Abstract: This application provides a lithium metal battery, and relates to the battery field. The lithium metal battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution infiltrating the separator. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a lithium-aluminum alloy layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector; and the electrolytic solution includes an electrolyte and a solvent, where the solvent contains a film-forming agent, and the film-forming agent is FEC and/or DFEC.

Abstract: The present application provides a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus. The lithium-ion battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolytic solution. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet, and a separation film. A positive active material in the positive electrode sheet includes Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1. A negative active material in the negative electrode sheet includes one or more of Si, SiOx2, a Si/C composite material, and a Si alloy. The electrolytic solution contains an additive A and an addictive B, the additive A is a polynitrile six-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic compound with a relatively low oxidation potential, and the additive B is a halogen-substituted cyclic carbonate compound. The lithium-ion battery has superb cycle performance and storage performance, especially under high-temperature and high-voltage conditions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly, a secondary battery, a battery pack and a device. The electrode assembly includes: an electrode unit including an electrode body and an electrode terminal part electrically connected with the electrode body; and a first insulating film for being wound around the electrode unit, the first insulating film including a connection part and an extension part connected with each other, the connection part being provided with an adhesive area for connecting with the electrode terminal part, the extension part being a part of the first insulating film extending beyond an end face of the electrode terminal part, and at least part of the extension part being provided as a non-adhesive area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of energy storage materials, and particularly, to an electrolyte and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte includes an additive A and an additive B, the additive A is selected from a group consisting of multi-cyano six-membered N-heterocyclic compounds represented by Formula I-1, Formula I-2 and Formula I-3, and combinations thereof, and the additive B is at least one halogenated cyclic carbonate compound. The electrochemical device includes the above electrolyte. The electrolyte of the present disclosure can effectively passivate surface activity of the positive electrode material, inhibit oxidation of the electrolyte, and effectively reduce gas production of the battery, while an anode SEI film can be formed to avoid a contact between the anode and the electrode and thus to effectively reduce side reactions.

Abstract: The present application provides a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus, the lithium-ion battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolytic solution, and the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet, and a separation film. A positive electrode active material in the positive electrode sheet includes Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1, and the positive electrode active material is a mixture of large particles Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1 and small particles Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1; an average particle size D50 of the large particles Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1 is 10 ?m-17 ?m, and an average particle size D50 of the small particles Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1 is 2 ?m-7 ?m. The electrolytic solution contains an additive A that is a polynitrile six-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic compound with a relatively low oxidation potential. The lithium-ion battery has superb cycle performance and storage performance, especially under high-temperature and high-voltage conditions.

Abstract: A positive current collector, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, and an apparatus, the positive current collector comprising a support layer, provided with two opposing surfaces in the thickness direction thereof, and a conductive layer arranged on at least one of the two surfaces of the support layer, wherein the conductive layer has a thickness Di satisfying 300 nm?D1?2 ?m; and when the positive current collector has a the tensile strain of 1.5%, the conductive layer has a sheet resistance growth rate of T?30%. The positive current collector has higher safety performance and meanwhile higher electrical performance, and thus a positive electrode plate and a secondary battery adopting the positive current collector could have higher safety performance and meanwhile higher electro-chemical performance.

Abstract: A positive current collector, a positive electrode plate, a battery, and an apparatus, the positive current collector comprising a support layer, provided with two opposite surfaces in a thickness direction of the support layer, and a conductive layer arranged on at least one of the two surfaces of the support layer, wherein the conductive layer has a thickness Di satisfying 300 nm?D1?2 ?m; and when the positive current collector has a the tensile strain of 3.0% or more, the conductive layer has a sheet resistance growth rate of T1?50%. The positive current collector has higher safety performance and meanwhile higher electrical performance, and thus a positive electrode plate and a battery adopting the positive current collector could have higher safety performance and meanwhile higher electro-chemical performance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device and a device for preparing a battery cell. The battery cell includes a housing being hollow and including an opening, and an end cover assembly includes an end cover and an insulator. The end cover is configured to be connected to the opening of the housing and at least the part of the end cover is inserted into the housing. A part of the end cover inserted into the housing includes an end surface and a first side surface. The end surface is substantially perpendicular to an insertion direction of the end cover. The first side surface is distributed along a periphery of the end surface and is opposite to an inner wall surface of the housing.

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: This application provides an electrolyte, a lithium-ion battery, and an apparatus including such lithium-ion battery. The electrolyte includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive. The additive includes a sulfur-containing compound and a silane compound, where the sulfur-containing compound is selected from one or more of sulfur hexafluoride, sulfuryl fluoride, sulfur dioxide, sulfur trioxide, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, and methyl ethyl sulfide. When a specific sulfur-containing compound is used together with a silane compound as an additive to the electrolyte, the sulfur-containing compound can not only participate in forming a SEI film on a surface of a negative electrode of the lithium-ion battery to effectively prevent direct contact between the electrolyte and a negative electrode active material, but also optimize a passivation film formed by the silane compound on a surface of the positive electrode to reduce film-forming impedance on the surface of the positive electrode.

Abstract: The present application discloses a positive electrode active material satisfying the chemical formula LxNayMzCu?Fe?Mn?O2+??0.5?X? and a preparation method therefor, a sodium ion battery and an apparatus including such battery, wherein L is a doping element at alkali metal site, M is a doping element at transition metal site, and X is a doping element at oxygen site, 0?x<0.35, 0.65?y?1, 0<??0.3, 0<??0.5, 0<??0.5, ?0.03???0.03, 0???0.1, z+?+?+?=1, mx+y+nz+2?+3?+4?=2(2+?), m is the valence state of L, and n is the valence state of M; and the pH of the positive electrode active material is 10.5-13, wherein L is a doping element at alkali metal site, M is a doping element at transition metal site, and X is a doping element at oxygen site.

Abstract: This application provides a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus. The lithium-ion battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. A positive active material of the positive electrode plate includes Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1, where 0.5?x1?1.2, 0.8?y1<1.0, 0?z1?0.1, M is selected from one or more of Al, Ti, Zr, Y, and Mg, and Q is selected from one or more of F, Cl, and S. The electrolyte contains an additive A, an additive B, and an additive C. The additive A is a polynitrile six-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic compound with a relatively low oxidation potential. The additive B is a silyl phosphite compound or a silyl phosphate compound or a mixture thereof. The additive C is a halogen substituted cyclic carbonate compound.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte and an electrochemical device, wherein the electrolyte comprises an additive A and an additive B, the additive A is present in an amount of 0.001% to 10% by mass in the electrolyte, and the additive B is present in an amount of 0.1% to 10% by mass in the electrolyte. This application can improve the cycle performance and storage performance of the electrochemical device, especially the cycle performance and storage performance of the electrochemical device under high temperature and high voltage conditions.

Abstract: This application relates to lithium-ion batteries and related battery modules, battery packs and devices. Specifically, the lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, an electrolyte, and a separator, wherein the positive electrode plate includes aluminum foil as a positive electrode current collector, and a content of element copper atom as an impurity per unit area of the aluminum foil is from 0.009 g/m2 to 0.021 g/m2, and the electrolyte contains first lithium salt and additive A, and the first lithium salt is a fluorine-containing sulfonimide lithium salt, and relative to total molar amount of lithium salt in the electrolyte, the fluorine-containing sulfonimide lithium salt has a molar amount of 30 mol % or higher; and the additive A is at least one of a phosphate compound containing an unsaturated bond, a cyclic compound containing a —SO2— bond and a silicon-oxygen compound containing an unsaturated bond.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery. The battery includes: a battery cell comprising a pressure relief mechanism, at least a portion of the pressure relief mechanism protruding outward from a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; a thermal management component for containing a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; wherein a first surface of thermal management component is attached to the first wall of the battery cell, the first surface of thermal management component is provided with an avoidance chamber, and the avoidance chamber is configured to accommodate the at least portion of the pressure relief mechanism. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.

Abstract: The present application discloses a battery including a battery cell, a thermal management component, an avoidance chamber and a collection chamber. The battery cell includes a pressure relief mechanism; the thermal management component is configured to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; the avoidance chamber is configured to provide a space allowing the pressure relief mechanism to be actuated; and the collection chamber is configured to collect emissions from the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated. The thermal management component is configured such that emissions are capable of passing through the thermal management component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, and then entering the collection chamber through the avoidance chamber. Therefore, the pressure relief mechanism may not need to be provided on a side of an electrode terminal of the battery cell and emissions relieved by the pressure relief mechanism may be collected.

Abstract: The present application discloses a composite graphite material and a method for preparing the same, a secondary battery, and an apparatus. The composite graphite material includes a core material and a coating layer that coats at least a portion of the surface of the core material, the core material including graphite, and the coating layer including a coating material containing a cyclic structure moiety, wherein the composite graphite material has a weight-loss rate of from 0.1% to 0.55% when the composite graphite material is heated in an atmosphere of an inert non-oxidative gas at a temperature rising from 40° C. to 800° C. The composite graphite material can enhance the gram capability and reduce the expansion rate of an electrode plate, and more preferably, can improve the cycle performance and kinetic performance of a battery as well.

Abstract: The present application provides a preparation method for a solid electrolyte, including: acquiring an initial reaction mixture including a lithium precursor, a central atom ligand and an organic solvent; acquiring a modified solution including a borate ester and the organic solvent; mixing the initial reaction mixture and the modified solution, and drying to acquire an initial product; performing a grinding, cold press and heat treatment to the initial product to obtain the solid electrolyte. In the preparation method provided by the present application, a B and O co-doped sulphide solid electrolyte can be obtained by modifying the sulphide solid electrolyte with the borate ester as a doping raw material. The ionic conductivity of the prepared sulphide solid electrolyte is significantly improved, which is also conducive to improvement of energy density of the all-solid-state batteries.

Abstract: A negative electrode plate, a secondary battery and an apparatus thereof are provided in the present application. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative membrane disposed on the negative electrode current collector, and the negative membrane includes a first coating layer and a second coating layer. The first coating layer is located on an outermost layer of the negative membrane and includes a first negative active material including a silicon-based material and a carbon material, and in the first coating layer, a mass percentage of the silicon-based material is 0.5% to 10%. The second coating layer is disposed between the first coating layer and the negative electrode current collector and includes a second negative active material including a silicon-based material and a carbon material, and in the second coating layer, a mass percentage of the silicon-based material is 5%-50%.

Abstract: The present application relates to a lithium ion battery, comprising: a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and an electrolytic solution, the positive electrode plate including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer provided on at least one side of the positive electrode current collector, and the electrolytic solution including an organic solvent, a lithium salt and an additive, wherein the lithium salt comprises a primary lithium salt, the primary lithium salt is a first compound in an amount of 30% or more relative to the total molar amount of the lithium salt, and the first compound has a structure represented by the following formula I, and wherein the additive comprises a second compound represented by the following formula II.