Abstract: A laminated electrolyte membrane including a first layer including a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte as a major component, and a second layer including a fluoropolymer electrolyte and polyvinylidene fluoride as major components laminated on at least one side of the first layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated via a region in which components constituting both layers are mixed in a mixed region.

Abstract: Provided are a pouch case and a secondary battery using the same. The pouch case includes a first receiving part and a second receiving part which are concavely formed; a sealing part formed along an outer portion of the pouch case so as to surround the first receiving part and the second receiving part; and a partitioning part formed between the first receiving part and the second receiving part and protruding from a bottom surface of each receiving part to partition the first receiving part and the second receiving part. As one side surface of the secondary battery in which an electrode assembly is received and packaged in the pouch case is formed in a plane form, a flat side surface is in close contact with a cooling plate, thereby maximizing cooling efficiency of the secondary battery.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of lithium ion battery, and discloses a Lithium-Manganese-rich material and a preparation method and a use thereof.

Abstract: A method of activating a secondary battery includes an operation of deriving a reduction reaction voltage according to an electrolyte additive, a pre-charging operation of pre-charging the secondary battery into which an electrolyte containing the electrolyte additive is injected, and a pre-aging operation of wetting an electrode assembly accommodated in the secondary battery with the injected electrolyte and aging the electrode assembly. A charging termination voltage in the pre-charging operation is less than the reduction reaction voltage.

Abstract: Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) usually crystallize as insoluble powders and their processing for suitable devices has been thought to be limited. Here, it is demonstrated that COFs can be mechanically pressed into shaped objects having anisotropic ordering with preferred orientation between the hk0 and 00l crystallographic planes. Pellets prepared from bulk COF powders impregnated with LiClO4 displayed room temperature conductivity up to 0.26 mS cm?1 and stability up to 10.0 V (vs. Li+/Li0). This outcome portends use of COFs as solid-state electrolytes in batteries.

Abstract: The application relates to a positive active material precursor including a transition metal composite oxide precursor. The transition metal composite oxide precursor exhibits a peak full width at half maximum of a (200) plane (2?=about 42° to about 44°) in X-ray diffraction analysis in a range of about 0.3° to about 0.5°. The application also relates to a positive active material using the precursor, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

Abstract: An electrolyte additive containing a silyl-group compound useful for reducing battery resistance and improving high-temperature performance; an electrolyte containing the silyl-group compound additive; and an electrochemical energy storage device containing the electrolyte are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a non-welding type battery module and a battery module assembly using same and, more particularly, to a non-welding type battery module capable of arranging and configuring, without welding, a plurality of battery cells in an assembly manner, and capable of easily arranging and configuring the plurality of battery cells in multiple layers and rows; and a battery module assembly using the battery module.

Abstract: This application provides a positive active material, a positive electrode plate, an electrochemical energy storage apparatus, and an apparatus. The positive active material is LixNiyCozMkMepOrAm or LixNiyCozMkMepOrAm whose surface is provided with a coating layer. The positive active material is secondary particles, and a particle size Dn10 of the positive active material satisfies: 0.5 ?m?Dn10?3 ?m. In this application, particle morphology of the positive active material and the amount of micro powder in the positive active material are properly controlled, to effectively reduce side reactions between the positive active material and an electrolyte, decrease gas production of the electrochemical energy storage apparatus, and improve storage performance of the electrochemical energy storage apparatus without deteriorating energy density, cycle performance and rate performance of the electrochemical energy storage apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a slurry for forming an electrode-active-material layer, the slurry improving adhesion to a current collector while suppressing a decrease in cell capacity. The present invention provides a slurry for forming an electrode-active-material layer for a cell, the slurry including at least an active material and an aqueous binder, wherein the slurry has an aqueous binder content from 0.1 to 0.8 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the active material, and a supernatant obtained by centrifuging the slurry has the aqueous binder content of 45% by weight or greater of a total amount of the aqueous binder contained in the slurry. The slurry of the present invention preferably further contains a fibrous material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrochemical cells comprising electrodes prepared from layered materials comprising a substantially two-dimensional ordered array of cells having an empirical formula of Mn+1Xn, where M comprises a transition metal selected from the group consisting of a Group IIIB metal, a Group IVB metal, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, and any combination thereof, X is CxNy wherein x+y=n, and n is equal to 1, 2, or 3. Also disclosed herein are batteries comprising the electrochemical cells and methods for electrochemically preparing MXene compositions with the use of the electrochemical cells.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are repeatedly stacked includes a shrinkage film made of a material having a thermal shrinkage rate greater than that of the separator, the shrinkage film being shrunk in area at a specific temperature or more, wherein the shrinkage film is disposed instead of the separator at one or more positions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode so that, when the shrinkage film is shrunk by an increase of a temperature, the positive electrode and the negative electrode, which are adjacent to each other with the shrinkage film therebetween, partially contact each other to generate microcurrent.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separation layer interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide in which at least one metal forms a concentration gradient. The second cathode active material particle includes primary particles having different shapes or crystalline structures from each other.

Abstract: Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a sulfonate ester compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from a sulfonate ester compound.

Abstract: In some implementations, a metal air battery includes an anode and an cathode opposite to the anode. The cathode may be formed as a textured carbon-based scaffold and include an opening into the metal air battery. The metal air battery may include a nano-fibrous membrane (NFM) containing a liquid electrolyte and a functionalized carbon structure may be disposed between the cathode and the NFM. The functionalized carbon structure may allow moisture and oxygen from ambient air to permeate through the NFM and diffuse throughout the textured scaffold of the cathode. A moisture barrier layer may be laminated over the cathode and positioned, by a user, in one of two states. When in a first state, the moisture barrier layer may seal the opening. When in a second state, the moisture barrier layer may allow the moisture and the oxygen to enter the textured scaffold.

Abstract: To provide a liquid composition capable of forming a membrane excellent in durability against hydrogen peroxide or peroxide radicals and excellent in hydrogen gas barrier property; a polymer electrolyte membrane; a membrane electrode assembly; and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. Liquid composition comprising a liquid medium, an acid-type sulfonic acid group-containing fluorocarbon polymer of which the hydrogen gas permeation coefficient under the conditions of a temperature of 80° C. and a relative humidity of 10% is at most 2.5×10?9 cm3·cm/(s·cm2·cmHg), and cerium atoms; a polymer electrolyte membrane 15 comprising the acid-type sulfonic acid group-containing fluorocarbon polymer, and cerium atoms; and a membrane electrode assembly 10 comprising an anode 13 having a catalyst layer, a cathode 14 having a catalyst layer, and the polymer electrolyte membrane 15 disposed between the anode 13 and the cathode 14.

Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.

Abstract: A secondary battery for cycling between a charged and a discharged state is provided. The secondary battery has an electrode assembly having a population of anode structures, a population of cathode structures, and an electrically insulating microporous separator material. The electrode assembly also has a set of electrode constraints that at least partially restrains growth of the electrode assembly. Members of the anode structure population have a first cross-sectional area, A1 when the secondary battery is in the charged state and a second cross-sectional area, A2, when the secondary battery is in the discharged state, and members of the cathode structure population have a first cross-sectional area, C1 when the secondary battery is in the charged state and a second cross-sectional area, C2, when the secondary battery is in the discharged state, where A1 is greater than A2, and C1 is less than C2.

Abstract: Improved membrane electrode assemblies, cation-associating components thereof, and methods of making and treating the same are provided. Membrane electrode assemblies may include an ionomer having a first pKa value, and a water-insoluble net polymer having a weakly-acidic functional group, wherein the weakly-acidic functional group has a second pKa value greater than the first pKa value.

Abstract: During an operation of the energy accumulator, a control unit is designed to detect event data relating to different charging/discharging events of the energy accumulator. The event data for a charging/discharging event indicates an event discharge depth of the energy accumulator within the scope of the charging discharging event. In addition, the control unit is designed to determine a discharge depth distribution based on the discharge data, which indicates a number of charging/discharging events with a corresponding event discharge depth for different discharge depths during the operation of the energy accumulator. The control unit is designed to determine status data relating to a cumulative charging of the energy accumulator based on the discharge depth distribution and based on a discharge depth characteristic curve of the energy accumulator, and/or to adjust an operating strategy for the energy accumulator depending on the discharge depth distribution and the discharge depth characteristic curve.