摘要 |
An electric current-producing cell which contains: (a) an anode metal higher than hydrogen in the electromotive series and having an atomic number no greater than 30; (b) a cathode material containing thiocyanogen, said material being selected from the group consisting of: (i) thiocyanogen of the formula: (SCN)2; (ii) parathiocyanogen of the formula: (SCN)x wherein x is greater than 2; (iii) halothiocyanogen of the formula: YSCN wherein Y is a halogen selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I; (iv) parahalothiocyanogen of the formula: (YSCN)y wherein Y is as described above and wherein y is equal to or greater than 2; (v) perthiocyanogen complex of an amine; (vi) perthiocyanogen complex of an ammonium ion; (vii) thiocyanogen complex of a metal cation which is the same as the metal cation in the anode; (viii) thiocyanogen complex of a metal cation which is higher in the electromotive series than the metal cation in the anode; (ix) cathode intercalated material having halothiocyanogen of paragraph (iii) above intercalated therein; (x) cathode intercalated material having parahalothiocyanogen of paragraph (iv) above intercalated therein; (xi) polymeric thiocyanogen-containing material obtained from oxidation of a polyvinyl thiocyanate; (xii) ammonium thiocyanate salt complex of thiocyanogen of paragraph (i) above; (xiii) ammonium thiocyanate salt complex of parathiocyanogen of paragraph (ii) above; (xiv) ammonium thiocyanate salt complex of halothiocyanogen of paragraph (iii) above; and (xv) ammonium thiocyanate salt complex of parahalothiocyanogen of paragraph (iv) above; and (c) an electrolyte which is chemically inert with respect to said anode and said cathode.
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