An ultracapacitor that includes an energy storage cell immersed in an electrolyte and disposed within an hermetically sealed housing, the cell electrically coupled to a positive contact and a negative contact, wherein the ultracapacitor has a gel or polymer based electrolyte and is configured to output electrical energy at temperatures between about −40° C. and about 250° C. Methods of fabrication and use are provided.

An ultracapacitor that includes an energy storage cell immersed in an electrolyte and disposed within an hermetically sealed housing, the cell electrically coupled to a positive contact and a negative contact, wherein the ultracapacitor has a gel or polymer based electrolyte and is configured to output electrical energy at temperatures between about −40° C. and about 250° C. Methods of fabrication and use are provided.

An anode for an energy storage device includes a current collector having a metal layer; and a metal oxide layer provided in a first pattern overlaying the metal layer. The anode further includes a patterned lithium storage structure having a continuous porous lithium storage layer selectively overlaying at least a portion of the first pattern of metal oxide. A method of making an anode for use in an energy storage device includes providing a current collector having a metal layer and a metal oxide layer provided in a first pattern overlaying the metal layer. A continuous porous lithium storage layer is selectively formed by chemical vapor deposition by exposing the current collector to at least one lithium storage material precursor gas.

Provided is a carbon material that can improve characteristics such as electrostatic capacitance and rate characteristics of the power storage device. A carbon material used for an electrode material of a power storage device, the carbon material having a graphene layered structure, and in a small-angle X-ray scattering spectrum of the carbon material, a slope of a straight line connecting a point indicating a scattering intensity when a natural logarithm LN (q) of a scattering vector is −1.5 and a point indicating a natural logarithm of a scattering intensity when the natural logarithm LN (q) of the scattering vector is 1.4 being −1.5 or less.

A method of preparing a mesoporous carbon composite material having a mesoporous carbon phase and preformed metal nanoparticles located within the mesoporous carbon phase. The present invention also relates to a mesoporous carbon composite material and to a substrate having a film of such mesoporous carbon composite material.

A nanowire energy storage device such as a nanowire battery or a capacitor having a cathode comprising a plurality of nanowires and an anode comprising a plurality of nanowires interlaced with the plurality of nanowires of the cathode, and embedded in a PMMA gel electrolyte.

A nanowire energy storage device such as a nanowire battery or a capacitor having a cathode comprising a plurality of nanowires and an anode comprising a plurality of nanowires interlaced with the plurality of nanowires of the cathode, and embedded in a PMMA gel electrolyte.

Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.

Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.

A composite particle for an electrochemical device contains an electrode active material, a conductive material, a binder, and 0.1 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less of a thermally decomposable foaming agent per 100 parts by mass of the composite particle. When a cross section of the composite particle perpendicular to the long axis of the composite particle, and including the midpoint of the long axis is subjected to a map analysis using an electron beam microanalyzer, the value of the ratio of the integrated values of the detection intensities of carbon atoms contained outside and inside the range of the circle the center of which is coincides with the midpoint of the long axis and the diameter of which is one half of the length of the long axis is 4 or more and 15 or less.