Halogenated battery comprising a greenhouse gas

A battery, comprising:

• an anode comprising an anode active material, wherein the anode active material comprises a protective layer coating on an outer surface of the anode active material, wherein the protective layer coating is electrically insulating and has an electrical conductivity of less than 10−2 S/cm;
• a cathode comprising a halogenated compound as a cathode active material, wherein the halogenated compound comprises at least one metal and one halogen atom, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, vanadium, iron, nickel, copper, zinc and aluminum;
• an electrolyte comprising an electrolytic solvent, wherein the electrolytic solvent is disposed between the cathode and the anode such that the electrolytic solvent is makes contact with both the cathode and the anode;
• and
• a gaseous atmosphere that includes a greenhouse gas, wherein the greenhouse gas does not undergo an electrochemical reaction with the anode active material or the cathode active material;
• wherein one or both of the cathode and the anode includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a plasticizer and a carboxylic acid;
• and wherein the protective layer coating on the outer surface of the anode active material is chemically and/or electrochemically generated by the greenhouse gas.