Anode assembly for a battery cell

An anode assembly for a battery cell, comprising:

• a separator layer;
• an anode layer at least partially disposed on the separator layer and having a first surface facing the separator layer and a second surface facing away from the separator layer, wherein the anode layer comprises a solid-state electrolyte (SSE) material having pores;
• a deposited layer at least partially disposed on the second surface of the anode layer and comprising at least one of a conductive material and a nucleation material;
• and
• an anode current collector coupled to the deposited layer.

A method of forming an anode assembly, comprising:

• (a) providing a separator layer and an anode layer at least partially disposed on the separator layer and having a first surface facing the separator layer and a second surface facing away from the separator layer, wherein the anode layer comprises a solid-state electrolyte (SSE) having pores;
• (b) disposing at least one of an electrically conductive layer and a nucleation layer at least partially on the second surface of the anode layer;
• and
• (c) electrically coupling an anode current collector to the at least one of the electrically conductive layer and the nucleation layer to form the anode assembly.