Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a lithium metal negative electrode, a preparation method therefor and related lithium metal battery and device. The lithium metal negative electrode may comprise: a negative electrode current collector; at least one lithium-based metal layer provided on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector; and an ion-conducting polymer modification layer, which is located on the surface of one of the at least one lithium-based metal layer and comprises at least catalytic amount of a Lewis acid, the Lewis acid containing cations of a metal capable of forming an alloy-type active material with lithium.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a solvent and a prelithiation additive, where the prelithiation additive is selected from at least one of the following: lithium salt with oxalate, lithium oxide, and lithium peroxide, and the solvent includes at least one compound of formula (I). R1 is C1-6 fluoroalkyl; R2 is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or C1-6 fluoroalkyl; and n represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: A negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active substance and lithium-philic nanoparticles capable of alloying with lithium. A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, the negative electrode plate, and a separator provided between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate.

Abstract: A separator includes a porous substrate and a polymer coating. The polymer coating covers at least one surface of the porous substrate, and pores of the porous substrate are not completely filled by the polymer coating. The polymer coating has lithium ion conductivity. A preparation method of separator includes mixing preparation raw materials of a polymer coating to prepare a precursor solution, applying the precursor solution onto at least one surface of a porous substrate, and polymerizing the precursor solution to prepare the polymer coating.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a solvent, where the solvent includes at least one cyclic ether of formula (I) and at least one linear ether of formula (II).

Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes orthocarbonate, chain carbonate, cyclic carbonate, and lithium salt, a mass content of the orthocarbonate is 10% to 80%, and at least one of the chain carbonate or the cyclic carbonate is fluoride. A central carbon atom of the orthocarbonate is bonded to four oxygen atoms, each of which is further bonded to an alkyl or halogenated alkyl chain, which plays an electron attraction role for lone pair electrons of the oxygen atoms, and increases steric hindrance surrounding the oxygen atoms, weakening the capability of the oxygen atoms in binding to lithium ions, and facilitating SEI film formation dominated by anion decomposition.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte, including a first solvent represented by formula I and a second solvent selected from one or more of formula II and formula III, where R1 is selected from C1-C6 fluoroalkyl; R2 is selected from a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 fluoroalkyl; n represents 1 or 2; and R3 to R10 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, C1-C6 alkyl, or C1-C6 fluoroalkyl. The electrolyte of the disclosure can improve cycle stability and safety of the battery. A secondary battery including the electrolyte, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A composite electrolyte, including a sulfide electrolyte, a polymer electrolyte, and a functional additive material are provided. In some embodiments, the functional additive material is selected from polymers represented by the following structural R1—O—R2-A. In some embodiments, R1 is selected from at least one of polyvinyl group, polypropylene group, polyacrylate group, polyvinylcarbonate group, polyacrylonitrile group, and polystyrene group; R2 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 3-10 carbon atoms; A is selected from at least one aromatic hydrocarbon group of benzene group, biphenyl group, triphenyl group, naphthalene group, anthracene group, phenanthrene group, and pyrene group; and X is selected from at least one of hydrogen atom, halogen atom, mercapto group, hydroxyl group, amine group, and aldehyde group.

Abstract: A composite electrolyte, including a sulfide electrolyte, a polymer electrolyte, and a functional additive material are provided. In some embodiments, the functional additive material is selected from polymers represented by the following structural R1—O—R2-A. In some embodiments, R1 is selected from at least one of polyvinyl group, polypropylene group, polyacrylate group, polyvinylcarbonate group, polyacrylonitrile group, and polystyrene group; R2 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 3-10 carbon atoms; A is selected from at least one aromatic hydrocarbon group of benzene group, biphenyl group, triphenyl group, naphthalene group, anthracene group, phenanthrene group, and pyrene group; and X is selected from at least one of hydrogen atom, halogen atom, mercapto group, hydroxyl group, amine group, and aldehyde group.

Abstract: A lithium coating composition includes a lithium-containing metal and a polymer chemically connected to a lithium surface of the lithium-containing metal, and the polymer has a structure shown in Formula I. Each occurrence of Rf independently represents a fluorine-substituted aliphatic group, each occurrence of X independently represents H or an electron-withdrawing group, each occurrence of Z independently represents O, S or NR11 where R11 is H or C1-3 alkyl, * indicates a site connecting a terminal group, n is an integer ?10, and at least one cyano group in the polymer forms a chemical connection with lithium in the lithium-containing metal.

Abstract: This application provides a polymer current collector, a preparation method thereof, and a secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and apparatus associated therewith. The polymer current collector provided in this application includes polymer film layers, where the polymer film layers include a first polymer film layer and a second polymer film layer, a resistivity of the first polymer film layer is denoted as ?1, a resistivity of the second polymer film layer is denoted as ?2, and the current collector satisfies ?1>?2. The polymer current collector in this application can induce to deposit of lithium metal from a low conductivity side to a high conductivity side, avoiding risks of depositing lithium ions on the surface of the current collector and thereby increasing cycle life of lithium metal batteries.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive. The additive is a salt with a formula of M1M2xOy. The M1 is selected from one or more of alkali metal element and NH4+. The M2 is selected from one or more of VB-VIII group elements in a fourth cycle of a periodic table of elements. x is in a range of 0.01-4, and y is in a range of 0.1-9.

Abstract: This application provides a battery, and a method and apparatus for curbing battery gassing, and pertains to the field of battery technologies. The battery includes a battery housing, a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. A gas reducer is disposed inside the battery housing, the gas reducer includes at least one of alkali metal and alkali metal alloy, and the gas reducer is in no contact with or in non-electrical contact with the negative electrode plate. The apparatus is provided with the foregoing battery. The method for curbing battery gassing includes disposing the gas reducer inside the battery housing, such that the gas reducer is in no contact with or in non-electrical contact with the negative electrode plate. Such battery features simple configuration, no limitation from gas scale effect, timely degassing, and high degassing capacity.

Abstract: This application provides a negative electrode plate, a lithium metal battery, and an apparatus including the lithium metal battery. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a lithium-metal negative electrode disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, where a polymer protective film is disposed on a surface of the lithium-metal negative electrode away from the negative electrode current collector, the polymer protective film includes a citric acid copolymer, and a number-average molecular weight Mn of the citric acid copolymer is 10,000 to 1,000,000. In this application, a polymer protective film with high tensile strength, high puncture strength, high elongation, and high electrolyte holding capacity may be formed on the surface of the lithium-metal negative electrode in the negative electrode plate.

Abstract: A current collector includes a current collector body and a lithiophilic layer applied on a surface of the current collector body. The lithiophilic layer has lithium affinity and comprises a lithiophilic material. The lithiophilic material comprises an internal structure and an external structure, and the internal structure is a cavity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a lithium metal negative electrode, a preparation method therefor and related lithium metal battery and device. The lithium metal negative electrode may comprise: a negative electrode current collector; at least one lithium-based metal layer provided on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector; and an ion-conducting polymer modification layer, which is located on the surface of one of the at least one lithium-based metal layer and comprises at least catalytic amount of a Lewis acid, the Lewis acid containing cations of a metal capable of forming an alloy-type active material with lithium.

Abstract: The present application discloses a sulfide solid electrolyte and a method for the preparation thereof, an all solid state lithium secondary battery, and an apparatus containing the all solid state lithium secondary battery. The sulfide solid electrolyte is obtained by compounding at least Li2S, P2S5 and a dopant MxS2O3, wherein M is one or more selected from Na, K, Ba and Ca, and 1?x?2.

Abstract: A supramolecular ionic liquid, a solid-state electrolyte membrane, a solid-state lithium metal battery, and an apparatus are provided. The supramolecular ionic liquid of this disclosure has a benzophenanthrene structure represented by formula (I), where R1 is selected from ether groups, polyether groups, halogenated ether groups, or halogenated polyether groups having 1 to 16 carbon atoms; and R2 is selected from ether groups or polyether groups having 1 to 16 carbon atoms. The supramolecular ionic liquid of this disclosure has an ionic conductivity as high as 10?3 S/cm at room temperature. A solid-state electrolyte membrane made therefrom also has an ionic conductivity as high as 10?3 S/cm at room temperature. This is close to performance of a liquid electrolyte, proposing a solution to the problem of low ionic conductivity in existing solid-state electrolytes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode plate for all-solid-state lithium secondary battery, an all-solid-state lithium secondary battery, and an apparatus. The positive electrode active material provided in the present disclosure includes a positive electrode active substance and a sodium thiosulfate coating layer coating a surface of the positive electrode active substance. Applying the positive electrode active material provided in the present disclosure to the positive electrode plate for all-solid-state lithium secondary battery can significantly improve the cycling performance and capacity retention rate of the battery.

Abstract: A negative-electrode plate, a preparation method thereof, and a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus including such negative-electrode plate are provided. The negative-electrode plate includes an alkali metal layer and a polymer film layer provided on at least one surface of the alkali metal layer. Surface resistivity of the polymer film layer gradually increases in a thickness direction of the polymer film layer away from the alkali metal layer. When the negative-electrode plate is used in a secondary battery, lithium dendrites can be effectively inhibited.