METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING A LITHIUM ANODE FOR A BATTERY

A method includes providing a current collector comprising metal and forming a lithium layer on at least one side of the current collector. This includes dipping the current collector into a bath of molten lithium, and controlling the thickness of the lithium layer at least partly by at least one of: setting a line speed through the bath or a resident time that the current collector is to be within the bath. Then, the method provides the current collector with the lithium layer to form a lithium metal anode for a battery cell.