Abstract:
A positive electrode for high energy primary cells which comprises a homogeneous mixture of a finely divided chlorinated amorphous carbon and an electrically conductive material selected from the group consisting of finely divided conductive carbons, conductive carbon fibers, finely divided conductive metals, conductive metallic fibers and mixtures thereof, said homogeneous mixture being bonded with a synthetic resin binder, with the proviso that the chlorine content of said finely divided chlorinated amorphous carbon ranges between 5 and 70 % by weight of the positive electrode, and a high energy primary cell comprising a subsequently defined positive electrode and a negative electrode of an alkali metal, said positive and negative electrodes being disposed in a cell casing with the interposition of an electrolyte solution consisting of a nonaqueous organic solvent solution of a solute.