Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell, comprising: an active metal; at least one positive electrode; at least one negative electrode comprising an active material selected from the group consisting of an insertion material made of carbon, an alloy-forming active material, an intercalation material which does not comprise carbon, and a conversion active material; an SO2 based electrolyte comprising a first conducting salt which has the formula (I), wherein: M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z is aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode having a discharge element, at least one negative electrode having a discharge element, a housing and an electrolyte, the negative electrode comprising metallic lithium at least in the charged state of the rechargeable battery cell and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and comprising at least one first conducting salt which has the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, a housing and an electrolyte, the positive electrode being designed as a high-voltage electrode and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and at least one first conducting salt having the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an SO2-based electrolyte for a rechargeable battery cell comprising at least a first conducting salt of the formula (I) MaBmXn??formula (I) wherein M is a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum. B is the element boron. X is a halogen, and a, m, and n are integers. Furthermore, this disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell containing an SO2-based electrolyte comprising at least a first conducting salt of formula (I), an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, and a housing.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to rechargeable battery cells containing an active metal, at least one positive electrode having a planar discharge element, at least one negative electrode having a planar discharge element, a housing and an SO2-based electrolyte containing a first conductive salt, wherein the positive and/or the negative electrode contains at least one first binder consisting of a polymer based on monomeric styrene and butadiene structural units, and at least one second binder from the group consisting of carboxymethyl celluloses.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell containing an active metal, at least one positive electrode with a discharge element, at least one negative electrode with a discharge element, a housing, and an electrolyte, the discharge element of the positive electrode and the discharge element of the negative electrode being embodied independently of one another from a material selected from the group formed by aluminum and copper, and wherein the electrolyte is based on SO2 and contains at least one conductive salt which has the formula (I), wherein M is a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of elements, and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3, and R4 are selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl, and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and wherein Z is aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an SO2-based electrolyte for a rechargeable battery cell containing at least one conducting salt of the Formula (I) wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C1 alkenyl, C2-C1 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl, and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z is aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, which comprises a conducting salt, and a separator, which is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode and the positive electrode are each an insertion electrode. The electrolyte is based on SO2. The separator comprises a separator layer which is an organic polymer separator layer. The thickness of the organic polymer separator layer, relative to the loading of the positive insertion electrode with active material per unit area, is less than 0.25 mm3/mg.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, a housing and an electrolyte, the positive electrode being designed as a high-voltage electrode and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and at least one first conducting salt having the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode having a discharge element, at least one negative electrode having a discharge element, a housing and an electrolyte, the negative electrode comprising metallic lithium at least in the charged state of the rechargeable battery cell and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and comprising at least one first conducting salt which has the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, a housing and an electrolyte, the positive electrode comprising at least one polyanionic compound as an active material and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and comprising at least one first conducting salt which has the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell, comprising: an active metal; at least one positive electrode; at least one negative electrode comprising an active material selected from the group consisting of an insertion material made of carbon, an alloy-forming active material, an intercalation material which does not comprise carbon, and a conversion active material; an SO2 based electrolyte comprising a first conducting salt which has the formula (I), wherein: M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z is aluminum or boron.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell having an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, a housing and an electrolyte, the positive electrode comprising at least one compound in the form of a layered oxide as an active material and the electrolyte being based on SO2 and comprising at least one first conducting salt which has the formula (I), M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C10 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery cell has an electrolyte comprising a conducting salt. The electrolyte is based on SO2 and the positive electrode comprises an active material of the composition AxM?yM?z(XO4-mSn), wherein A is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a metal of group 12 of the periodic table or aluminum, preferably sodium, calcium, zinc, particularly preferably lithium. M? is at least one metal selected from a group consisting of titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc. M? is at least one metal selected from a group consisting of the metals of groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the periodic table. X is phosphorus or silicon. x is greater than 0. y is greater than 0. z is greater than or equal to 0. n is greater than 0 and m is less than or equal to n.

Abstract: A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell with a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, whereby at least one of the electrodes contains a binder chosen from the group: Binder A, which consists of a polymer, which is made of monomeric structural units of a conjugated carboxylic acid or of the alkali salt, earth alkali salt or ammonium salt of this conjugated carboxylic acid or a combination thereof or binder B which consists of a polymer based on monomeric styrene structural units or butadiene structural units or a mixture of binder A and B.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an SO2-based electrolyte for a rechargeable battery cell containing at least one conducting salt of the Formula (I) wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C1 alkenyl, C2-C1 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl, and C5-C14 heteroaryl; and Z is aluminum or boron.

Abstract: A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell with a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, whereby at least one of the electrodes contains a binder chosen from the group: Binder A, which consists of a polymer, which is made of monomeric structural units of a conjugated carboxylic acid or of the alkali salt, earth alkali salt or ammonium salt of this conjugated carboxylic acid or a combination thereof or binder B which consists of a polymer based on monomeric styrene structural units or butadiene structural units or a mixture of binder A and B.

Abstract: Rechargeable battery cells are provided in which electrolyte comprises SO2 and a conductive salt, wherein upon discharge a reaction product is produced at the positive electrode. The rechargeable battery cells can comprise carbon and a conducting element having a three-dimensional porous metal structure, and can include optional components such as a metal oxide that catalyzes at least one reduction reaction at the cathode upon discharge and/or a metal halide. Methods of making and using such rechargeable battery cells are provided.

Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IB, IIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.

Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.