Preparation of silver vanadium oxide cathodes.

摘要

A cathode for an electrochemical cell containing as active component a silver vanadium oxide in the form of a mixed metal oxide having an amorphous content. Also provided is a method for preparing the cathode wherein the silver vanadium oxide is formed by chemical addition, reaction or otherwise intimate contact of a silver-containing compound and a vanadium containing compound to form a mixed metal oxide bronze that is thermally treated and rapidly cooled to form an amorphous product. The method of the present invention provides an alternate preparation technique for improving chemical control in the formation of a cathode for incorporation into an electrochemical cell.