Patent ID: 8323831

Claim:
A nanocomposite electrode, comprising: a current collector; an electroactive layer comprising an electroactive material having a surface area of at least about 10 m 2 /g to about 50 m 2 /g and a binder; wherein the binder is selected from a group consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer, a copolymer thereof, and a terpolymer thereof; and a conductive adhesive layer contacting the surface of the current collector, wherein the conductive adhesive layer comprises a conductive adhesive selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin, a polyurethane, a polyacrylic acid, a polyacrylic ester, a polyether, a polyacrylate, a polystyrene, a copolymer thereof, a terpolymer thereof, and a mixture thereof; and an interlayer region interposed between the conductive adhesive layer and the electroactive layer and in electrical communication with the current collector and the electroactive layer, the interlayer region comprising a portion of the conductive adhesive layer intermixed with a portion of the electroactive layer.