A
lithium / fluorinated carbon (Li / CFx) battery having a
composite cathode including an electroactive
cathode material, a non-electroactive additive, a conductive agent, and a binder. The electroactive
cathode material is a single fluorinated carbon having a general formula of CFx, whereby x is an averaged value
ranging from about 0.5 to about 1.2. The non-electroactive additive is at least one or a mixture of two or more oxides selected from the group comprising Mg, B, Al, Si, Cu, Zn, Y, Ti, Zr, Fe, Co, or Ni. The conductive agent is selected from the group comprising carbon, metals, and mixtures thereof. Finally, the binder is an amorphous
polymer selected from the group comprising
fluorinated polymers,
ethylene-propylene-
diene (EPDM) rubbers,
styrene butadiene rubbers (SBR), poly (
acrylonitrile-
methyl methacrylate), carboxymethyl celluloses (CMC), and
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Also, a method of reducing the initial
voltage drop of a
lithium / fluorinated carbon (Li / CFx) battery by providing a
composite cathode which includes an electroactive
cathode material having a general formula of CFx, whereby x is an averaged value
ranging from about 0.5 to about 1.2, a non-electroactive additive, a conductive agent, and a binder.