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USRE31365E
USRE31365E US06/392,714 US39271482A USRE31365E US RE31365 E USRE31365 E US RE31365E US 39271482 A US39271482 A US 39271482A US RE31365 E USRE31365 E US RE31365E
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  • the invention relates to a solid state electrolyte based on a fused ternary mixture containing lead fluoride.
  • Ionic conductivity is usually associated with the flow of ions through an aqueous solution of metallic salts.
  • the aqueous solution is immobilized in a paste or gelled matrix to overcome the difficulties associated with handling and packaging a liquid.
  • the system is still subject to possible leakage, has a limited shelf life due to drying out or crystallization of the salts and is suitable for use only within a limited temperature range corresponding to the liquid range of the electrolyte.
  • the necessity of including a large volume of immobilizing material has hindered the aims of miniaturization.
  • Solid electrolytes must be essentially electronic insulators so as not to internally short the cell while at the same time they must allow ionic movement in the crystal lattice for the cell to operate. It has been discovered that certain metallic salts which are solids at room temperatures have specific conductances sufficiently high to permit their use in practical battery applications.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,185 discloses solid state electrolytes of compounds conforming to the general formula AgI-MCN-AgCN or modifications thereof wherein M is potassium, rubidium, cesium of mixtures thereof.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid state electrolyte for battery applications that is essentially an electronic insulator so as not to internally short the cell in which it is to be used while at the same time it will allow ionic movement in the crystal lattice.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid state electrolyte of a fused ternary mixture containing lead fluoride as its major component and having a highly stable ionic conductivity at room temperature thus making it admirably suitable for battery applications.
  • the invention relates to a solid state electrolyte comprising an ionically conductive product of a fused ternary mixture of lead fluoride (PbF 2 ), an alkali salt selected from the group of sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb) and cesium (Cs) salts in a range of between about 1.0 and about 15.0 mole percent and a fluoride, nitrate or sulfate of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in a range between about 1 and about 40 mole percent.
  • the range of the former should be between about 1 and about 5 and the range of the latter should be between about 3 and about 10 mole percent based on the electrolyte.
  • the ionic conductivity of the solid state electrolyte of this invention should be at least 10 -5 ohm -1 centimeter -1 .
  • Suitable alkali salts would be potassium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, cesium fluoride, potassium carbonate, potassium sulfate and potassium nitrate.
  • Suitable fluorides would be strontium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride.
  • Suitable nitrates would be calcium nitrate and strontium nitrate.
  • Suitable sulfates would be calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and strontium sulfate.
  • Beta-PbF 2 has a specific resistivity of about 5 ⁇ 10 6 ohm-cm, while that of alpha-PbF 2 is about 5 ⁇ 10 7 ohm-cm. If ordinary lead fluoride is heated for a short time above about 350° C. and then cooled, it is entirely converted to the beta form with a characteristic X-ray pattern. However, it has been observed that when this material is compressed to make a pellet for a conductivity measurement, it transforms partially to the alpha form.
  • beta-PbF 2 Although the resistivity of beta-PbF 2 is at levels marginally useful as a solid electrolyte in battery applications, the instability and reversion to the alpha form manifests itself in an increasing resistivity with increase of pressure such as would be employed in the fabrication of a solid electrolyte battery and with increase of temperature and age such as might be experienced during storage of a battery.
  • the product of the fused ternary mixture produced will have a high ionic conductivity thereby making it suitable for use in battery applications as a solid state electrolyte. It was also unexpectedly found that the addition of the above-referred to materials to lead fluoride had a very beneficial stabilizing effect on the ionic conductivity of the lead fluoride.
  • the term "stability" when referring to ionic conductivity shall mean the constancy of ionic conductivity with pressure, temperature and age. As stated above, stability of the ionic conductivity of a solid anionically conductive material is necessary if it is to be used as a solid state electrolyte in battery applications.
  • Lead fluoride-containing solid state electrolytes were prepared in the following manner. Lead fluoride along with the specific additions shown in Table I were separately vacuum dried at 140° C. for about an hour. The materials were then intimately mixed, placed in a platinum boat contained in a quartz vessel flushed with argon, and slowly heated up to as high as 850° C. to melt the materials. In the case of easily decomposable or volatile salts, slow heating was used to the minimum temperature necessary to melt the mixture. The melt was thereafter held at this temperature for 15 to 20 minutes to insure a homogeneous mixture. The solidified material was easily removed from the boat on cooling, transferred to a dry box and crushed in an agate mortar. The materials were thereafter formed into pellets measuring 1 sq. cm.
  • the open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.60 volts and when discharged across a 500-K-ohm resistor, the initial closed circuit voltage was 1.56 volts.
  • a cell was prepared as in Example II with the exception that the cathode was a 1:1 molar mixture of CoF 3 and PbO 2 .
  • the open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.9 volts and fell to 1.88 volts initially when a 100-K-ohm resistor was connected across the cell.
  • a cell was constructed as described in Example IV with the exception that the cathode was electrolytic manganese dioxide mixed with the electrolyte made from the molar mixture 88PbF 2 -8 SrF 2 -4KF.
  • the open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.088 volts and when discharged across a 500-K-ohm resistor, the initial closed circuit voltage was 1.082 volts.
  • solid state electrolyte of this invention can be used with various cell systems employing an anode such as lead or any metal more noble than lead and fluoride-containing solid cathodes.

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Abstract

A solid state electrolyte comprising an ionically conducting product of a fused ternary mixture of lead fluoride, an alkali salt of sodium, potassium, rubidium or cesium in a range of 0.1 to 15.0 mole percent and a fluoride, nitrate or sulfate of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in a range of between 1 and 40 mole percent.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a solid state electrolyte based on a fused ternary mixture containing lead fluoride.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Ionic conductivity is usually associated with the flow of ions through an aqueous solution of metallic salts. In the vast majority of practical uses of ionic conductors, i.e., as electrolytes for dry cell batteries, the aqueous solution is immobilized in a paste or gelled matrix to overcome the difficulties associated with handling and packaging a liquid. However, even after immobilization, the system is still subject to possible leakage, has a limited shelf life due to drying out or crystallization of the salts and is suitable for use only within a limited temperature range corresponding to the liquid range of the electrolyte. In addition, the necessity of including a large volume of immobilizing material has hindered the aims of miniaturization.
In attempting to overcome the shortcomings of liquid systems, investigators have surveyed a large number of solid compounds hoping to find compounds which are solid at room temperature and have specific conductances approaching those exhibited by the commonly used liquid system. Most solids have specific conductances at room temperature (20° C.) in the range of 10-6 to 10-15 ohm-1 cm.-1 as compared to aqueous solutions of salts which nominally have a specific conductance of 0.5 to 0.8 ohm-1 cm.-1.
In addition to the shortcomings of liquid systems, improved microelectronic circuit designs have generally decreased the current requirements for electronic devices. This in turn has enhanced the applicability of solid electrolyte power sources which usually can only deliver currents in the microampere range. These solid electrolyte systems have the inherent advantages of being free of electrolyte leakage and internal gassing problems due to the absence of a liquid phase and corrosion phenomena. In addition, they also have a much longer shelf life than the conventional liquid power sources.
Solid electrolytes must be essentially electronic insulators so as not to internally short the cell while at the same time they must allow ionic movement in the crystal lattice for the cell to operate. It has been discovered that certain metallic salts which are solids at room temperatures have specific conductances sufficiently high to permit their use in practical battery applications. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,185 discloses solid state electrolytes of compounds conforming to the general formula AgI-MCN-AgCN or modifications thereof wherein M is potassium, rubidium, cesium of mixtures thereof.
Filed concurrently herewith by applicant and incorporated herein by reference in U.S. application Ser. No. 973,554 titled Solid State Electrolyte disclosing a relatively highly conducting solid state electrolyte made from a binary mixture of lead fluoride and a 0.1 to 15.0 mole percent of a selected alkali salt of sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel ionically conductive product that is solid at room temperature and has a high conductance to permit its use as a solid state electrolyte for battery applications.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid state electrolyte for battery applications that is essentially an electronic insulator so as not to internally short the cell in which it is to be used while at the same time it will allow ionic movement in the crystal lattice.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel solid state electrolyte of a fused ternary mixture containing lead fluoride as its major component and having a highly stable ionic conductivity at room temperature thus making it admirably suitable for battery applications.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a highly conducting solid electrolyte based on lead fluoride.
The foregoing and additional objects will become more fully apparent from the following description.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a solid state electrolyte comprising an ionically conductive product of a fused ternary mixture of lead fluoride (PbF2), an alkali salt selected from the group of sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb) and cesium (Cs) salts in a range of between about 1.0 and about 15.0 mole percent and a fluoride, nitrate or sulfate of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in a range between about 1 and about 40 mole percent. Preferably the range of the former should be between about 1 and about 5 and the range of the latter should be between about 3 and about 10 mole percent based on the electrolyte.
Preferably the ionic conductivity of the solid state electrolyte of this invention should be at least 10-5 ohm-1 centimeter-1.
Suitable alkali salts would be potassium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, cesium fluoride, potassium carbonate, potassium sulfate and potassium nitrate. Suitable fluorides would be strontium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride. Suitable nitrates would be calcium nitrate and strontium nitrate. Suitable sulfates would be calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and strontium sulfate.
While both alpha-PbF2 and beta-PbF2 are anionic conductors, the beta-PbF2 is more conductive but, nonetheless, neither is of the low resistivity that would be highly desirable in a solid electrolyte application. Beta-PbF2 has a specific resistivity of about 5×106 ohm-cm, while that of alpha-PbF2 is about 5×107 ohm-cm. If ordinary lead fluoride is heated for a short time above about 350° C. and then cooled, it is entirely converted to the beta form with a characteristic X-ray pattern. However, it has been observed that when this material is compressed to make a pellet for a conductivity measurement, it transforms partially to the alpha form. Although the resistivity of beta-PbF2 is at levels marginally useful as a solid electrolyte in battery applications, the instability and reversion to the alpha form manifests itself in an increasing resistivity with increase of pressure such as would be employed in the fabrication of a solid electrolyte battery and with increase of temperature and age such as might be experienced during storage of a battery.
It has been discovered that, with the addition of the above-referred to alkali salts in a range between about 0.1 and about 15.0 mole percent and the above-referred to fluorides, nitrates and sulfates in the range of 1 to 40 mole percent to the lead fluoride, the product of the fused ternary mixture produced will have a high ionic conductivity thereby making it suitable for use in battery applications as a solid state electrolyte. It was also unexpectedly found that the addition of the above-referred to materials to lead fluoride had a very beneficial stabilizing effect on the ionic conductivity of the lead fluoride. As used herein, the term "stability" when referring to ionic conductivity shall mean the constancy of ionic conductivity with pressure, temperature and age. As stated above, stability of the ionic conductivity of a solid anionically conductive material is necessary if it is to be used as a solid state electrolyte in battery applications.
EXAMPLE I
Several lead fluoride-containing solid state electrolytes were prepared in the following manner. Lead fluoride along with the specific additions shown in Table I were separately vacuum dried at 140° C. for about an hour. The materials were then intimately mixed, placed in a platinum boat contained in a quartz vessel flushed with argon, and slowly heated up to as high as 850° C. to melt the materials. In the case of easily decomposable or volatile salts, slow heating was used to the minimum temperature necessary to melt the mixture. The melt was thereafter held at this temperature for 15 to 20 minutes to insure a homogeneous mixture. The solidified material was easily removed from the boat on cooling, transferred to a dry box and crushed in an agate mortar. The materials were thereafter formed into pellets measuring 1 sq. cm. cross section by 0.5 to 1.0 cm thick using a Carver Laboratory press operating at 45,000 psi. The resistivity of each pellet was measured and the results obtained are shown in Table I. As evident from the data shown in Table I, the resistivity of lead fluoride which is from 106 to 107 ohm-cm decreased with the addition of the materials shown to values as low as 642 ohm-cm.
              TABLE I                                                     
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Mixture          Specific Resistivity                                     
Composition (Molar)                                                       
                 (ohm-cm) at Room Temp.                                   
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86PbF.sub.2 -10CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 1578                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 2750                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 2200                                                     
71PbF.sub.2 -25CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 2500                                                     
66PbF.sub.2 -35CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 1730                                                     
61PbF.sub.2 -35CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 1800                                                     
79PbF.sub.2 -6KF-15SrF.sub.2                                              
                 10778                                                    
77PbF.sub.2 -8KF-15SrF.sub.2                                              
                 1736                                                     
75PbF.sub.2 -10KF-15SrF.sub.2                                             
                 3000                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 -10BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 1100                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 2800                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 4400                                                     
71PbF.sub.2 -25BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 14000                                                    
66PbF.sub.2 -30BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 113000                                                   
61PbF.sub.2 -35BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 132000                                                   
56PbF.sub.2 -40BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 483000                                                   
86PbF.sub.2 -10SrF.sub.2 -4RbF                                            
                 2660                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 -10SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 1477                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 2413                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 3544                                                     
71PbF.sub.2 -25SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 9310                                                     
66PbF.sub.2 -30SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 26000                                                    
61PbF.sub.2 -35SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 70000                                                    
56PbF.sub.2 -40SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 269000                                                   
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4LiF                                             
                 380000                                                   
88PbF.sub.2 8SrF.sub.2 -4NaF                                              
                 20000                                                    
88PbF.sub.2 8SrF.sub.2 -4RbF                                              
                 5700                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4CsF                                             
                 63000                                                    
88PbF.sub.2 8SrF.sub.2 -4RbCl                                             
                 4100                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20CaF.sub.2 -4RbF                                            
                 5200                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20BaF.sub.2 -4RbF                                            
                 6500                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15SrF.sub.2 -4KBr                                            
                 5200                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                               
                 7100                                                     
81PbF.sub.2 -15SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 SO.sub.4                               
                 8500                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20SrF.sub.2 -4KBr                                            
                 7500                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                               
                 9800                                                     
76PbF.sub.2 -20SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 SO.sub.4                               
                 18400                                                    
96PbF.sub.2 -2CaF.sub.2 -2KF                                              
                 1326                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -3CaF.sub.2 -3KF                                              
                 827                                                      
95PbF.sub.2 -2CaF.sub.2 -3KF                                              
                 766                                                      
94PbF.sub.2 -2CaF.sub.2 -4KF                                              
                 642                                                      
95PbF.sub.2 -3CaF.sub.2 -2KF                                              
                 1134                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -1CaF.sub.2 -5RbCl                                            
                 3450                                                     
96PbF.sub.2 -2MgF.sub.2 -2KF                                              
                 3630                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -1MgF.sub.2 -5KF                                              
                 2430                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -2MgF.sub.2 -4KF                                              
                 1108                                                     
96PbF.sub.2 -2MgF.sub.2 -2K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 4400                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -1MgF.sub.2 -5K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 1047                                                     
94PbF.sub.2 -1MgF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 1161                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8MgF.sub.2 -4KF                                              
                 26400                                                    
86PbF.sub.2 -10MgF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 21900                                                    
76PbF.sub.2 -20MgF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 40200                                                    
90PbF.sub.2 -5SrF.sub.2 -5KF                                              
                 848                                                      
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -2K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 1970                                                     
90PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -2K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 1202                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 -10CaF.sub.2 -2K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                               
                 1815                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 -10SrF.sub.2 -2K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                               
                 1405                                                     
96PbF.sub.2 -2Sr(NO.sub.3).sub.2 -2KNO.sub.3                              
                 1078                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 10Sr(NO.sub.3).sub.2 -4KNO.sub.3                              
                 8290                                                     
86PbF.sub.2 -10SrF.sub.2 4KNO.sub.3                                       
                 1450                                                     
*88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                             
                 857                                                      
90PbF.sub.2 -6SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                              
                 1034                                                     
94.5PbF.sub.2 -0.5CaSO.sub.4 -5.0KF                                       
                 1136                                                     
94.5PbF.sub.2 -0.5CaSO.sub.4 -5.0K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                         
                 1164                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 SO.sub.4                                
                 5700                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4KNO.sub.3                                       
                 1900                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4KCl                                             
                 20000                                                    
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4KBr                                             
                 2500                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 CO.sub.3                                
                 1700                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8BaF.sub.2 -4KF                                              
                 1050                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -8BaF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 SO.sub.4                                
                 5900                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -4CaF.sub.2 -4SrF.sub.2 -4KF                                  
                 4000                                                     
88PbF.sub.2 -4CaF.sub.2 -4SrF.sub.2 -4K.sub.2 SO.sub.4                    
                 15600                                                    
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 *The ionically conducting product formed from this ternary mixture was   
 analyzed and found to contain the following: 78.63 wt./percent lead, 3.07
 wt./percent strontium, 15.97 wt./percent fluorine and 0.60 wt./percent   
 potassium.
EXAMPLE II
A lead disc anode, a solid electrolyte made from the molar mixture of 88PbF2 -8SrF2 -4KF and a cathode consisting of a 1:1 molar mixture of MnF3 and PbO2 which was further diluted with about 30 wt. % of the electrolyte was compressed together in a cavity of 1-cm2 cross section at about 12,000 psi. The open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.60 volts and when discharged across a 500-K-ohm resistor, the initial closed circuit voltage was 1.56 volts.
EXAMPLE III
A cell was prepared as in Example II with the exception that the cathode was a 1:1 molar mixture of CoF3 and PbO2. The open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.9 volts and fell to 1.88 volts initially when a 100-K-ohm resistor was connected across the cell.
EXAMPLE IV
To further test the solid state electrolyte of this invention in a cell, a sheet-lead anode, a solid electrolyte made from the molar mixture 88PbF2 -8SrF2 -4KF and a lead dioxide (PbO2) cathode were assembled together to form a cell. The open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.192 volts and when discharged across a 500-K-Ohm resistor, the initial closed circuit voltage was 1.170 volts. Under this load condition, the initial current density was calculated to be 2.3 μA/cm2. Thus the solid state electrolyte of this invention is admirably suited for battery applications.
EXAMPLE V
A cell was constructed as described in Example IV with the exception that the cathode was electrolytic manganese dioxide mixed with the electrolyte made from the molar mixture 88PbF2 -8 SrF2 -4KF. The open circuit voltage of the cell so produced was 1.088 volts and when discharged across a 500-K-ohm resistor, the initial closed circuit voltage was 1.082 volts.
EXAMPLE VI
Several additional cells were prepared using an anode of lead, a solid electrolyte made from the molar mixture 88PbF2 -8SrF2 -4FK and a cathode as shown in Table II. The open circuit voltage of each cell produced was measured and is shown in Table II. From the data shown in Table II it is evident that the solid state electrolytes of this invention can be admirably suited for battery applications.
              TABLE II                                                    
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Cathode    O.C.V.   Cathode         O.C.V.                                
Material   (Volts)  Material        (Volts)                               
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HgF.sub.2 + graphite                                                      
           1.20     CF.sub.x        0.50                                  
AgF.sub.2 + graphite                                                      
           1.90     EMD(MnO.sub.2)/HgO                                    
                                    1.05                                  
BiF.sub.3 + graphite                                                      
           0.86     CoF.sub.3.MnO.sub.2                                   
                                    1.23                                  
CoF.sub.3 + graphite                                                      
           1.35     BrF.sub.3.PbO.sub.2                                   
                                    1.11                                  
MnF.sub.3 + graphite                                                      
           0.26     MnF.sub.3.PbO.sub.2                                   
                                    1.71                                  
PbO.sub.2  1.04     CoF.sub.3.PbO.sub.2                                   
                                    1.90                                  
YF.sub.3 + graphite                                                       
           0.95     TaF.sub.5.PbO.sub.2                                   
                                    1.80                                  
AuF.sub.3 + graphite                                                      
           1.24     V.sub.2 O.sub.5 0.85                                  
FeF.sub.2 + graphite                                                      
           1.04     FeS.sub.2       0.53                                  
FeF.sub.3 + graphite                                                      
           0.66     WO.sub.3        0.185                                 
EMD(MnO.sub.2)                                                            
           1.09     CoF.sub.3.HlO.sub.3                                   
                                    1.625                                 
MnF.sub.3 /MnO.sub.2                                                      
           1.30     TaF.sub.5 + graphite                                  
                                    0.69                                  
CuF.sub.2 + graphite                                                      
           0.80     TaF.sub.5.MnF.sub.3 + graphite                        
                                    1.52                                  
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As evident from the examples above the solid state electrolyte of this invention can be used with various cell systems employing an anode such as lead or any metal more noble than lead and fluoride-containing solid cathodes.

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1. A solid state cell electrolyte comprising an ionically conducting produce of a fused ternary mixture of lead fluoride, an alkali salt selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium rubidium and cesium salts in a range of between about 1.0 and about 15.0 mole percent and a fluoride, nitrate or sulfate of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in a range between about 1 and about 40 mole percent..]. .[.2. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the alkali salt is selected from the group consisting of potassium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, cesium fluoride, potassium carbonate, potassium sulfate and potassium nitrate..]. .[.3. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the fluoride is selected from the group consisting of strontium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride..]. .[.4. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the nitrate is selected from the group consisting of calcium nitrate and strontium nitrate..]. .[.5. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the sulfate is selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and strontium sulfate..]. .[.6. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting produce is formed from the fused ternary mixture 88PbF2 -8SrF2 -4KF..]. .[.7. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 94PbF2 -3CaF2 -3KF..]. .[.8. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 95PbF2 -2CaF2 -3KF..]. .[.9. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 94PbF2 -2CaF2 -4KF..]. .[.10. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 86PbF2 -10SrF2 -4KF..]. .[.11. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 86PbF2 -10BaF2 -4KF..]. .[.12. The solid state electrolyte of claim 1 wherein the ionically conducting product is formed from the fused ternary mixture 94PbF2 -2MgF2 -4KF..]. .Iadd.13. A solid state cell electrolyte comprising an ionically conducting product of a fused ternary mixture of lead fluoride, an alkali salt selected from the group consisting of sodium salts, cesium salts and nonfluoride-containing salts of potassium and rubidium in a range of between about 1.0 and about 15.0 mole percent and a fluoride, nitrate or sulfate of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium in a range of between about 1 and about 40 mole percent. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 13 wherein the alkali salt is selected from the group consisting of cesium fluoride, potassium carbonate, potassium
sulfate and potassium nitrate. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 13 wherein the fluoride is selected from the group consisting of strontium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 13 wherein the nitrate is selected from the group consisting of calcium nitrate and strontium nitrate. .Iaddend. .Iadd.17. The solid state cell electrolyte of claim 13 wherein the sulfate is selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate, barium sulfate and strontium sulfate. .Iaddend.
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