Described herein are liquid, organosilicon compounds that including a substituent that is a cyano (—CN), cyanate (—OCN), isocyanate (—NCO), thiocyanate (—SCN) or isothiocyanate (—NCS). The organosilicon compounds are useful in electrolyte compositions and can be used in any electrochemical device where electrolytes are conventionally used.

Described herein are liquid, organosilicon compounds that including a substituent that is a cyano (—CN), cyanate (—OCN), isocyanate (—NCO), thiocyanate (—SCN) or isothiocyanate (—NCS). The organosilicon compounds are useful in electrolyte compositions and can be used in any electrochemical device where electrolytes are conventionally used.

A member for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing a copolymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a fluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, in which the number of functional groups per 10.sup.6 carbon atoms of a main chain of the copolymer is 100 or less, and a melt flow rate of the copolymer is less than 20 g/10 minutes.

A power storage assembly having a gasket containing a copolymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein the copolymer has a content of the fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit of 2.0 to 6.0% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a melt flow rate of 0.5 to 55 g/10 min, and the number of functional groups of 50 or less per 10.sup.6 main-chain carbon atoms.

In some embodiments, an electrode can include a current collector, a composite material in electrical communication with the current collector, and at least one phase configured to adhere the composite material to the current collector. The current collector can include one or more layers of metal, and the composite material can include electrochemically active material. The at least one phase can include a compound of the metal and the electrochemically active material. In some embodiments, a composite material can include electrochemically active material. The composite material can also include at least one phase configured to bind electrochemically active particles of the electrochemically active material together. The at least one phase can include a compound of metal and the electrochemically active material.

The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are materials and fabrication processes of such supercapacitors. In some embodiments, an electrochemical system comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide framework.

The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are materials and fabrication processes of such supercapacitors. In some embodiments, an electrochemical system comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide framework.

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising an ether compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from ether compounds.

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising an ether compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from ether compounds.

This invention relates to electrical engineering. In particular, the invention relates to the design of electrochemical device storing electric energy, and can be used in modern power engineering, for example, in devices storing regenerative braking energy in transport, as traction batteries for electric transport (electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles), in emergency power systems when operating in a floating or trickle charge mode. The invention ensures steady operation of this device due to stable preservation of a given concentration of electrolyte components on the electrodes, and improvement of service life in various modes of operation.