Patent ID: 8741481

Claim:
An anode comprising: an anode current collector; an active material layer on the anode current collector; and an insulative coat on the anode active material layer, wherein, the insulative coat is divided into a plurality of spaced apart portions across an outer surface of the anode active material layer and is configured to provide a migration path for an electrode reactant to the active material layer between the portions, and the insulative coat comprises (a) at least one of a metal hydroxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH) 3 zirconium hydroxide (Zr(OH)) 4 ), and titanium hydroxide (Ti(OH) 4 ), and (b) at least one of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), and titanium oxide (TiO 2 ).