Lithium ions cell designs with high capacity anode materials and high cell capacities

A lithium ion cell having a total discharge capacity of at least about 2 Ah and comprising:

• an electrode structure comprising a wound electrode element with a positive electrode element and a negative electrode element or an electrode stack with a plurality of positive electrode elements and a plurality of negative electrode elements in an alternating stack,
• each positive electrode element comprising a current collector and a positive electrode structure on a surface of the current collector with at least one electrode element having an electrode structure on both sides of the current collector;
• each negative electrode element comprising a current collector, supplemental lithium in an amount with an oxidation capacity corresponding to about 5% to about 150% of the irreversible capacity loss of the negative electrode, and a negative electrode structure on a surface of the current collector with at least one electrode element having an electrode structure on both sides of the current collector;
• and
• a separator material separating an adjacent positive electrode element and negative electrode element;
• an enclosure that encloses the electrode structure;
• and
• electrolyte comprising lithium ions and an organic liquid comprising a halogenated carbonate,
• wherein the lithium ion cell has a capacity from 2 Ah to 105 Ah,
• wherein the positive electrode comprises an active material comprising a lithium metal oxide,
• wherein during an initial activation charge the battery has a negative electrode charge capacity of about 115% to about 165% at a rate of C/20 from an open circuit voltage to 1.5V against lithium relative to the sum of the first activation cycle positive electrode charge capacity at a rate of C/20 plus the oxidation capacity of the supplemental lithium, and
• wherein each negative electrode comprises silicon based active material, a loading from about 3 mg/cm2 to about 6 mg/cm2 on one side of the respective current collector and a density from about 0.8 g/cc to about 1.7 g/cc,
• the cell having an energy density from about 250 Wh/kg to about 550 Wh/kg and a volumetric energy density from about 450 Wh/l to about 800 Wh/l at a rate of C/3 an at the 6th cycle.