Abstract
Several halocarbon mixtures were dischargedvs. metallic lithium between 0.1 and 5 mA cm−2. The Shawinigan acetylene black (SAB) current collector in these cells was doped with transition metals or their complexes. These dopants increased working voltages by up to 1V, apparently by redox catalysis of halocarbon reduction. The most promising halocarbon identified in Part I of this study, 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane (TCE), , also proved superior with catalyzed carbon cathodes. It displayed flat discharge curves at a level of 2.3–2.4V at 1 mA cm−2 and 2.0–2.1V at 5 mA cm−2. At the low current drains, the energy density of the Li/TCE battery is estimated to be comparable with that of .
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