Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is an electrode for a lithium sulphur cell. The electrode comprises a matrix deposited on a current collector, wherein the matrix comprises an electrically conductive material, an electroactive sulphur material and a binder comprising a polymer that is crosslinked to form a crosslinked polymer network.

Abstract: A doped cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for doping a cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the doping may be a dry surface doping process. In some examples, dopants may stabilize a crystal structure of the cathode material and may result in fewer side reactions with an electrolyte as compared to an undoped cathode material. As such, cycling performance and capacity retention may be improved relative to the undoped cathode material. Further, in some examples, the doped cathode material produced with the dry surface doping process may have improved cycling performance and capacity retention relative to a comparable doped cathode material produced with a wet surface doping process.

Abstract: The present application discloses a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode plate, a lithium-ion secondary battery, and an apparatus. The positive electrode active material satisfies a chemical formula Li1+x(NiaCobMnc)1?dMdO2?yAy, wherein M is one or more selected from Zr, Sr, B, Ti, Mg, Sn and Al, A is one or more selected from S, N, F, Cl, Br and I, ?0.01?x?0.2, 0.12?b/c?0.9, 0.002?b×c/a2?0.23, a+b+c=1, 0?d?0.1, and 0?y?0.2; and an interval particle size distribution curve of the positive electrode active material has a full width at half maximum DFW of from 4 ?m to 8 ?m. The positive electrode active material provided in the present application has relatively low cobalt content and relatively high cycle life and capacity performance.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery includes an inorganic filler having a mean particle size of 1 ?m to 10 ?m. A ratio A/B is 14 to 28, where A is a weight ratio of a second binder and the inorganic filler (i.e., second binder/inorganic filler) in an insulating layer, and B is a weight ratio of a first binder and positive electrode active material particles (i.e., first binder/positive electrode active material particles) in a positive electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A separator and an electrochemical device including the same. The separator includes an adhesive layer including first adhesive resin particles having an average particle diameter corresponding to 0.8-3 times of an average particle diameter of the inorganic particles and second adhesive resin particles having an average particle diameter corresponding to 0.2-0.6 times of the average particle diameter of the inorganic particles, wherein the first adhesive resin particles are present in an amount of 30-90 wt % based on a total weight of the first adhesive resin particles and the second adhesive resin particles. The separator shows improved adhesion to an electrode and provides an electrochemical device with decreased increment in resistance after lamination with an electrode.

Abstract: The lithium secondary battery of the present invention satisfies at least one requirement selected from the group consisting of requirements (i) and (ii). (i) An electrolyte liquid includes an anode mediator which is dissolved along with lithium in a solvent of the electrolyte liquid to give, to the electrolyte liquid, an equilibrium potential which is not more than an upper limit potential at which a compound of lithium and an anode active material is formed, and does not include a compound which is dissolved along with lithium in the solvent of the electrolyte liquid to give, to the electrolyte liquid, an equilibrium potential which is more than the upper limit potential.

Abstract: An additive for battery electrolyte, the additive at least including a structure represented by formula I or formula II as shown below, in formula I, R1 and R2 are independently selected from silicon-containing groups, and X is selected from organic groups with carbon atoms of 2 to 20; and in formula II, R1 and R2 are independently selected from silicon-containing groups, and X1 and X2 are independently selected from organic groups with carbon atoms of 2 to 20.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electrolyte and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrolyte includes a diboronic acid compound and a nitrile compound, so that the storage performance and cycle performance of the electrochemical device using the electrolyte can be remarkably improved.

Abstract: This application relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method of preparing the cathode active material, a cathode employing the cathode active material, and a lithium secondary battery employing the cathode. The cathode active material may include a secondary particle in which primary particles are aggregated and a first coating layer disposed on the plurality of primary particles to have a thickness of about 2.5 nm or less and including a NiO-like crystalline phase belonging to a Fm3-m space group. The cathode active material may prevent surface deterioration through a washing process using a weakly acidic or neutral organic buffer, thereby improving the initial efficiency characteristic and life characteristics of the lithium secondary battery while maintaining the initial capacity of the lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode film provided on at least one surface of the positive current collector. The positive electrode film includes a positive electrode active material and a lithium supplement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode for an all solid-state battery and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode comprises an electrode active material layer, wherein the gaps between the electrode active material particles forming the electrode active material layer are filled with a mixture of a polymeric solid electrolyte and a conductive material. The method for manufacturing the electrode comprises a solvent annealing process, and the contact between the electrode active material particles and the conductive material is improved through the solvent annealing process, thereby improving ion conductivity of the electrode and capacity realization in the battery.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition contains a propane sultone compound substituted with a specific substituent, a cyclic fluorocarbonate-based compound and a nonaqueous solvent. A secondary battery containing the electrolyte composition is disclosed. The electrolyte composition has excellent SEI film-forming ability and HF-removing ability by containing the cyclic fluorocarbonate-based compound together with the propane sultone compound substituted with a specific substituent, so that the lifespan characteristic and stability at high temperature can be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane for a lithium secondary battery including a compound in which PEG is grafted to PAES or PAEK as a main chain or a block copolymer between PAES or PAEK and PEG, thereby to have excellent ionic conductivity and adhering property. Disclosed is a binder for a lithium secondary battery including a compound in which PEG is grafted to PAES or PAEK as a main chain or a block copolymer between PAES or PAEK and PEG, thereby to have excellent ionic conductivity and adhering property. Further, disclosed is a membrane-electrode structure for lithium secondary batteries having the electrolyte membrane and the binder. Further, disclosed is a manufacturing method of each of the electrolyte membrane, the binder, and the structure.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and at least one of a first dioxane compound or a second dioxane compound.

Abstract: A binder composition for an electrochemical device contains a polymer A and water. In the polymer A of the binder composition for an electrochemical device, the content of an amide group-containing monomer unit is not less than 10 mass % and not more than 90 mass %, and the content of an epoxy group-containing monomer unit is not less than 0.1 mass % and not more than 50 mass %.

Abstract: A nickel-based active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery includes: a secondary particle including a plurality of particulate structures, wherein each particulate structure includes a porous core portion and a shell portion, the shell portion including primary particles radially arranged on the porous core portion; and the secondary particle has a plurality of radial centers. When the nickel-based active material precursor is used, a nickel-based positive active material having a short lithium ion diffusion distance, in which intercalation and deintercalation of lithium are facilitated, may be obtained. A lithium secondary battery manufactured using the positive active material may exhibit enhanced lithium availability, and may exhibit enhanced capacity and lifespan due to suppression of crack formation in the active material during charging and discharging.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electrochemical device comprising a separator and an electrolyte, wherein the separator comprises a first porous layer and a second porous layer; and the electrolyte comprises at least one compound containing 2 to 3 cyano groups.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a reduced graphene-based material to improve charge/discharge efficiency of a lithium ion secondary battery. The reduced graphene-based material of the present invention has a coating containing lithium element (Li), phosphorus element (P), fluorine element (F), and oxygen element (O) on at least a part of the surface, wherein in the elemental composition of the surface as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the proportion of lithium element (Li) is 0.8 to 2.0 (atomic %), the proportion of phosphorus element (P) is 0.5 to 2.0 (atomic %), the proportion of fluorine element (F) is 0.05 to 1.0 (atomic %), and the proportion of oxygen element (O) is 7.0 to 12.0 (atomic %).

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode for a lithium secondary battery, the electrode including an electrode current collector, an electrode active material layer formed on the electrode current collector, and an insulating layer formed on the electrode current collector and overlapping the electrode active material layer in a partial region. Here, a thickness of the electrode active material layer in the region in which the electrode active material layer and insulating layer do not overlap is d1, a thickness of the insulating layer in the region in which the electrode active material layer and insulating layer do not overlap is d2, and d2/d1 is 0.02 to 0.4.

Abstract: An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The separator includes a first porous layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a second porous layer composed mainly of insulating particles with a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher. The first porous layer is disposed to face the negative electrode.