Lithium/bromine cell systems
Bromine is attractive as a cathode material because cells with a high energy density and high cell voltage are theoretically possible. The addition of small amounts of certain salts or organic compounds results in bromine solutions of sufficient conductivity for cathode applications. However, given these highly conductive bromine cathodes, lithium/bromine cells are limited in rate and practical available capacity by the high resistivity of the discharge product. The rate of resistance increase for the best bromine cells in this study is more than one order of magnitude greater than that observed for corresponding lithium/iodine cells. Lithium/bromine cells can function at pacemaker rates and they may be superior to cells used in early pacemakers. However, the authors have not found the lithium/bromine cells described to be superior to existing lithium/iodine cells available for cardiac pacemakers. 17 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, Minn, USA
- OSTI ID:
- 5292158
- Journal Information:
- Proc. - Electrochem. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 80-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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