Electrode structures and methods of formation are provided. The formation process may include an initial high rate discharge to precondition the electrode active surface. The resulting electroactive surface may have reduced pitting and defects resulting in more uniform utilization of the electrode d
Electrode structures and methods of formation are provided. The formation process may include an initial high rate discharge to precondition the electrode active surface. The resulting electroactive surface may have reduced pitting and defects resulting in more uniform utilization of the electrode during subsequent cycling.
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1. A method comprising: providing an anode comprising:a first electroactive layer comprising an active electrode species, the first electroactive layer having a first capacity;a second electroactive layer comprising the active electrode species, the second electroactive layer having a second capacit
1. A method comprising: providing an anode comprising:a first electroactive layer comprising an active electrode species, the first electroactive layer having a first capacity;a second electroactive layer comprising the active electrode species, the second electroactive layer having a second capacity; andan ion conductive protective layer disposed between the first and second electroactive layers;discharging the anode to a depth of discharge corresponding to at least the second capacity, thereby substantially removing the active electrode species from the second electroactive layer during the first discharge; anddepositing at least a portion of the active electrode species in the first electroactive layer through the ion conductive layer during at least one charge. 2. A method as in claim 1, wherein discharging the anode comprises discharging the anode with a plurality of discharge pulses with discharge currents greater than approximately a 3C discharge rate. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein discharging the anode comprises discharging the anode with a constant current greater than approximately a 3C discharge rate. 4. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode with a discharge current greater than approximately a 6C discharge rate. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the discharge current is less than approximately a 10C discharge rate. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the anode is a lithium metal anode. 7. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode with a discharge current greater than approximately 2.5 milliamps per square centimeter. 8. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode with a discharge current greater than approximately 6 milliamps per square centimeter. 9. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode to a depth of discharge greater than approximately 5% and less than approximately 75%. 10. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode to a depth of discharge greater than approximately 20% and less than approximately 50%. 11. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode with a plurality of discharge pulses having a pulse width greater than approximately 5 milliseconds and less than approximately 100 milliseconds. 12. The method of claim 2, comprising discharging the anode by applying at least one of a reverse pulse and a rest between each discharge pulse. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the rest between each discharge pulse is greater than approximately 0.1 and less than approximately 10 times the duration of each discharge pulse. 14. The method of claim 1, comprising applying a force to the anode substantially normal to an active surface of the anode. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the anode comprises an electroactive layer with disrupted crystallite formation. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the electroactive layer with disrupted crystallite formation comprises an alloy of an electroactive material with at least one of aluminum, antimony, arsenic, magnesium, potassium, silicon, silver, sodium, and tin. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the electroactive layer with disrupted crystallite formation comprises ceramic particles distributed throughout the electroactive layer. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the ceramic particles comprise at least one of lithium nitride, lithium silicate, lithium borate, lithium aluminate, lithium phosphate, lithium phosphorus oxynitride, lithium silicosulfide, lithium germanosulfide, lithium oxides, lithium lanthanum oxides, lithium titanium oxides, lithium borosulfide, lithium aluminosulfide, and lithium phosphosulfide. 19. The method of claim 1, comprising discharging the anode with a plurality of discharge pulses, wherein the plurality of discharge pulses are substantially constant current discharge pulses. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein a magnitude of a current of the reverse pulse is approximately equal to at least one of the discharge currents of the discharge pulses. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and/or second electroactive layer comprises lithium and silicon. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the ion conductive protective layer comprises one or more of lithium nitride, lithium silicate, lithium borate, lithium aluminate, lithium phosphate, lithium phosphorus oxynitride, lithium silicosulfide, lithium germanosulfide, lithium oxides, lithium lanthanum oxides, lithium titanium oxides, lithium borosulfide, lithium aluminosulfide, and lithium phosphosulfide. 23. The method of claim 6, wherein the anode is part of an electrochemical cell that comprises an intercalation cathode. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the ion conductive protective layer is an ion conducting polymer layer.
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