Thermal battery electrolyte materials, electrode-electrolyte composites, and batteries including same
AssigneeEaglepicher Technologies, LLC
InventorsGeoffrey Swift, Charles Lamb
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Abstract
Ternary or quaternary electrolyte material for use in thermal batteries that is substantially free of binders is disclosed. Composites of electrodes and electrolytes that contain the electrolyte material and batteries that contain the electrolyte material are also disclosed.
Claims30
An electrolyte material for use in thermal batteries, the electrolyte material having no more than 5 wt % binder and comprising:
- at least 25 wt % lithium bromide;
- at least 4 wt % lithium chloride;
- and
- at least 42 wt % lithium fluoride.
A composite electrode-electrolyte for use in a thermal battery, the composite electrode-electrolyte comprising:
- an electrode comprising cathode material or anode material;
- and
- an electrolyte material having no more than 5 wt % binder, the electrolyte material including:
- at least 25 wt % lithium bromide;
- at least 4 wt % lithium chloride;
- and
- at least 42 wt % lithium fluoride.
A battery comprising at least one electrochemical cell, each of the at least one electrochemical cells comprising an anode material, a cathode material, and an electrolyte material, the electrolyte material having no more than 5 wt % binder and comprising:
- at least 25 wt % lithium bromide;
- at least 4 wt % lithium chloride;
- and
- at least 12 wt % lithium fluoride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.