Patent ID: 9356314
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A solid electrolyte, comprising: a metallization layer comprising a densified metal selected from the group consisting of: platinum (Pt); gold (Au); silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), alloys thereof, and combinations thereof of a selected thickness bonded to the anode side of the solid electrolyte with a plurality of circular or rectangular features of a selected size distributed in the form of a grid in a plane defined across the surface of the solid electrolyte that defines a metallization pattern, the features accumulate sodium metal in operation forming distinct metal islands that expand the area of the anode in active ionic contact with the cathode compared to the solid electrolyte absent the metallization layer.