Abstract: A lithium battery including an anode having an active anode material, a cathode having an active cathode material. The cathode material includes lithium nickel cobalt manganese cobalt oxide (NCM). An electrolyte separates the anode and cathode. The electrolyte includes a solvent or solvent mixture and lithium hexafluorophosphate, and a germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive. Also disclosed are uses of the germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive in the lithium battery for enhancing one characteristic selected from the group consisting of reversible capacity, Coulombic efficiency, cyclic stability and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing a cell casing for a battery cell having an integrated cell heater includes applying a cell heater to a first side of a first metallic layer, and, after the applying, folding a composite stack comprising at least the first metallic layer and the cell heater, such that a second side of the first metallic layer forms an inside of the cell casing. A battery has a plurality of battery cells which each have a cell casing of this kind, where the second metal layers of the cell casings are electrically interconnected. An electrically operated vehicle has at least one battery including at least one battery cell which comprises a cell casing of this kind and/or a battery of this kind.

Abstract: Described is a battery cell (20) comprising at least one electrode unit (10), and a grating (13) having a plurality of grating webs (15) being arranged in the battery cell (20). The grating (13) is suitable to at least partly reduce the size of any particles produced when the electrode unit (10) is destroyed.

Abstract: A lithium battery including an anode having an active anode material, a cathode having an active cathode material. The cathode material includes lithium nickel cobalt manganese cobalt oxide (NCM). An electrolyte separates the anode and cathode. The electrolyte includes a solvent or solvent mixture and lithium hexafluorophosphate, and a germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive. Also disclosed are uses of the germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive in the lithium battery for enhancing one characteristic selected from the group consisting of reversible capacity, Coulombic efficiency, cyclic stability and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A lithium battery including an anode having an active anode material, a cathode having an active cathode material including lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM), and an electrolyte separating anode and cathode. The electrolyte includes a solvent or solvent mixture and lithium hexafluorophosphate. The electrolyte further includes a urea-based electrolyte additive. Use of the urea-based electrolyte additive additive in the lithium battery is also disclosed for enhancing one characteristic selected from the group consisting of reversible capacity, Coulombic efficiency, cyclic stability, and combinations thereof.