SECONDARY PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL

A secondary battery cell includes a battery cell enclosure, an electrolyte, and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a cathode with a cathode area, an anode, a separator (i) with an anode-facing side and a cathode-facing side, (ii) with a bonding area on the cathode-facing side and completely outside the cathode area, and (iii) configured to physically separate the cathode and the anode, and an adhesive strip applied solely on the cathode-facing side of the separator. The cathode is either partially enclosed or completely enclosed by the separator. The adhesive strip is completely in the bonding area. Two segments of the adhesive strip on opposing sides of the cathode are bonded to each other.