Patent ID: 7794882

Claim:
An electrode for a lithium battery with an electrode element of a material comprising: 2-10 parts by weight of a conductivity additive containing carbon, based on an anisotropic expanded graphite wherein said conductivity additive consists of particles of size D90 = 80 to 90 μm and D50 = 30 to 40 μm; 0-5 parts by weight of a plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite wherein said plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite consists of particles with a size ranging from 3 to 30 μm; 1-8 parts by weight of a binding agent; 77-97 parts by weight of an active material selected from the group metal, transition metal oxide and metal phosphate, said active material being capable of intercalating lithium ions in a crystal lattice wherein said active material has a BET surface of >20 m 2 /g; 0-300 ppm of moisture content; and, wherein said active material is 91% by weight of manganese dioxide and wherein said conductivity additive is 7% by weight of said anisotropic expanded graphite and wherein said binding agent is 2% by weight of PTFE powder and wherein a thickness of said lithium battery decreases when a depth of discharge of said lithium battery increases.