Patent ID: 6258132
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
A process of assembling the components of an electrochemical cell comprising the steps:a. preparing an electrode comprising an electrochemically active material, an electrolyte comprising a salt and a solvent, an electrically conductive container having a wall with an inner surface comprising a first metal, and a compound of a second metal more electropositive than the first metal in an amount no greater than 0.1 weight percent of the active material in the electrode;b. assembling the electrode, electrolyte and compound of the second metal within the container so the electrode is in contact with the wall of the container, the electrolyte is mixed with the electrode, and the electrolyte is in contact with both the compound of the second metal and the inner surface of the container;c. dissolving the compound of the second metal in the electrolyte; andd. producing an electrically conductive layer of the second metal on the inner surface of the wall of the container.