The present technology relates to a
lithium-
ion battery (100) including a ribbon-shaped
electrode-separator
assembly (104) having an
anode (120) / separator (118) /
cathode (130) arrangement, where the
anode (120) and
cathode (130) each include a
current collector (110, 115) having first and second longitudinal edges (110e, 115e), the current collectors each including a main region (122, 126) provided with a layer of respective
electrode material (123, 125) and a
free edge strip (121, 117) extending along the first longitudinal edge (110e, 115e) and not provided with
electrode material. The
assembly (104) is in the form of a winding having two terminal end faces and is enclosed by a housing. The
anode (120) and
cathode (130) are offset within the
assembly (104) so that a first longitudinal edge (110e) of the anode
current collector projects from one of the terminal end faces, and a first longitudinal edge (115e) of the cathode
current collector projects from the other of the terminal end faces. The battery (100) has metallic contact elements (101a, 102, 155) with which one of the first longitudinal edges (110e, 115e) is in direct contact and which are connected by
welding. It is proposed that the separator (118) contains at least one inorganic material that improves its resistance to thermal stress.