METHODS OF MAKING ANODE ARCHITECTURES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021123731A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:PCT/GB2020/053116

    申请日:2020-12-04

    发明人: GRUAR, Robert

    摘要: A method of making an anode architecture comprising an alkali metal anode and a transition metal current collector layer for use in an alkali metal ion cell. The method comprising: providing a reactor having a substrate support and a transition metal ion source; depositing an alkali metal electrode on a substrate provided on the substrate support; applying a irst biasing potential to the source to create a source potential, thereby creating a transition metal ion flux from the source to the substrate; applying a second biasing potential that, when applied to the substrate support, will create a substrate potential that is less than the source potential and greater than a ground potential; and applying the second biasing potential to the substrate support to control a potential difference between the substrate potential and the source potential, thereby controlling an arrival energy of the transition metal ions at the alkali metal electrode.