This paper summarizes the many different materials that have been studied and used as the current collectors of positive electrodes for lithium-based batteries. Aluminum is by far the most common of these and a detailed literature exists, examining the stability in many different electrolytes. Depending on the salts and additives, different types of protective film are formed. The solubility of these films in the electrolyte is thought to be a determining factor in the overall stability of the current collector. However, various other materials, not all of which form a protective layer, have found application in particular systems.

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In this study, electrically conductive and flexible aluminum coatings using powder and wire flame spraying were successfully deposited onto diverse textiles. The influences of various process parameters and fabric materials on the electrical conductivity and microstructure of the metal-fabric composites were investigated. Preliminary results show that to obtain excellent coating surface conductivity values a specific coating quantity of higher than 20 mg/cm 2 is required. After further optimization of the spraying parameters, very good specific surface conductivities ($500 S A ) could be obtained even with reduced coating quantities. Through an adequate parameter optimization a reduction in the specific coating quantity was also achieved while high conductivity values were retained. In addition, when the coating quantity was reduced, the flexibility of the fabric substrates was better conserved. This investigation illustrates that optimized electrically conductive composites with flexible fabric substrates can be produced without any preliminary thermal or chemical fabric specifications.

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