The invention relates to the production of composite cathodes and anodes
for lithium batteries, and the cathodes and anodes thereby produced. The
active mass in the form of a thin film is incorporated into a material,
or the active mass together with a matrix metal or a matrix alloy is
deposited on a substrate. The invention also relates to a metallised,
textile material made of insulating fibres which have been made
conductive and which have been completely galvanically or electrolessly
plated. The fibres lying on crossovers are not baked with other fibres,
but can move freely. The surface of the material is thereby optimally
used. Said material is preferably used as an anode or a cathode for
batteries, especially a lithium battery, and fuel cells. During the
galvanising or electroless application stage in the production of the
material, the fibres in the material move relatively to each other in
order to avoid baking. A device for said production process comprises
first rollers (13) with an elliptical cross-section and second rollers
(14) with a diagonal circumferential profile (15), which extend or move
the material (10) passing thereover, and conveyed thereby, in the
longitudinal and lateral direction.