The negative electrode can be prepared as follows: a negative electrode mixture slurry is prepared by kneading with the same conducting agent, binder and high boiling point solvent as in the above-described preparation of the positive electrode, then the negative electrode mixture slurry is applied on the current collector such as a copper foil, dried and pressurized to forma negative electrode mixture layer.
The density of the negative electrode exclusive of the current collector is usually 1.1 g/cm3 or more, and for the purpose of further enhancing the capacity of the battery, the density concerned is preferably 1.5 g/cm3 or more and more preferably 1.7 g/cm3 or more. It is to be noted that the upper limit of the density concerned is preferably 2 g/cm3 or less.
In addition, as the negative electrode active material for a lithium primary battery, lithium metal or a lithium alloy may be suitably mentioned.
The structure of the lithium battery is not particularly limited; a coin type battery, a cylindrical battery, a rectangular type battery or a laminate battery having a mono layer separator or a multilayer separator can be applied.
The separator for a battery is not particularly limited; however, single layer or laminate microporous film, woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric of polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene can be used for the separator.