Abstract: A silicon-and germanium-based molecular sieve has a framework chemical composition as represented by the formula “SiO2.1/nGeO2”. The silicon/germanium molar ratio is 0.1n30. The molecular sieve has a unique X-ray diffraction pattern. It can be used in adsorptive separation, ion exchange, and catalytic conversion of organic compounds.

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: 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: A solid electrolyte membrane, a solid battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and a power consuming device are provided. The solid electrolyte membrane comprises a sulfide electrolyte material and polymer particles dispersed in the sulfide electrolyte material; on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the total mass of the sulfide electrolyte material and the polymer particles, the mass of the polymer particles is 1 to 50 parts by mass; and no less than 90 wt % of the polymer particles have a size of 1 ?m to 500 ?m. Once compression-molded in conditions of 100 MPa to 500 MPa, the polymer particles have a compaction density of greater than 95% and a breaking strength of higher than 50 MPa. The mechanical properties of the solid electrolyte membrane can be improved so as to inhibit the propagation of cracks throughout the solid electrolyte membrane, thereby effectively solving the problem of lithium dendrites running throughout the solid electrolyte membrane.

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: A bias current generator circuit includes a current path and a leakage control circuit. The current path is connected between a supply voltage and a ground level. The current path includes a transistor and a resistor. The transistor has a current channel connected in the current path. The resistor has an upper terminal and a lower terminal connected in the current path, and a well contact to allow a reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow through. The leakage control circuit is connected to the supply voltage. The leakage control circuit includes a driving transistor to provide a driving voltage to the well contact of the resistor, and to allow the reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow into the leakage control circuit.

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 self-calibrating digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is disclosed. The self-calibrating DAC includes a DAC including a least significant bit (LSB) side resistor network and a most significant bit (MSB) side resistor network. At least the MSB side resistor network includes a plurality of trimmable resistors. A resistance to frequency converter coupled with an output of the DAC is included to generate a frequency fL based on a value of the LSB side resistor network or the MSB side resistor network. A monitor is included to generate a counter value by comparing fL with a high frequency clock having a constant frequency fH.

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.

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: A solid-state battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus associated therewith are provided. In some embodiments, the solid-state battery includes a solid-state electrolyte, where the solid-state electrolyte includes a sulfide electrolyte layer and at least one polymer electrolyte layer provided on a surface of the sulfide electrolyte layer, and the solid-state electrolyte satisfies the following condition: thickness of the sulfide electrolyte layer?thickness of the polymer electrolyte layer on one side ?84.2?80.2w. The polymer electrolyte layer having an appropriate thickness in this disclosure can improve interfacial infiltration between the current sulfide electrolyte layer and an electrode without seriously reducing the overall energy density of the battery, thereby overcoming defects of sulfide electrolyte in disclosures in solid-state batteries to a large extent and improving cycling performance and safety performance of solid-state batteries.

Abstract: This application provides a lithium secondary battery and a negative electrode plate for the lithium secondary battery. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, where a surface of the negative electrode active material layer closer to the current collector is provided with an elastic coating. And the elastic coating includes an elastic polymer and a conductive agent. At a pressure of 1 MPa to 20 MPa, the elastic coating has a compression deformation of 20% to 80% and an elastic modulus of 1 MPa to 800 MPa. And optionally, at the pressure of 1 MPa to 20 MPa, the elastic coating has a compression deformation of 30% to 60% and an elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 100 MPa.

Abstract: The solid electrolyte membrane in this application has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, where the first surface is provided with several micropores that extend into an interior of the solid electrolyte membrane without penetrating to the second surface. This application further provides a solid-state lithium metal battery, battery module, battery pack, and apparatus containing such solid electrolyte membrane. In the solid electrolyte membrane provided in this application, the micropores provided on the first surface of the solid electrolyte membrane do not penetrate to the opposite second surface, so that lithium ions can be induced to deposit in the micropores. This reduces the risk of lithium dendrites growing or even penetrating through the solid electrolyte membrane due to non-uniform deposition of lithium ions at other locations, thereby preventing short circuit of a solid-state lithium metal battery.

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: The present application discloses a lithium metal battery, a process for preparing the same, an apparatus containing the lithium metal battery, and a negative electrode plate. The lithium metal battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and an electrolyte, the positive electrode plate including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer arranged on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprising a positive electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode plate includes a polymer material base layer; and a lithium-based metal layer that is directly bonded to at least one surface of the polymer material base layer.

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 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.