Abstract: A thermal battery can include: an anode of lithium alloy; a metal-fluoride cathode having Ni; and an electrolyte composition in contact with the anode and cathode. A thermal battery can also include: an anode of lithium alloy; a metal-fluoride cathode having an oxide selected from V2O5 or LiVO3; and an electrolyte composition in contact with the anode and cathode. In one aspect, a metal of the metal fluoride cathode includes Ni, Fe, V, Cr, Mn, Co, or mixture thereof. In one aspect, the metal-fluoride cathode includes NiF2, FeF3, VF3, CrF3, MnF3, CoF3, or a mixture thereof. A method of providing electricity can include: providing an electronic device having a thermal battery with a metal-fluoride cathode having Ni and/or having an oxide selected from V2O5 or LiVO3; and discharging the thermal battery to provide electricity.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including negative electrode active material particles containing a silicon compound expressed by SiOx where 0.5?x?1.6, the negative electrode active material particles at least partially coated with a carbon coating, the carbon coating exhibiting a specific surface area ranging from 5 m2/g to 1000 m2/g, the specific surface area being measured by a multipoint BET method after the carbon coating is separated from the negative electrode active material particles, the carbon coating exhibiting a compression resistivity ranging from 1.0×10?3 ?·cm to 1.0 ?·cm when the carbon coating is compressed so as to have a density of 1.0 g/cm3, the compression resistivity being measured after the carbon coating is separated from the negative electrode active material particles. This negative electrode active material can increase the battery capacity and improve the cycle performance and battery initial efficiency.

Abstract: The surface of a substrate made of stainless-steel foil is coated with a Sn alloy layer, with a strike layer in between. The coverage of the strike layer on the substrate is 2% to 70%.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for clamping a lithium ion accumulator, which has a lithium ion accumulator cell stack having a top surface, a base surface opposite the top surface and a peripheral surface having four side surfaces, and at least two prismatic lithium ion accumulator cells. The lithium ion accumulator cell stack is clamped by at least one tension strap apparatus which is arranged and tensioned in the region of the peripheral surface, the ends of the tension strap meanwhile being kept free of tension. While free of tension, the ends of the tension strap are connected to each other directly or indirectly by using one or two plates, which are arranged on a side surface or two mutually opposite side surfaces of the peripheral surface. The disclosure further relates to a lithium ion accumulator and a motor vehicle having a lithium ion accumulator.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to separators, high performance electrochemical devices, such as, batteries and capacitors, including the aforementioned separators, and methods for fabricating the same. In one implementation, a separator for a battery is provided. The separator comprises a substrate capable of conducting ions and at least one dielectric layer capable of conducting ions. The at least one dielectric layer at least partially covers the substrate and has a thickness of 1 nanometer to 2,000 nanometers.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including negative electrode active material particles containing a silicon compound (SiOx where 0.5?x?1.6), the negative electrode active material particles being coated with a carbon coating composed of a substance at least partially containing carbon, the carbon coating having a density ranging from 1.2 g/cm3 to 1.9 g/cm3, the negative electrode active material particles having a characteristic of type II or type III adsorption-desorption isotherm in the IUPAC classification, as obtained by adsorption-desorption isotherm measurement with nitrogen gas. This negative electrode active material can increase the battery capacity and improve the cycle performance and battery initial efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a composite polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, including: a porous fluorinated polymer support; and a perfluorinated sulfonic acid polymer resin membrane which fills the inside of pores of the porous fluorinated polymer support and covers an external surface of the porous fluorinated polymer support.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium battery includes an organic solvent; and a compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, X1 to X4, A1 to A4, and R1 to R4 are further defined in the specification.

Abstract: Document discloses new technologies for utilizing cellulose based materials in composites and electrically functionalized structures, such as energy storage devices. The object of the invention is achieved by means of high consistency fibrillated cellulose with at least one functional additive. This high consistency mixture is processed to form the composite structure having a shape and then dried or let to dry.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cap assembly mounted on an opening of a can, the cap assembly comprising: a top cap; a safety element disposed on a lower portion of the top cap; a safety vent disposed on a lower portion of the safety element and having a cut part; a down cap disposed on a lower portion of the safety vent; a gasket surrounding edges of the top cap, the safety element, the safety vent, and the down cap and mounted on the opening of the can; and a lifting guide part disposed between the safety vent and the down cap to lift the safety vent while being expanded by a high-temperature gas transferred from the inside of the can and thereby to cut the cut part so that the high-temperature gas is released to the outside.

Abstract: Provided is a battery unit capable of reducing the size of vehicle installation space by being more compact. A battery unit equipped with: a plurality of battery modules each containing a plurality of battery cells which are connected in parallel with one another, and each having a duct chamber for discharging gas emitted by the battery cells; and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of battery modules to the wall of a storage case in a manner such that the modules are integrally assembled with one another. The fixing member has an attachment part which attaches to a module case, and the attachment part includes an exhaust duct part for collecting and discharging the gas emitted into the duct chamber of each battery module.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a primary particle represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li1+xNiyCozM1?x?y?zO2 ??(1), where x is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression ?0.12?x?0.2; y is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression 0.7?y?0.9; z is a number satisfying a relation represented by an expression 0.05?z?0.3; and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, Mn, Zr, Mo, and Nb; or a secondary particle into which the primary particle aggregates. The primary particle or the secondary particle includes a free lithium compound in a weight proportion of 0.1% or more and 2.0% or less, and the weight of lithium hydroxide in the free lithium compound is 60% or less of the weight of lithium carbonate in the free lithium compound.

Abstract: Provided is a metal-air battery including a cathode having an air path. The metal-air battery includes a plurality of folded cells stacked in a direction, and each of the folded cells includes: an anode having a U-shape defined by first and second portions separated from and parallel to each other, and a side portion which connects the first and the second portions to each other; an anode protection film arranged on an inner surface of the anode; and a first cathode and a second cathode on the anode protection film, the first cathode and the second cathode arranged facing each other between the first portion and the second portion of the anode. The first cathode and the second cathode each includes a base which contacts the anode protection film, and a plurality of protrusion units extended from the base.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical storage cell including a battery. The battery includes an alkali metal anode having an anode Fermi energy, an electronically insulating, amorphous, dried solid electrolyte able to conduct alkali metal, having the general formula A3-xHxOX, in which 0?x?1, A is the alkali metal, and X is at least one halide, and a cathode including a cathode current collector having a cathode Fermi energy lower than the anode Fermi energy. During operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal plates dendrite-free from the solid electrolyte onto the alkali metal anode. Also during operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal further plates on the cathode current collector.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical storage cell including a battery. The battery includes an alkali metal anode having an anode Fermi energy, an electronically insulating, amorphous, dried solid electrolyte able to conduct alkali metal, having the general formula A3-xHxOX, in which 0?x?1, A is the alkali metal, and X is at least one halide, and a cathode including a cathode current collector having a cathode Fermi energy lower than the anode Fermi energy. During operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal plates dendrite-free from the solid electrolyte onto the alkali metal anode. Also during operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal further plates on the cathode current collector.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material including silicon (Si) as a constituent element, in which a coating including iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and oxygen (O) as constituent elements is formed on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A secondary battery, includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution including a sulfuric acid compound represented by Xn+[M(Rf)a(CN)b(SO4)c]m?, where Xn+ is one of ions such as a metal ion, M is one of elements such as transition metal elements, Rf is one of groups such as a fluorine group (—F), a is an integer of 0 to 4, b is an integer of 0 to 5, c is an integer of 1 to 4, m is an integer of 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 1 or 2, where one or more of Rf's are a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group in a case where X=lithium (Li), M=boron (B), a=2, b=0, and c=1 are satisfied.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode body and an electrolytic solution in an outer can and a cathode external terminal on the open-end side of the outer can. The battery further includes a current cutoff mechanism (CID). The CID is located on the electrical conduction pathway between the cathode external terminal and the electrode body and interrupts the electrical coupling therebetween in response to an increased internal pressure in the battery. The CID includes a seal lead, a diaphragm, and a dielectric film. The seal lead has a cylindrical opening on the electrode body side. The diaphragm tightly closes the cylindrical opening and, in response to the increased internal pressure in the battery, deforms to interrupt the electrical coupling between the electrode body and the seal lead. The dielectric film is on the electrode body side of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A metal hydride battery comprising at least one negative electrode, at least one positive electrode, a casing having said electrodes positioned therein and an electrolyte composition, where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of protic acids, protic ammonium compounds, protic oxonium compounds, aprotic ammonium compounds, aprotic oxonium compounds, aprotic phosphonium compounds and alkali or alkali earth metal salts; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkali or alkali earth metal hydroxides and alkali or alkali earth metal alkoxides and an organic solvent; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an alkali metal hydroxide, water and one or more further components selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, further ionic compounds and additives; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of carboxylate compounds and

Abstract: A primary battery includes a cathode having a non-stoichiometric metal oxide including transition metals Ni, Mn, Co, or a combination of metal atoms, an alkali metal, and hydrogen; an anode; a separator between the cathode and the anode; and an alkaline electrolyte.