Abstract: Provided is an all-solid-state lithium rechargeable cell, comprising: a) a cathode, wherein the cathode comprises: a1) a composite of VS4 and graphene; and a2) a solid catholyte; and b) a lithium-based anode. In particular, the all-solid-state lithium rechargeable cell of the present disclosure may exhibit high initial discharge capacities, high initial Coulombic efficiencies, good reversible capacities, excellent cycling stabilities, high energy densities as well as outstanding safeties.

Abstract: Provided is an all-solid-state lithium rechargeable cell, comprising: a) a cathode, wherein the cathode comprises: a1) a composite of VS4 and graphene; and a2) a solid catholyte; and b) a lithium-based anode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfur-carbon composite material, said composite material comprising a porous carbon substrate containing both micropores and mesopores and sulfur, wherein the sulfur is only contained in the micropores of the carbon substrate. Moreover, a lithium-sulfur battery with its cathode comprising said sulfur-carbon composite material and the method for preparing such material is also provided.

Abstract: An SiOx/Si/C composite material, includes SiOx/Si composite particles and a carbon coating layer coated on the SiOx/Si composite particles. The SiOx/Si composite particles include nano-silicon crystallites embedded in an SiOx (0<x?2) amorphous matrix phase. The SiOx/Si composite particles have an Si:O molar ratio of 5:1-1.1:1, preferably 2:1-1.2:1. A process for producing an SiOx/Si/C composite material, includes a) milling SiO powder together with a metal reductant in a molar ratio of 125:1-10:1, preferably 2:11-5:1, b) totally removing the oxidation product of the metal reductant to obtain SiOx/Si composite particles, and c) coating the SiOx/Si composite particles with carbon to obtain the SiOx/Si/C composite material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-containing composite with a core-shell structure for lithium-sulfur battery, wherein the substrate of the core contains macropores and/or mesopores and optionally micropores, and the substrate of the shell is a microporous coating layer; as well as a process for preparing said sulfur-containing composite, an electrode material and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising said sulfur-containing composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-carbon composite made from microporous-carbon-coated carbon nanotube (CNT@MPC) composites, in particular a sulfur-carbon composite, which comprises a carbon-carbon composite substrate (CNT@MPC) and sulfur loaded into said carbon-carbon composite substrate (CNT@MPC); as well as a method for preparing said sulfur-carbon composite, an electrode material and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising said sulfur-carbon composite.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode material for a Li—S battery. The cathod material comprises dehydrogenized acrylonitrile based polymer, sulfur and GNS (Graphene NanoSheet), wherein the cathode material particles are spherical, the content of dehydrogenized acrylonitrile based polymer is 20-79 wt %, the content of sulfur is 20-79 wt % and the content of GNS is 1-30 wt %. Also provided a method for preparing a cathode material, a cathode made of the cathod material and a Li—S battery comprising the cathode.

Abstract: A mesoporous silicon compound includes a mesoporous silicon phase, a metal silicide phase, and a carbon phase. The metal silicide is embedded in mesoporous silicon particles, the surfaces of which are coated with a carbon layer. A weight ratio of elemental silicon to the metal element is from 2:3 to 900:1. The pores of the mesoporous silicon particles have a size distribution from two nanometers to eighty nanometers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graphene/HE-NCM composite, wherein more than one HE-NCM particles of the formula (1) xLi2MnO3.(1?x)LiNiyCozMn1-y-zO2, wherein 0<x<1, 0<y<1, and 0<z<1, are in electrical contact with each other via one or multiple graphene flakes, said method including: a) dispersing HE-NCM particles in a solution of graphene oxide by ultrasonication to give a dispersion; b) lyophilization of the dispersion to give a graphene oxide/HE-NCM composite; c) thermal decomposition of the graphene oxide/HE-NCM composite to give the graphene/HE-NCM composite. The present invention further relates to a graphene/HE-NCM composite for lithium ion battery prepared by said method, an electrode material and a lithium ion battery comprising said graphene/HE-NCM composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-carbon composite, comprising a pyrolysis microporous carbon sphere (PMCS) substrate and sulfur loaded into said pyrolysis microporous carbon sphere (PMCS) substrate; as well as a method for preparing said sulfur-carbon composite, an electrode material and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising said sulfur-carbon composite.

Abstract: A silicon/carbon composite comprises mesoporous silicon particles and carbon coating provided on the silicon particles, wherein the silicon particles have two pore size distribution of 2-4 nm and 20-40 nm. A process of preparing the silicon/carbon composite comprises the steps of preparing mesoporous silicon particles via a mechanochemical reaction between SiCl4 and Li33Si4 under ball milling and subsequent thermal treatment and washing process, and coating the mesoporous silicon particles with carbon. An anode for lithium ion battery comprises the silicon/carbon composite. A lithium ion battery comprises the silicon/carbon composite.

Abstract: An SiOx/Si/C composite material, includes SiOx/Si composite particles and a carbon coating layer coated on the SiOx/Si composite particles. The SiOx/Si composite particles include nano-silicon crystallites embedded in an SiOx (0<x?2) amorphous matrix phase. The SiOx/Si composite particles have an Si:O molar ratio of 5:1-1.1:1, preferably 2:1-1.2:1. A process for producing an SiOx/Si/C composite material, includes a) milling SiO powder together with a metal reductant in a molar ratio of 125:1-10:1, preferably 2:11-5:1, b) totally removing the oxidation product of the metal reductant to obtain SiOx/Si composite particles, and c) coating the SiOx/Si composite particles with carbon to obtain the SiOx/Si/C composite material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode material for a Li—S battery. The cathod material comprises dehydrogenized acrylonitrile based polymer, sulfur and GNS (Graphene Nano Sheet), wherein the cathode material particles are spherical, the content of dehydrogenized acrylonitrile based polymer is 20-79 wt %, the content of sulfur is 20-79 wt % and the content of GNS is 1-30 wt %. Also provided a method for preparing a cathode material, a cathode made of the cathod material and a Li—S battery comprising the cathode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfur-carbon composite material, said composite material comprising a porous carbon substrate containing both micropores and mesopores and sulfur, wherein the sulfur is only contained in the micropores of the carbon substrate. Moreover, a lithium-sulfur battery with its cathode comprising said sulfur-carbon composite material and the method for preparing such material is also provided.

Abstract: A silicon/carbon composite comprises mesoporous silicon particles and carbon coating provided on the silicon particles, wherein the silicon particles have two pore size distribution of 2-4 nm and 20-40 nm. A process of preparing the silicon/carbon composite comprises the steps of preparing mesoporous silicon particles via a mechanochemical reaction between SiCl4 and Li33Si4 under ball milling and subsequent thermal treatment and washing process, and coating the mesoporous silicon particles with carbon. An anode for lithium ion battery comprises the silicon/carbon composite. A lithium ion battery comprises the silicon/carbon composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-carbon composite, comprising a pyrolysis microporous carbon sphere (PMCS) substrate and sulfur loaded into said pyrolysis microporous carbon sphere (PMCS) substrate; as well as a method for preparing said sulfur-carbon composite, an electrode material and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising said sulfur-carbon composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-carbon composite made from microporous-carbon-coated carbon nanotube (CNT@MPC) composites, in particular a sulfur-carbon composite, which comprises a carbon-carbon composite substrate (CNT@MPC) and sulfur loaded into said carbon-carbon composite substrate (CNT@MPC); as well as a method for preparing said sulfur-carbon composite, an electrode material and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising said sulfur-carbon composite.

Abstract: A mesoporous silicon compound includes a mesoporous silicon phase, a metal silicide phase, and a carbon phase. The metal silicide is embedded in mesoporous silicon particles, the surfaces of which are coated with a carbon layer. A weight ratio of elemental silicon to the metal element is from 2:3 to 900:1. The pores of the mesoporous silicon particles have a size distribution from two nanometers to eighty nanometers.

Abstract: High corrosion resistant sintered NdFeB magnets are provided with a composition by mass % of NdxRx1Fe100-(x+x1+y+y1+z)TyMy1Bz, where 24?x?33, 0?x1?15, 1.43?y?16.43, 0.1?y1?0.6, 0.91?z?1.07, R is one or more selected from the group consisting of Dy, Tb, Pr, Ce and Gd, T is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co, Cu and Al, M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Zr, Ti, Cr and Mo, and M is distributed within the grain boundary phase of the NdFeB magnets.

Abstract: An electrode is formed of a ternary composite of silicon, carbon, and carbon filter foil, for lithium ion batteries. Also described is a method for manufacturing silicon/carbon/carbon fiber foil composite electrode for lithium batteries, including: mixing silicon and an organic substance capable of forming carbon after heat treatment, in a solvent, to form a slurry; immersing the carbon fiber foil in said slurry until the slurry coats on and penetrates into the carbon fiber foil; and heating the carbon fiber foil, which has been coated and penetrated with the slurry, in an inert gas atmosphere or all inert gas atmosphere mixed with a reductive gas at a temperature of at least 400° C. for at least 2 hours.