Dry-particle based adhesive electrode and methods of making same
A dry process based capacitor and method for making a self-supporting dry adhesive electrode film for use therein is disclosed.
1 . A blend of dry particles for use in the dry manufacture of a self supporting energy storage device electrode, comprising:
dry carbon particles; and
dry binder particles.
2 . The particles of claim 1 , wherein the dry carbon particles comprise activated carbon and conductive carbon particles, and wherein the electrode is a capacitor electrode.
3 . The particles of claim 1 , wherein the dry binder particles comprise a dry thermoplastic.
4 . The particles of claim 3 , wherein the dry binder and dry carbon particles are intermixed, and wherein the dry thermoplastic is distributed within a thickness of a surface of the intermix with a decreasing gradient that is greater at a first thickness than a different second thickness.