Abstract: Provided is a precursor of a positive electrode active material containing, in a reduced amount, impurities which do not contribute to a charge/discharge reaction but rather corrode a firing furnace and peripheral equipment and thus having excellent battery characteristics and safety, and production method thereof. A method for producing a precursor of a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a hollow structure or porous structure includes obtaining the precursor by washing nickel-manganese composite hydroxide particles having a particular composition ratio and a pore structure in which pores are present within the particles with an aqueous carbonate solution having a carbonate concentration of 0.1 mol/L or more.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, a catalyzed layer in at least one position selected from the group consisting of between the cathode and the membrane and between the anode and the membrane, and an edge seal positioned along an edge of the membrane electrode assembly, wherein the membrane and the catalyzed layer extends into the edge seal.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to electrodes for electrochemical cells, the electrodes including an electrode material disposed on a current collector. In some embodiments, an electrode includes an edge protection barrier member on a perimeter of a surface of the current collector. The barrier member forms a wall along the main edge(s) of the current collector, defining an inner region bounded by the barrier member and the top surface of the current collector, and the electrode material occupies the inner region.

Abstract: A positive active material includes an over-lithiated lithium transition metal oxide having a core-shell structure, wherein a shell layer of the core-shell structure includes a metal cation.

Abstract: The secondary battery comprises: a battery element 20 having a positive electrode 30 wherein positive active material 31 are applied on both surfaces of a positive current collector 32, a negative electrode 40 wherein negative active material 41 are applied on both surfaces of a negative current collector 42, and a separator; a packaging film 10, made of a film that includes a heat-seal resin layer 13, for accommodating the battery element; wherein a melting point or a decomposition temperature of the separator is higher than a melting point of the heat-seal resin layer by 50° C. or more; and wherein, at least a part of the active material layer 31, 41 of the positive electrode or the negative electrode and the heat-seal resin layer are heat-sealed to each other at at least one surface of the upper surface and the lower surface of the battery element.

Abstract: A traction-battery assembly includes a retention structure having a separator and first and second openings on opposing sides of the separator. The assembly also includes first and second arrays each having cells arranged such that terminals of the cells are on a terminal side of the array. The terminal sides of the first and second arrays are each disposed in one of the first or second openings such that the terminal sides face the separator.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having a high catalytic activity. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is equal to or larger than a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, and an average particle diameter of the catalyst metal is 2.8 nm or more.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a cover assembly coupled to the battery cells. The battery cells are arranged in a stacked configuration. The cover assembly includes a housing, bus bars, and a temperature monitoring assembly. The bus bars engage corresponding positive and negative cell terminals of the battery cells to electrically connect adjacent battery cells. The temperature monitoring assembly is mounted to and extends along a mounting surface of the cover assembly that faces the battery cells. The temperature monitoring assembly includes an electrical cable, a temperature sensing device mounted to and electrically connected to the electrical cable, and a thermally conductive interface member covering the temperature sensing device. The thermally conductive interface member engages at least one of the battery cells, and the temperature monitoring assembly monitors a temperature of that at least one battery cell.

Abstract: Separators of multiple types capable of supplying and diffusing fluids such as an anode gas, cathode gas and coolant uniformly are prepared and combined to construct a fuel cell stack. Such a cell stack (20) for fuel cells includes separators of at least two types (types CA, C, A, C, CW and AW) for anode gas and cathode gas. Each separator is such that a corrosion-resistance layer is formed on at least one face of a metal plate (30) and a fluid supply and diffusion layer for the corresponding gas is formed by an electrically conductive porous layer on the corrosion-resistant layer. The at least two separators are stacked so as to face each other with at least an electrolyte membrane and catalyst layers on both sides of the membrane (a new membrane electrode assembly N-MEA) being sandwiched between the fluid supply and diffusion layers of the separators.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery having improved safety. In the lithium secondary battery, the property of a bimetal bent in one direction at high temperature under an abnormal operating condition is used to cause a disconnection between an electrode tab and an electrode lead and to increase the internal resistance of a unit cell, thereby improving the safety of a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: A battery has a cathode, an anode, and a first solid electrolyte. The cathode contains a particle of a cathode active material, and the anode contains a particle of an anode active material. The first solid electrolyte is disposed between the cathode and the anode. At least one of the surface of the particle of the cathode active material and the surface of the particle of the anode active material is coated with a polyether-based organic solid electrolyte. The polyether-based organic solid electrolyte is in contact with the first solid electrolyte. The polyether-based organic solid electrolyte is a compound of a polymer having an ether bond and an electrolytic salt.

Abstract: Provided is aluminum secondary battery comprising an anode, a cathode, a porous separator electronically separating the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte in ionic contact with the anode and the cathode to support reversible deposition and dissolution of aluminum at the anode, wherein the anode contains aluminum metal or an aluminum metal alloy as an anode active material and the cathode comprises a layer of graphitic carbon particles or fibers, preferably selected from meso-phase carbon particles, meso carbon micro-beads (MCMB), coke particles or needles, soft carbon particles, hard carbon particles, amorphous graphite containing graphite micro-crystallites, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-fibers, carbon fibers, graphite nano-fibers, graphite fibers, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method of making an interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell stack includes providing a chromium alloy interconnect and providing a nickel mesh in contact with a fuel side of the interconnect. Formation of a chromium oxide layer is reduced or avoided in locations between the nickel mesh and the fuel side of the interconnect. A Cr—Ni alloy or a Cr—Fe—Ni alloy is located at least in the fuel side of the interconnect under the nickel mesh.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ceramic selective membranes and methods of forming the ceramic selective membranes by forming a selective silica ceramic on a porous membrane substrate. Representative ceramic selective membranes include ion-conductive membranes (e.g., proton-conducting membranes) and gas selective membranes. Representative uses for the membranes include incorporation into fuel cells and redox flow batteries (RFB) as ion-conducting membranes.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte composition including nonspherical polymer particles; a dispersion medium; and an inorganic solid electrolyte, in which the nonspherical polymer particles is formed of a polymer having at least one of a specific functional group, an acidic group having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 14 or less, or a basic group having a conjugate acid pKa of 14 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer electrode membrane including a porous support including a web of nanofibers of a first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor that are arranged irregularly and discontinuously; and a second hydrocarbon-based ion conductor filling the pores of the porous support, the first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor being a product obtained by eliminating at least a portion of the protective groups (Y) in a precursor of the first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor represented by Formula (1), a method for producing the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a membrane electrode assembly including the polymer electrolyte membrane: wherein m, p, q, M, M?, X and Y respectively have the same meanings as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a substrate; an organic layer on at least one side of the substrate and including an organic material; and an inorganic layer on at least one side of the substrate and including an inorganic material, where the organic material includes two or more organic particles having respective melting points that are different from each other. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the separator.

Abstract: A power storage device with high capacity or high energy density is provided. A highly reliable power storage device is provided. A long-life power storage device is provided. An electrode includes an active material, a first binder, and a second binder. The specific surface area of the active material is S [m2/g]. The weight of the active material, the weight of the first binder, and the weight of the second binder are a, b, and c, respectively. The solution of {(b+c)/(a+b+c)}×100÷S is 0.3 or more. The electrode includes a first film in contact with the active material. The first film preferably includes a region in contact with the active material. The first film preferably includes a region with a thickness of 2 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The first film contains a water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: Provided are a method of preparing a cathode active material including coating a surface of a lithium transition metal oxide with a lithium boron oxide by dry mixing the lithium transition metal oxide and a boron-containing compound and performing a heat treatment, and a cathode active material prepared thereby. A method of preparing a cathode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention may easily transform lithium impurities present in a lithium transition metal oxide into a structurally stable lithium boron oxide by performing a heat treatment near the melting point of a boron-containing compound. Also, a coating layer may be formed in which the lithium boron oxide is uniformly coated in an amount proportional to the used amount of the boron-containing compound even at a low heat treatment temperature.

Abstract: A catalyst for a fuel cell includes an active metal catalyst and a composite supporter supporting the active metal catalyst. The composite supporter includes a spherical-shaped supporter and a fibrous supporter, wherein the fibrous supporter is included in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total amount of the composite supporter. In addition, an electrode for a fuel cell using the same, a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the electrode, and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly are also disclosed.