Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of lithium-sulphur batteries having high energy and power densities. In particular the present invention relates to a lithium-sulphur battery comprising a porous separator made of biaxially oriented polypropylene and to its process of manufacture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a powder comprising particles containing a core and a shell, said powder preferably having a surface area (BET) of at most 50 m2/g, said core containing silicon (Si) and said shell containing silicon oxide SiOx with 0<x?2, wherein said silicon oxide contains Sin+ cations with n being an integer from 1 to 4, wherein said silicon oxide contains Si4+ cations in an amount of at least 70 mol % from the total amount of Sin? cations.

Abstract: A composite electrode includes a mixture of active matter (AM) particles and EC material particles generating an electronic conductivity, the mixture being supported by an electrical lead forming a DC current collector. The electrode can be manufactured by a method which consists of modifying the AM particles and the EC particles so as to react with each other and with the material of the collector in order to form covalent and electrostatic bonds between said particles, as well as between the particles and the current collector, and then placing the different constituents in contact.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein: —the electrolyte comprises a SEI film-forming agent, and—the negative electrode comprises a micrometric Si based active material, a polymeric binder material and a conductive agent, wherein at least part of the surface of the Si based active material consists of Si—OCO—R groups, Si being part of the active material, and R being the polymeric chain of the binder material.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a fluoropolynner film comprising a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a mixture of:—at least one fluoropolymer [polymer (F)];—at least one metal compound [compound (M)] having formula: X4-mAYm wherein m is an integer from 1 to 4, A is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti and Zr, Y is a hydrolysable group and X is a hydrocarbon group, optionally comprising one or more functional groups;—a liquid medium consisting essentially of at least one ionic liquid (IL) and, optionally, at least one additive (A);—optionally, at least one electrolytic salt (ES); and—optionally, at least one organic solvent (S); (ii) hydrolysing and/or polycondensing said compound (M) to yield a liquid mixture comprising fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite comprising inorganic domains and incorporating said liquid medium; (iii) processing a film from the liquid mixture obtained in step

Abstract: A rechargeable battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein: —the electrolyte comprises a SEI film-forming agent, and—the negative electrode comprises a micrometric Si based active material, a polymeric binder material and a conductive agent, wherein at least part of the surface of the Si based active material consists of Si—OCO—R groups, Si being part of the active material, and R being the polymeric chain of the binder material.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds comprising a redox group, to the use thereof as an additive to an electrolyte composition, to an electrolyte composition including such an additive, and to electrochemical systems including such an electrolyte composition, in particular lithium or sodium batteries and supercapacitors having a double electric layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a material for a composite electrode. The method is intended for the preparation of a composite material consisting of an active electrode material M1, a material C1 conferring electronic conductivity, an organic binder and a salt, said binder comprising a polymer P1 having an O, N, P or S heteroatom mass content of 15% or higher, a polymer P2 having an O, N, P or S heteroatom mass content of 5% or less, and a nonvolatile liquid organic solvent S1. It includes a step consisting in preparing a viscous solution containing at least one polymer P1, at least one polymer P2, a material C1, an active electrode material M1 and at least one nonvolatile solvent S1, and a step consisting in forming a film from the viscous solution obtained.

Abstract: Composition for the manufacture of composite electrodes usable in electrochemical devices and comprising at least: (i) one lithium insertion material; (ii) one electronic conducting material; (iii) one amino-functional cationic polyelectrolyte; (iv) water.

Abstract: A method for preparing an electrode composition, including a step of forming a suspension, in an unbuffered aqueous acid medium having a pH of 1 or in a buffered acid medium having a pH less than or equal to 4, containing an electrode active material in the form of particles of an element M selected from Si, Sn, and Ge, a polymer binder having reactive groups capable of reacting with hydroxyl groups in an acid medium, and an agent generating electronic conductivity. The invention also relates to the electrode obtained according to the method, as well as to a battery including such an electrode.

Abstract: “A composite electrode includes a mixture of active matter (AM) particles and EC material particles generating an electronic conductivity, the mixture being supported by an electrical lead forming a DC current collector. The electrode can be manufactured by a method which consists of modifying the AM particles and the EC particles so as to react with each other and with the material of the collector in order to form covalent and electrostatic bonds between said particles, as well as between the particles and the current collector, and then placing the different constituents in contact.

Abstract: An electrode includes an electrically conducting support carrying an electrode material, which has an active substance consisting of particles of a complex oxide which at their surface carry organic phosphorous groups fixed by covalent bonding. The complex oxide may be LiV3O8, LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, LiMPO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, Li2MSiO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, LiFeBO3, Li4Ti5O12, LiMn2O4, LiNi1?y?zMnyCozAltO2 (0 2O5, MnO2, LiFePO4F, Li3V2(PO4)3, and LiVPO4F. The electrode is useful in particular for lithium batteries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode composite material for Li-ion battery, to the preparation method thereof, and to the use thereof in a Li-ion battery. The composite material according to the invention includes: a) at least one conductive additive including carbon nanotubes at a content between 1 and 2.5 wt %, preferably between 1.5 and 2.2 wt %, relative to the total weight of the composite material; b) an active electrode material capable of reversibly forming an insertion compound with lithium, having an electrochemical potential greater than 2V relative to the Li/Li+ couple, and selected from among compounds having LiMv(XOz)n polyanionic framework; and c) a polymer binder. The positive electrode composite material according to the invention imparts, to the Li-ion battery incorporating said electrode, high support for the cycling capacity, weak internal resistance, and strong charge and discharge kinetics for the moderate cost of the stored KW.

Abstract: An electrode includes an electrically conducting support carrying an electrode material, which has an active substance consisting of particles of a complex oxide which at their surface carry organic phosphorous groups fixed by covalent bonding. The complex oxide may be LiV3O8, LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, LiMPO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, Li2MSiO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, LiFeBO3, Li4Ti5O12, LiMn2O4, LiNi1?y?zMnyCozAltO2 (0 2O5, MnO2, LiFePO4F, Li3V2(PO4)3, and LiVPO4F. The electrode is useful in particular for lithium batteries.

Abstract: An electrode composite and to its manufacturing process. The composite includes an active element, i.e. one exhibiting electrochemical activity, a conductive additive and a binder. The conductive additive is a mixture of conductive additives containing at least carbon nanofibres (CNFs) and at least carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Also, the negative electrodes for electrochemical devices of the lithium battery type including said composite and to the secondary (Li-ion) batteries provided with such a negative electrode.

Abstract: Composition for the manufacture of composite electrodes usable in electrochemical devices and comprising at least: (i) one lithium insertion material; (ii) one electronic conducting material; (iii) one amino-functional cationic polyelectrolyte; (iv) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a material for a composite electrode. The method is intended for the preparation of a composite material consisting of an active electrode material M1, a material C1 conferring electronic conductivity, an organic binder and a salt, said binder comprising a polymer P1 having an O, N, P or S heteroatom mass content of 15% or higher, a polymer P2 having an O, N, P or S heteroatom mass content of 5% or less, and a nonvolatile liquid organic solvent S1. It includes a step consisting in preparing a viscous solution containing at least one polymer P1, at least one polymer P2, a material C1, an active electrode material M1 and at least one nonvolatile solvent S1, and a step consisting in forming a film from the viscous solution obtained.