Patent ID: 7993781

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing components that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the positive electrode including a first active material on a metal substrate, the first active material including lithium, the negative electrode including a second active material on a substrate, the second active material including carbon, and the electrolyte configured to react with the negative electrode to form a′ solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer, the SEI layer being susceptible to damage when a voltage potential exceeding a Film Dissolution Potential (FDP) is applied to the SEI; generating a battery that includes the components; and wherein providing the components includes employing the Film Dissolution Potential to configure the components such that when the battery has a zero voltage the positive electrode and the negative electrode are at a Zero Volt Crossing Potential (ZCP) that is less than the Film Dissolution Potential and the Film Dissolution Potential is lower than a maximum positive operating potential of the battery.