3m Innovative Properties Company

Brian D Fredericksen

James Michael Larson

Robert B Loch

Jeffrey R Dahn

Larry J Krause

Ou Mao

Robert L Turner

Dominique Larcher

Ian Courtney

An electrode composition that includes an electrode material consisting essentially of at least one electrochemically inactive elemental metal and at least one electrochemically active elemental metal in the form of an amorphous mixture at ambient temperature. The mixture remains amorphous when the electrode composition is incorporated into a lithium battery and cycled through at least one full charge-discharge cycle at ambient temperature.

Amorphous electrode compositions

Approaches are described for producing porous, polymer electrodes with good characteristics for incorporation into polymer batteries. Two preferred processes are presented. The polymer electrodes can be subjected to additional processing to increase their porosity and electrical conductivity. The polymer electrodes preferably are incorporated into a polymer battery where the components are laminated together.

Batteries with porous components

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