A battery unit includes a housing assembly; an electrode assembly; a conductive plate; and a feedthrough assembly including a first washer and a rivet. The first washer includes a first gasket portion accommodated in the housing assembly, a second gasket portion disposed on an outer surface of the housing assembly, and a connecting portion connecting the first gasket portion and the second gasket portion. The housing is provided with a through hole for the connecting portion to run through. The rivet runs through and abuts against the first gasket portion, the connecting portion, and the second gasket portion to seal the through hole. The first washer and the rivet are mounted to the housing assembly via a clamping force applied to the first gasket portion and the second gasket portion after the rivet is riveted and deforms and a counterforce of the housing assembly.

A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode, and a method for manufacturing the lithium secondary battery, where the negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a Si-containing negative electrode active material, a conductive material and a first binder polymer. The Si-containing negative electrode active material has cracks formed after activation, and a second binder polymer is present in the cracks. The first binder polymer and the second binder polymer are heterogeneous (e.g., different from each other). The lithium secondary battery shows improved life characteristics.

An electrochemical apparatus includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a first separation layer, a second electrode plate, and a second separation layer. Along a first direction, the first separation layer includes a first protruding portion extending beyond the second electrode plate, and the second separation layer includes a second protruding portion extending beyond the second electrode plate. The first protruding portion includes a first bonding area, the second protruding portion includes a second bonding area, and adhesion between the first bonding area and the second bonding area is F1, where F1≥5 N/m. Separation layers on two sides of an electrode plate are bonded to prevent the separation layers from shrinking at high temperatures or prevent the separation layers from turning inward at edges due to impact from an electrolyte when the electrochemical apparatus falls, thereby preventing a short circuit.

A method includes, by a folding station: receiving an anode assembly including anode collectors connected by anode interconnects and coated with a separator; receiving a cathode assembly including cathode collectors connected by cathode interconnects; locating a first anode collector over a folding stage; locating a first cathode collector over the first anode collector to form a first battery cell between the first anode collector and the first cathode collector; folding a first anode interconnect to locate a second anode collector over the first cathode collector to form a second battery cell between the first cathode collector and the second anode collector; folding a first cathode interconnect to locate a second cathode collector over the second anode collector to form a third battery cell between the second anode collector and the second cathode collector; wetting the separator with solvated ions; and loading the anode and cathode assemblies into a battery housing.

A method includes, by a folding station: receiving an anode assembly including anode collectors connected by anode interconnects and coated with a separator; receiving a cathode assembly including cathode collectors connected by cathode interconnects; locating a first anode collector over a folding stage; locating a first cathode collector over the first anode collector to form a first battery cell between the first anode collector and the first cathode collector; folding a first anode interconnect to locate a second anode collector over the first cathode collector to form a second battery cell between the first cathode collector and the second anode collector; folding a first cathode interconnect to locate a second cathode collector over the second anode collector to form a third battery cell between the second anode collector and the second cathode collector; wetting the separator with solvated ions; and loading the anode and cathode assemblies into a battery housing.

A method of making a positive electrode includes forming a slurry of particles using an electrode formulation, a diluent, and oxalic acid, coating the slurry on a collector and drying the coating on the collector to form the positive electrode. The electrode formulation includes an electrode active material, a conductive carbon source, an organic polymeric binder, and a water soluble polymer. The diluent consists essentially of water.

A method of making a positive electrode includes forming a slurry of particles using an electrode formulation, a diluent, and oxalic acid, coating the slurry on a collector and drying the coating on the collector to form the positive electrode. The electrode formulation includes an electrode active material, a conductive carbon source, an organic polymeric binder, and a water soluble polymer. The diluent consists essentially of water.

The present disclosure relates to a lithium-replenishing material, a preparation method thereof, and a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-replenishing material comprises metal lithium particles and conductive material, and the conductive material includes a built-in segment embedded in metal lithium particles and an exposed segment external to metal lithium particles; the electrical conductivity of the conductive material is greater than 100 s/cm. The lithium-replenishing material of the present disclosure can accomplish the electron conduction between the metal lithium particles and the anode active material through the conductive material, which increases the channel of electron conduction, and at the same time facilitates the transport of lithium ions, and improves the efficiency of lithium-replenishing significantly by rapid intercalation process of lithium ions, thereby resulting in inhibiting the formation of isolated lithium effectively and avoiding the formation of dendrites piercing the battery separator and causing potential safety hazards.

The present disclosure describes a lithium solid state battery, including a cathode that includes an active material such as lithium, and an additive having a lower melting point than the active material. The additive can provide a composite cathode where a cathode-electrolyte interphase has high electronic and ionic conductivity, good mechanical deformability, and high oxidation potential.

A battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a packaging bag for accommodating the electrode assembly, where the battery cell further includes a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer, and the first adhesive layer is adhered to a side of the electrode assembly; and the second adhesive layer is disposed on an outermost surface of the electrode assembly to bond the packaging bag and the electrode assembly, and the first adhesive layer is disposed between the electrode assembly and the second adhesive layer. A battery is further provided, including a housing and the foregoing battery cell, where the battery cell is accommodated in the housing.