Patent ID: 8110301

Claim:
An article, comprising: a separator having a first surface that defines at least a portion of a first chamber, and a second surface that defines a second chamber, and the first chamber is in ionic communication with the second chamber through the separator; and a cathodic material in electrical communication with the separator and capable of forming a metal halide, a support structure disposed within at least one of the first chamber or the second chamber, and the support structure is electrically conductive and in electrical communication with a current collector, wherein the cathodic material is supported on a surface of the support structure, wherein the article is elongate and defines an axis, and the article is configured so that the axis is about vertical during use so that there is an up axial direction and a down axial direction, and the support structure is disposed in a cathodic-material containing chamber and the support structure comprises a plurality of plates that ring the axis and are spaced axially from each other.