Air breathing lithium power cells

Title: Air breathing lithium power cells

A cell suitable for use in a battery according to one embodiment includes a catalytic oxygen cathode; a stabilized zirconia electrolyte for selective oxygen anion transport; a molten salt electrolyte; and a lithium-based anode. A cell suitable for use in a battery according to another embodiment includes a catalytic oxygen cathode; an electrolyte; a membrane selective to molecular oxygen; and a lithium-based anode.

Inventors:: Farmer, Joseph C.

Issue Date:: 2014-07-15

OSTI Identifier:: 1144151

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA) LLNL

Patent Number(s):: 8,778,546

Application Number:: 12/778,967

Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Research Org:: LLNL (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States))

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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