Abstract:
An alkali metal, solid cathode, nonaqueous electrochemical cell capable of delivering high current pulses, rapidly recovering its open circuit voltage and having high current capacity, is described. The stated benefits are realized by dissolving organic additives, preferably carbonate additives in the electrolyte. The carbonate additives have an O-X bond with a dissociation energy less than about 80 kcal/mol on either one or both sides of a carbonyl group wherein X is selected from the group consisting of C, O and N.