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US 12,451,494 B2Granted
Current collector patterning for enhanced adhesion
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAndrew Clay Bobel, Louis G. Hector, Jr., Erik Brandon Golm, Shaomao Xu, Raghunathan K, Anil K. Sachdev
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Abstract
A method of making a battery current collector foil includes heat treating a foil sheet and mechanically roughening the heat treated foil sheet to create a surface roughness of between 2-4 μm. The heat treating and mechanical roughening of the foil sheet provides improved coating adhesion. One of an anode and cathode coating is then applied to the roughened, heat treated, foil sheet.
Claims3
A method of making a battery current collector foil sheet, comprising:
- heat treating and mechanically roughening a foil sheet by at least one heated roller to create a nominal surface roughness of between 2-4 μm, increasing oxidation of the foil sheet by flowing air through perforations in the heated roller onto the foil sheet;
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- applying one of an anode and cathode coating to the roughened, heat treated, foil sheet, wherein the applying one of an anode and cathode coating includes lithium metal dipping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.