Aluminum-based anode for lithium-ion batteries

A device comprising:

• a first electrochemical cell electrode comprising a composite having at least one layer, wherein the composite is one or both of a current collector and an electrode active material, wherein the at least one layer includes:
• a first plurality of particles selected from at least one of Al particles and Al alloy particles;
• and
• a second plurality of particles selected from at least one of metal particles and non-metal particles, wherein the metal particles are selected from at least one of zinc, silicon, bismuth, copper, germanium, indium, antimony, tin, magnesium, or combinations thereof, and the non-metal particles are selected from at least one of carbon, lithium titanium oxide, titania, MoO, MoS2, Co2O4, MnO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, FeS, CuO, or combinations thereof;
• a second electrochemical cell electrode;
• and
• an electrolyte positioned between the first electrochemical cell electrode and the second electrochemical cell electrode.