Abstract: The invention relates to a method for solvent-free production of an electrode. By means of the method it is possible to produce an electrode which has high mechanical stability and which provides a high specific capacitance. The method also enables the production of an electrode which can be used as an anode in a lithium-ion battery, without giving rise to unstable operation with undesirable and irreversible degradation reactions. An electrode is also provided, which has the above-mentioned advantages. In addition, uses of the electrode according to the invention are proposed.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte membrane (3) or an anode unit for a solid-state battery, in which method a powder mixture consisting of a solid electrolyte material and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the solid electrolyte membrane (3) and a powder mixture consisting of an electrode material, a solid electrolyte material, an electrically conductive conduction additive and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the anode unit, at least partially fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene is formed by applying shear forces to the powder mixture, and the powder mixture is shaped into a flexible composite layer. The powder mixture has at most 1 wt. % polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A lithium sulfur battery with a low solvating electrolyte at an amount of less than 2 ?l per mg sulfur. The electrolyte comprises dioxolane and hexylmethylether, as well as a Li salt, for example LiTSFi. The electrolyte is free from lithium nitrate, LiNO3.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte, which is provided for an alkali-sulfur battery (e.g. for a Li—S battery). The electrolyte contains a non-polar, acyclic and non-fluorinated ether, a polar aprotic organic solvent, and a conducting salt for an alkali-sulfur battery. It has been found that, when such an electrolyte is used in an alkali-sulfur battery, a high-capacity, a low overvoltage, a high cycle stability, and a high Coulomb efficiency can be achieved in the alkali-sulfur battery and, in addition, as compared with an alkali-sulfur battery which contains a fluorinated ether in the electrolyte, a considerably improved gravimetric energy density is obtained. The invention further relates to a battery comprising the electrolyte according to the invention and to uses of the electrolyte according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to alkaline secondary batteries. The secondary battery contains a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte, said secondary battery being arranged between the cathode and anode and comprises an alkali metal ion conductive contact to the cathode and to the carbon layer of the anode. The anode contains or consists of a carbon layer, whereby the carbon layer, alone or in combination with an electrically conductive substrate, forms with an electrically conductive contact.

Abstract: A lithium sulfur battery with a low solvating electrolyte at an amount of less than 2 ?l per mg sulfur. The electrolyte comprises dioxolane and hexylmethylether, as well as a Li salt, for example LiTSFi. The electrolyte is free from lithium nitrate, LiNO3.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte membrane (3) or an anode unit for a solid-state battery, in which method a powder mixture consisting of a solid electrolyte material and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the solid electrolyte membrane (3) and a powder mixture consisting of an electrode material, a solid electrolyte material, an electrically conductive conduction additive and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the anode unit, at least partially fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene is formed by applying shear forces to the powder mixture, and the powder mixture is shaped into a flexible composite layer. The powder mixture has at most 1 wt. % polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A cathode unit for a solid-state battery and a method for producing the cathode unit. The cathode unit has a layer made of a composite material (2) which has an electrode material, a solid electrolyte material, an electrically conductive conducting additive and polyetrafluoroethylene as a binder. The composite material contains less than 1 wt. % polyetrafluoroethylene and the polyetrafluoroethylene is present, at least in part, as fibrillated polyetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte, which is provided for an alkali-sulfur battery (e.g. for a Li—S battery). The electrolyte contains a non-polar, acyclic and non-fluorinated ether, a polar aprotic organic solvent, and a conducting salt for an alkali-sulfur battery. It has been found that, when such an electrolyte is used in an alkali-sulfur battery, a high-capacity, a low overvoltage, a high cycle stability, and a high Coulomb efficiency can be achieved in the alkali-sulfur battery and, in addition, as compared with an alkali-sulfur battery which contains a fluorinated ether in the electrolyte, a considerably improved gravimetric energy density is obtained. The invention further relates to a battery comprising the electrolyte according to the invention and to uses of the electrolyte according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode unit for an alkaline metal/sulphur battery, containing a cathode arrester, which comprises a carbon substrate, and an electrochemically active component, which is selected from sulphur or an alkaline metal sulphide and is in electrically conductive contact with the carbon substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing metal-coated inorganic particles by means of currentless deposition technique in which the inorganic particles are first functionalized, then introduced into an aqueous metal-salt solution containing metal ions, and the metal is reduced by adding a reducing agent to the aqueous metal-salt mixture containing the functionalized particles and the metal is deposited on the functionalized particles, wherein the functionalization of the inorganic particles takes place by means of aminophosphonic acids, aminocarboxylic acids and/or aminoalcohol phosphoric acid esters, and the aminophosphonic acid, the aminocarboxylic acid and/or the aminoalcohol phosphoric acid ester form(s) a monolayer on the surface of the inorganic particles. The metal-coated inorganic particles can be introduced into metal matrices due to their improved surface properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode unit for an alkaline metal/sulphur battery, containing a cathode arrester, which comprises a carbon substrate, and an electrochemically active component, which is selected from sulphur or an alkaline metal sulphide and is in electrically conductive contact with the carbon substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode unit for an alkali metal-sulphur battery, comprising: a cathode collector comprising a metal substrate, carbon nanotubes which are fixed on the cathode collector and are in electrically conductive contact with the metal substrate, an electrochemically active component which is present on the surface of the carbon nanotubes and is selected from sulphur or an alkali metal sulphide.