摘要 |
A method of making an improved electrode structure for rechargeable cells is provided. The current collector is positioned on an external surface of the electrochemically active material and that surface is placed adjacent a separator between the positive and negative electrode, thereby inhibiting deterioration of the separator which otherwise results from direct contact with the electrochemically active material of the electrode. Performance is improved and shelf life lengthened by slightly discharging the cell before storage, thereby placing a layer of the metal reduced from the electrochemically active material on the surface facing the separator adjacent the collector as a barrier between the active material of the electrode and the separator.
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