 100 degrees C, and the cathode cold compressed to obtain a final electrode porosity of greater than 80 percent. The cathode can be used in a lithium primary cell using a solution of an inorganic lithium salt in sulfuryl chloride as the electrolyte. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 1980
Accession Number
ADD007628

Entities

People

  • Sol Gilman

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chlorides
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Electrodes
  • Electrolytes
  • Fluoropolymers
  • Physical Properties
  • Porosity
  • Thickness

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  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies