Right now, graphite has to be mixed with a binding material before being attached to this copper current collector.

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The most common batteries are made up of negative and positive halves (the anode and the cathode), a material to separate them, and "current collector" layers at top and bottom to gather up the electric charges moving through.

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Small changes to the voltage of the grid control large changes in the electron current flowing to the collector plate.

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