Solid-state ionically conductive composite electrodes

A battery comprising:

• an anode;
• a cathode;
• and
• an electrolyte composition operatively associated with the anode and cathode, wherein the anode comprises (a) an inorganic phase comprising an ionically conductive amorphous inorganic material, an electrochemically active material, and an electronically conductive additive;
• and (b) an organic phase comprising a first component and a binder, wherein the first component is a non-ionically conductive polymer having a number average molecular weight of between 500 g/mol and 50,000 g/mol and the binder is a non-ion conducting polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 100 kg/mol, and wherein the binder is soluble in p-xylene.

A battery comprising:

• an anode;
• a cathode;
• and
• an electrolyte composition operatively associated with the anode and cathode, wherein the cathode comprises (a) an inorganic phase comprising an ionically conductive amorphous inorganic material, an electrochemically active material, and an electronically conductive additive;
• and (b) an organic phase comprising a first component and a binder, wherein the first component is a non-ionically conductive polymer having a number average molecular weight of between 500 g/mol and 50,000 g/mol and the binder is a non-ion conducting polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 100 kg/mol, and wherein the binder is soluble in p-xylene.

A solid-state electrode/electrolyte bilayer comprising:

• an electrode layer comprising a first inorganic phase and first organic phase, the first inorganic phase comprising an ionically conductive amorphous inorganic material, an electrochemically active material, and an electronically conductive additive and the first organic phase comprising an electrode first component and a binder, wherein the electrode first component is a non-ionically conductive polymer having a number average molecular weight of between 500 g/mol and 50,000 g/mol the binder is a non-ion conducting polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 100 kg/mol, and the binder is soluble in p-xylene;
• and
• an electrolyte layer disposed on the electrode layer and comprising an second inorganic phase and a second organic phase, the second inorganic phase comprising an ionically conductive amorphous inorganic material and the second organic phase comprising an electrolyte first component, wherein the electrolyte first component is a non-ionically conductive polymer having a number average molecular weight of between 500 g/mol and 50,000 g/mol;
• and a binder, wherein the binder is a non-ion conducting polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 100 kg/mol.