Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes a phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n ??(1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14.

Abstract: The object is to provide a secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small resistance increase even when it is used in high-temperature environment. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated sulfone compound represented by a predetermined formula.

Abstract: Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Cl? ions can exhibit improved performance and characteristics. Furthermore, a supporting solution having mixed SO42? and Cl? ions can provide increased energy density and improved stability and solubility of one or more of the ionic species in the catholyte and/or anolyte. According to one example, a vanadium-based redox flow battery system is characterized by an anolyte having V2+ and V3+ in a supporting solution and a catholyte having V4+ and V5+ in a supporting solution. The supporting solution can contain Cl? ions or a mixture of SO42? and Cl? ions.

Abstract: An additive for an electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt having an oxalato complex as an anion and a compound represented by following Chemical Formula 1. Wherein, a represents C or Si, b represents H or F, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the additive and a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte solution also are provided.

Abstract: A lithium battery binder composition in accordance with some example embodiments of the inventive concept may include a lithium ion polymer, an inorganic particle and an organic solution in which a lithium salt is dissolved. The lithium ion polymer may be a cellulosic polymer having sulfonic acid lithium salt or carboxylic acid lithium salt functional group. The lithium ion polymer may be manufactured by substituting hydroxyl group or carboxylic group of cellulosic polymer. The lithium battery binder composition may be used to at least one of an electrolyte, a cathode layer and an anode layer.

Abstract: A secondary battery which can achieve battery performance satisfactorily in a low temperature environment in cold climates or the like is provided. Further, a secondary battery having high capacity even in a low temperature environment in cold climates or the like is provided. A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution which contains a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer contains graphene, a binder, and a negative electrode active material containing a particulate alloy-based material. The nonaqueous solvent contains propylene carbonate and the electrolyte contains lithium perchlorate.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution, wherein the electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated cyclic carbamate compound represented by a following Formula (1), where X is a divalent group in which m-number of >C?CR2R3 and n-number of >CR4R5 are bonded in any order; m and n satisfy m?1 and n?0; each of R1 to R5 is one of a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a monovalent oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, a halogenated group thereof, a monovalent group obtained by bonding two or more thereof to one another, a hydrogen group, and a halogen group; and any two or more of the R1 to the R5 are allowed to be bonded to one another.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode comprises a stabilized lithium metal oxide material, the lithium metal oxide material comprising one or more transition metal ions. The electrolyte is prepared by mixing ingredients comprising a solvent, a lithium salt, and a sultone.

Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an electrolyte; a cathode; and an anode including a negative active material of Formula LixNi?Mn?Co?M1?M2mO2-zM3z?; where M1 is Mg, Zn, Al, Ga, B, Zr, Ti, V, Cr Ag, Cu, Na, Mn, Fe, Cu, or Zr; M2 is P, S, Si, W, or Mo; M3 is F, Cl and N; 0<x; 0???1; 0???1; 0???1; 0???1; 0?m?0.5; 0?z?0.5; and 0?z??0.5, where at least one of ?, ?, and ? is greater than 0.

Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery using a positive electrode active material made of a lithium manganese based oxide that contains Li and tetravalent Mn and having a crystal structure known as a layered rock salt structure, oxidative and reductive degradation of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is reduced. The battery uses a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing fluorine in one or both of the non-aqueous solvent and the electrolytic salt. For the negative electrode active material, SiOx (0.3?x?1.6) is used. The combined use of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing fluorine and SiOx in the negative electrode active material reduces oxidative and reductive degradation of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a high energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high capacity, excellent storage characteristics, and excellent cycle characteristics and suppressing the decomposition of an electrolytic solution and the deterioration thereof when used in a high-temperature environment includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1): wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, or an optionally halogen atom-substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode made by depositing a noncrystalline thin film composed entirely or mainly of silicon on a current collector, a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, characterized in that said nonaqueous electrolyte contains carbon dioxide dissolved therein.

Abstract: Provided are: a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery that exhibits both excellent low-temperature discharge characteristics and excellent cycle characteristics on a long-term basis; and a secondary battery. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a positive electrode and a negative electrode capable of the absorbing and releasing of a metal ion, and a separator, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent, 0.

Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule.

Abstract: A positive electrode composition is provided. The composition includes at least one electroactive metal, such as titanium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, silver, antimony, cadmium, tin, lead, and zinc. The composition further includes iron, at least one first alkali metal halide; and an electrolyte salt. The electrolyte salt can be based on a reaction product of a second alkali metal halide and an aluminum halide, and has a melting point of less than about 300 degrees Celsius. An article, an energy storage device, and an uninterruptable power supply device that includes the positive electrode composition are also described; as is a method of forming the energy storage device.

Abstract: The invention provides fluoride ion host electrodes for use in electrochemical cells. These electrodes include carbon nanomaterials having a curved multilayered structure and a film or particles of a metal-based material. The metal-based material may react with fluorine and may be a transition metal such as silver. The invention also provides electrochemical cells in which the fluoride host electrode serves as at least one electrode of the cell.

Abstract: A rechargeable magnesium-ion battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte includes a source of magnesium ions, such as a magnesium salt. The first electrode includes an active material, the active material including tin and bismuth, for example as a binary combination of Sn and Bi, such as a solid solution or intermetallic compound.

Abstract: A secondary electrochemical cell comprises an anode, a cathode including electrochemically active cathode material, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least one salt dissolved in at least one organic solvent. The separator in combination with the electrolyte has an area-specific resistance of less than about 2 ohm-cm2.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution including an ionic liquid having the structure of formula (I): wherein R1 is C1-C6alkyl, R2 is C2-C7alkyl, A? is defined in the specification. The electrolyte solution of the present invention has high conductivity and high thermal stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid esters and for further transforming the same into the salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the produced compounds in electrolytes, batteries, capacitors, supercapacitors, and galvanic cells.

Abstract: A glass-based material is disclosed, which is suitable for the production of a separator for an electrochemical energy accumulator, in particular for a lithium ion accumulator, wherein the glass-based material comprises at least the following constituents (in wt.-% based on oxide): SiO2+F+P2O5 20-95; Al2O3 0.5-30, wherein the density is less than 3.7 g/cm3.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite anode for a lithium rechargeable battery comprising silicon particles from kerf. Said silicon particles are mixed with carbonaceous materials, other anode active materials and a polymer binder, and formed into a lithium insertion anode for a lithium rechargeable battery. The battery featuring such an anode exhibits superior electrochemical performance, an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery, characterized by having: a processing lithium secondary battery preparing step for preparing a processing lithium secondary battery that has a positive electrode layer containing LiFePO4 as a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode layer containing a carbon material as a negative-electrode active material, and nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing LiPF6 and LiBOB; and a film forming step of performing a charging process on the processing lithium secondary battery until a voltage of the processing lithium secondary battery falls within a high voltage range in which a film of an oxidative decomposition product of a BOB anion contained in the LiBOB is formed on a surface of the positive-electrode active material.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for storage battery devices which has high lithium salt solubility, high conductivity and excellent cycle characteristics, and a storage battery device wherein such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is used. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for storage battery devices, which comprises a specific lithium salt (A) and a solvent (B) containing a hydrofluoroether (b1) represented by CF3CH2OCF2CF2H and a carbonate type solvent (b2), wherein the content of the hydrofluoroether (b1) is from 1 to 30 vol % based on the total amount i.e. 100 vol % of the solvent (B); and a storage battery device wherein such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for storage battery devices is used.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte for a secondary battery which includes a non-aqueous solvent and a lithium salt and a secondary battery including the same. The electrolyte includes 1 to 13 wt % of a silane-based compound based on a total weight of the electrolyte and thus improves safety of a secondary battery including the electrolyte.

Abstract: The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a separator for an electric storage device which has small heat shrinkage in a high-temperature environment, and in which the increase of the battery temperature can be suppressed. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a separator for an electric storage device, which comprises a cellulose derivative represented by a prescribed formula. The separator for an electric storage device can be obtained, for example, by treating a cellulose separator containing cellulose with a halogen-containing carboxylic acid or a halogen-containing alcohol.

Abstract: (1) A container for a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, containing a material containing an aluminum or aluminum alloy layer, and storing a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous solvent having dissolved therein an electrolyte salt, the container having a cap and a plug each formed of a resin, and maintaining the nonaqueous electrolytic solution to have a water content of 50 ppm or less after storing in the container for 30 days, (2) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution placed in the container, and (3) a method for storing a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The container for a nonaqueous electrolytic solution is a light weight container that prevents the nonaqueous electrolytic solution from being decomposed on storing to maintain the high quality, and facilitates and ensures the handling of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising an ester-based compound having a branched-chain alkyl group and an ester-based compound having a straight-chain alkyl group; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte storage element, including: a positive electrode which includes a positive-electrode active material capable of intercalating or deintercalating anions; a negative electrode which includes a negative-electrode active material capable of storing or releasing metallic lithium or lithium ion, or both thereof, a first separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte which includes a non-aqueous solvent and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte storage element includes a solid lithium salt at 25° C. and a discharge voltage of 4.0V, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte storage element includes an ion-exchange membrane between the first separator and the positive electrode, between the first separator and the negative electrode, or between the first separator and the positive electrode and between the first separator and the negative electrode.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-layer article comprising a first electrode material, a second electrode material, and a porous separator disposed between and in contact with the first and the second electrode materials, wherein the porous separator comprises a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of a fully aromatic polyimide. Also provided is a method for preparing the multi-layer article, and an electrochemical cell employing the same. A multi-layer article comprising a polyimide nanoweb with enhanced properties is also provided.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes an alkali metal salt; an aprotic solvent; and a redox shuttle additive including an aromatic compound having at least one aromatic ring fused with at least one non-aromatic ring, the aromatic ring having two or more oxygen or phosphorus-containing substituents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution in which an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing 0.01% to 30% by weight of a 1,2-cyclohexanediol derivative having a specific structure; and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property, and storage property and can maintain excellent long-term battery performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can be used as an electrolyte solution of a non-aqueous secondary battery to improve the discharge rate performance of the battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent and a BF3-cyclic ether complex. The BF3-cyclic ether complex content is greater than zero part by mass, but less than 1 part by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of other electrolyte solution components. Preferable examples of the BF3-cyclic ether complex include BF3-tetrahydropyran complex and BF3-dioxane complex.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which is capable of bringing about a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery improved in initial charge capacity, input/output characteristics, and impedance characteristics. The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which comprises: a nonaqueous solvent; LiPF6; and a specific fluorosulfonic acid salt, and to a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery containing the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: The present invention includes an electrolyte in which an organic acid lithium salt (A) and a boron compound (B) are mixed.

Abstract: A process of producing positive electrode active material particles for a battery, comprising a step of providing a slurry comprising resin particles, a cationic surfactant and/or a polyvinyl alcohol derivative, lithium complex oxide particles, and a polar solvent; removing the polar solvent from the slurry to give a composition; and firing the composition and at the same time, removing the resin particles from the composition, wherein the cationic surfactant is a quaternary ammonium salt, the polyvinyl alcohol derivative is a polyvinyl alcohol into which a quaternary ammonium salt group has been introduced or which has been substituted by a quaternary ammonium salt group, and the resin particles have an average particle size of 0.1 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a secondary battery which comprises a negative electrode and a battery electrolyte liquid comprising a supporting salt and a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent; wherein the negative electrode is obtained by pre-forming a SEI coating film on a negative electrode structure which is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a). that can be alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion and a carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, to a negative electrode current collector with a negative electrode binder, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent contains at least an ionic liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, an anode including a carbon-based material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte with addition of a compound (A) and a compound (B) of formula (1). Incorporation of the compounds (A) and (B) into the electrolyte significantly improves the high-temperature performance and cycle life characteristics of the battery.

Abstract: The lithium primary battery comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode including lithium or a lithium alloy; a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. A surface of the negative electrode on a side of the carbon material layer has first ruggedness and adheres to a surface of the carbon material layer on a side of the negative electrode. A surface of the carbon material layer on a side of the separator has second ruggedness. The first ruggedness and the second ruggedness correspond to each other. The first ruggedness and the second ruggedness may be ruggedness formed by pressing the carbon material layer onto the surface of the negative electrode, thereby deforming the carbon material layer and the surface of the negative electrode.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt and an organic solvent and further includes a solvent having a fluoro group and a specific siloxane compound. A lithium secondary battery having the above non-aqueous electrolyte solution exhibits greatly improved capacity recovery characteristics after high temperature storage and also reduces side effects such as swelling.

Abstract: A electrochemical cell having an non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The properties of the electrolyte include high conductivity, high Coulombic efficiency, and an electrochemical window that can exceed 3.5 V vs. Mg/Mg+2. The use of the electrolyte promotes the electrochemical deposition and dissolution of Mg without the use of any Grignard reagents, other organometallic materials, tetraphenyl borate, or tetrachloroaluminate derived anions. Other Mg-containing electrolyte systems that are expected to be suitable for use in secondary batteries are also described.

Abstract: A rechargable magnesium battery having an non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The properties of the electrolyte include high conductivity, high Coulombic efficiency, and an electrochemical window that can exceed 3.5 V vs. Mg/Mg+2. The use of the electrolyte promotes the electrochemical deposition and dissolution of Mg without the use of any Grignard reagents, other organometallic materials, tetraphenyl borate, or tetrachloroaluminate derived anions. Other Mg-containing electrolyte systems that are expected to be suitable for use in secondary batteries are also described.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate includes a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer comprises tungsten oxide particles having a first peak in a range of 268 to 274 cm?1, a second peak in a range of 630 to 720 cm?1, and a third peak in a range of 800 to 810 cm?1 in Raman spectroscopic analysis. The semiconductor layer has a thickness of 1 ?m or more. The semiconductor layer has a porosity of 20 to 80 vol %.

Abstract: An electrochemical device, having an anode containing magnesium; a cathode stable to a voltage of at least 3.2 V relative to a magnesium reference; and an electrolyte containing a solvent and a LiCl complex of a magnesium halide salt of a sterically hindered secondary amine is provided. In a preferred embodiment the electrolyte contains tetrahydrofuran and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-magnesium chloride-lithium chloride complex.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel applications for alliform carbon, useful in conductors and energy storage devices, including electrical double layer capacitor devices and articles incorporating such conductors and devices. Said alliform carbon particles are in the range of 2 to about 20 percent by weight, relative to the weight of the entire electrode. Said novel applications include supercapacitors and associated electrode devices, batteries, bandages and wound healing, and thin-film devices, including display devices.

Abstract: This invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by formula (3): wherein R1 represents an optionally fluorine-atom substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-12 carbon atoms; R2 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or an optionally fluorine-atom substituted alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms, such that at least one of R2 to R6 represents an optionally fluorine-atom substituted alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, such that when n is 1, at least one of R2 to R6 represents an optionally fluorine-atom substituted alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising fluoroethylene carbonate and a pyrimidine-based compound; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to electrode materials based on iron phosphates that can be used as the negative electrode materials for aqueous sodium ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors. At least one embodiment includes a negative electrode material for an aqueous sodium ion based energy storage device. The negative electrode material with a non-olivine crystal structure includes at least one phosphate selected from iron hydroxyl phosphate, Na3Fe3(PO4)4, Na3Fe(PO4)2, iron phosphate hydrate, ammonium iron phosphate hydrate, carbon-coated or carbon-mixed sodium iron phosphate. At least one embodiment includes an energy storage device that includes such a negative electrode material.

Abstract: Presented herein is a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a cathode, a liquid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte, and an anode. The anode is at least partially coated or plated with the solid electrolyte. The cathode may be porous and infiltrated by the liquid electrolyte. The cathode may also include a binder having a solid graft copolymer electrolyte (GCE). In certain embodiments, the liquid electrolyte is a gel that includes a PIL and a GCE. The battery achieves a high energy density and operates safely over a wide range of temperatures.