Societe Anonyme Dite: Gipelec

Gipelec

Jean-Pierre Duchange

Jean-Paul Gabano

The electrolyte is constituted by a conductive vitreous compound having the formula aP.sub.2 S.sub.5, bLi.sub.2 S, cLiX, where X represents chlorine, bromine, or iodine, and where a, b, and c are numbers chosen so that the ratio b/(a+b) lies between 0.61 and 0.70, and so that the ratio c/(a+b+c) is less than or equal to a limit corresponding to the solubility in vitreous phase of LiX in the compound aP.sub.2 S.sub.5, bLi.sub.2 S, with the positive active material comprising 20% to 80% by volume solid electrolyte together with an electron conductor, the improvement wherein a substance chosen from the halogens and the chalcogens is included in the electrolyte in order to produce an in situ chemical reaction at the lithium electrolyte interface thereby creating an ionically conductive bonding layer comprising a lithium halogenide or chalcogenide.

Lithium cell having a solid electrolyte constituted by a conductive

An electrochemical cell having a lithium based negative active material, an electrolyte in the form of a vitreous cation conductive compound having a formula: aP.sub.2 S.sub.5, bLi.sub.2 S, cLiX, where X stands for chlorine, bromine or iodine, and a, b, and c are numbers chosen in such a manner that b/(a+b) lies in the range 0.61 to 0.70 and c/(a+b+c) is less than or equal to the maximum solubility in the vitreous phase of LiX in the compound aP.sub.2 S.sub.5, bLi.sub.2 S, and a positive active material in the form of a compressed powder with particles of the electrolyte dispersed throughout said positive active material. The positive active material is chosen from the group constituted by: (CH.sub.x ; Cu.sub.d O(PO.sub.4).sub.2 ; V.sub.6 O.sub.13 ; V.sub.2 S.sub.5 ; MoS.sub.3 ; CuS; S; CuO; Cu.sub.3 B.sub.2 O.sub.6 ; FeS.sub.2 ; Pb.sub.3 O.sub.4 ; Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; PbO; BiO(CrO.sub.4).sub.2 ; AgBi(CrO.sub.4).sub.2 ; I.sub.2 ; MoO.sub.3 ; WO.sub.3 ; TiS.sub.2 ; NiPS.sub.3 ; copper bismuthate; and lead bismuthate.

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