BATTERY AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR BATTERIES

A battery including a self-supporting laminate structure is provided. The laminate structure includes a solid electrolyte sheet containing a solid electrolyte, a first active material layer containing a first active material on one major surface of the solid electrolyte sheet, and a second active material layer containing a second active material on the other major surface of the solid electrolyte sheet. The solid electrolyte sheet preferably has a first extending portion extending outwardly from the periphery of the first active material layer or, a second extending portion extending outwardly from the periphery of the second active material layer.