High discharge rate reserve cell and electrolyte

摘要

Electrochemical cells operable in a reserve-activated mode and capable of high discharge rates and capacity comprise an active anode material, a solid non-consumable inert cathode current collector, and an electrolytic solution comprising an electrochemically reducible inorganic oxyhalide or thiohalide solvent and a Lewis acid dissolved therein, the Lewis acid being the sole additive solute in the electrolytic solution.