Inventors:
Charles McCarley - Noblesville IN, US
Gregory MacLean - Indianapolis IN, US
International Classification:
H01M002/08
US Classification:
429/185000, 029/623200, 029/623400
Abstract:
A lithium cell having an electrochemically inert tacking material between and/or on an edge of cell layers for intimate contact of the layers during and after assembly, and a method of making a lithium cell. The tacking material replaces the use of a plasticizer within the active material to achieve this contact, thereby eliminating the associated cost and time involved in removing the plasticizer. The invention facilitates ease of handling the cell during subsequent processing and prevents misalignment of the cell layers during subsequent process steps. The resulting assembly results in optimum ion transfer and battery performance.