Claims
- 1. A non-aqueous electrochemical cell comprising an anode, above hydrogen in the EMF series, a cathode depolarizer and a dissolved electrolyte salt wherein said salt contains an alkali or alkaline earth metal cation and an anion selected from the group consisting of halo-gallates, halo-thallates and mixtures thereof.
- 2. The cell of claim 1 wherein said anion further includes a chalcogen selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium and tellurium.
- 3. The cell of claim 2 wherein said chalcogen comprises oxygen.
- 4. The cell of claim 3 wherein said cathode depolarizer is selected from the group consisting of fluid oxyhalides, non-metallic oxides, non-metallic halides and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The cell of claim 4 wherein said cathode depolarizer is selected from the group consisting of SOCl.sub.2, POCl.sub.3, SeOCl.sub.2, SO.sub.2, SO.sub.3, VOCl.sub.3, CrO.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, SO.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, NOCl, NO.sub.2, S.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, S.sub.2 Br.sub.2 and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The cell of claim 5 wherein said cathode depolarizer comprises SOCl.sub.2.
- 7. The cell of claim 6 wherein said halo constituent comprises chlorine.
- 8. The cell of claim 7 wherein said cation is comprised of lithium.
- 9. A non-aqueous electrochemical cell comprising a lithium anode, a fluid cathode depolarizer and a dissolved electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of Li.sub.2 O(GaCl.sub.3).sub.2, Li.sub.2 O(InCl.sub.3).sub.2, and Li.sub.2 O(TlCl.sub.3).sub.2.
- 10. The cell of claim 9 wherein said depolarizer comprises SOCl.sub.2.
- 11. The cell of claim 10 wherein said electrolyte salt comprises Li.sub.2 O(GaCl.sub.3).sub.2.
- 12. A non-aqueous electrochemical cell comprising an anode above hydrogen in the EMF series, a cathode depolarizer selected from the group consisting of fluid oxyhalides, non-metallic oxides, non-metallic halides and mixtures thereof and a dissolved electrolyte salt wherein said salt contains an alkali or alkaline earth metal cation and an anion selected from the group consisting of halo-gallates, halo-indates, halo-thallates and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The cell of claim 12 wherein said anion further includes a chalcogen selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium and tellurium.
- 14. The cell of claim 12 wherein said cathode depolarizer is selected from the group consisting of SOCl.sub.2, POCl.sub.3, SeOCl.sub.2, SO.sub.2, SO.sub.3, VOCl.sub.3, CrO.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, SO.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, NO.sub.2, SZ.sub.2 Cl.sub.2, S.sub.2 Br.sub.2 and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The cell of claim 14 wherein said cathode depolarizer comprises SOCl.sub.2.
- 16. The cell of claim 15 wherein said halo constituent comprises chlorine.
- 17. The cell of claim 16 wherein said cation is comprised of lithium.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 956,833 filed Nov. 3, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,177,329.
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