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Rechargeable electrochemical cell having a liquid electrolyte, and a lithium/carbon anode
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Inventors: Simon, Bernard; Boeuve, Jean-Pierre;
Assignee: Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale D'Electricite (Paris, FR)
Primary Examiner: Willis, Jr.; Prince
Assistant Examiner: Nuzzolillo; M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
A rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising a cathode, a liquid electrolyte with a solute and at least one solvent, an anode containing a highly crystallized carbon-containing material capable of intercalating lithium ions, said electrochemical cell being characterized by the fact that the surface of said carbon-containing material is provided with a thin layer which is impermeable to said electrolyte solvent, but which allows lithium to be diffused. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the claims: 1.
A rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising a cathode, a liquid electrolyte with a solute and at least one solvent, and an anode containing a highly crystallized carbon-containing material with a degree of crystallinity dg greater than 0.
8 and capable of intercalating lithium ions, wherein said carbon-containing anode material is made up of single-phase grains, the surface of each grain being provided with a thin layer which is impermeable to said electrolyte solvent, but which allows lithium to be diffused, the impermeability being either intrinsic, or caused by passivation of said layer as a result of the reactivity of said electrolyte, said thin layer of the anode material having a composition different from that of said carbon-containing material, and where the degree of crystallinity dg of the carbon-containing material is defined as dg=(3.
44-d.
sub.
002)/0.
086 where d.
sub.
002 is the distance between graphite planes, which distance is measured by X-ray spectroscopy.
2.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein said thin layer of the anode material is made of carbon that is more random than said carbon-containing material.
3.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein said thin layer of the anode material is made of a metal or a metalloid constituting an intermetallic alloy with lithium at ambient temperature.
4.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein said thin layer of the anode material is made of a an electron-conducting polymer which can be doped with the cation Li.
sup.
+.
5.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 4, wherein said thin layer of the anode material is made of polyacetylene.
6.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein said thin layer of the anode material is made of a low potential lithium intercalation compound.
7.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 6, wherein said intercalation compound is WO.
sub.
2.
8.
An electrochemical cell according to claim 1, wherein said cathode contains a highly crystallized carbon-containing material capable of intercalation anions X
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