Abstract: Provided is a lithium battery in which the cathode comprises an electroactive sulfur-containing material and the electrolyte comprises a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and one or more capacity-enhancing reactive components. Suitable reactive components include electron transfer mediators. Also are provided methods for making the lithium battery.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2003
Publication date:
September 25, 2003
Applicant:
Moltech Corporation, Inc.
Inventors:
Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Terje A. Skotheim, Boris A. Trofimov