The invention relates to an oxygen-consuming electrode, in particular for use in chloralkali electrolysis, comprising a novel catalyst coating based on carbon nanotubes and a silver-based cocatalyst, and to an electrolysis device. The invention further relates to a method for producing said oxygen-consuming electrode and to the use thereof in chloralkali electrolysis or fuel cell technology.

The invention relates to an oxygen-consuming electrode, in particular for use in chloralkali electrolysis, comprising a novel catalyst coating based on carbon nanotubes and a silver-based cocatalyst, and to an electrolysis device. The invention further relates to a method for producing said oxygen-consuming electrode and to the use thereof in chloralkali electrolysis or fuel cell technology.

A positive electrode for a lithium battery includes a lithium salt, a carbonaceous material, and a coating on a surface of the carbonaceous material, the coating including a polymer electrolyte including a hydrophilic material and a hydrophobic material, wherein a portion of the polymer electrolyte is anchored to the surface of the carbonaceous material by a chemical bond.

A positive electrode for a lithium battery includes a lithium salt, a carbonaceous material, and a coating on a surface of the carbonaceous material, the coating including a polymer electrolyte including a hydrophilic material and a hydrophobic material, wherein a portion of the polymer electrolyte is anchored to the surface of the carbonaceous material by a chemical bond.

A metal/air button cell includes a cell cup having at least one inlet opening via which atmospheric oxygen can enter the interior, the cell cup has an inner side facing the interior, and an oppositely directed outer side, an air cathode is in the form of a cathode disk with a circumferential cathode disk periphery, the air cathode includes a metal collector structure, the cathode disk is arranged such that the cathode disk periphery bears along a circumferential contact zone against the inner side of a cladding region, the cell cup has, on its outer side, at least one recess made by impression and becomes visible as a raised portion on the inner side, and the at least one recess is made in the outer side such that the raised portion exerts a pressure against the cathode disk periphery in the region of the contact zone.

A metal/air button cell includes a cell cup having at least one inlet opening via which atmospheric oxygen can enter the interior, the cell cup has an inner side facing the interior, and an oppositely directed outer side, an air cathode is in the form of a cathode disk with a circumferential cathode disk periphery, the air cathode includes a metal collector structure, the cathode disk is arranged such that the cathode disk periphery bears along a circumferential contact zone against the inner side of a cladding region, the cell cup has, on its outer side, at least one recess made by impression and becomes visible as a raised portion on the inner side, and the at least one recess is made in the outer side such that the raised portion exerts a pressure against the cathode disk periphery in the region of the contact zone.

The present invention relates to an electrode having a perfluoropolyether group-containing compound in a surface thereof.

Disclosed are certain fluorinated derivatives of Meldrum's acid as novel compounds, preparation methods for the same, their use in Li ion batteries, Li air batteries and Li sulphur batteries as well as solvent compositions, electrolyte compositions and respective batteries containing them.

Disclosed are certain fluorinated derivatives of Meldrum's acid as novel compounds, preparation methods for the same, their use in Li ion batteries, Li air batteries and Li sulphur batteries as well as solvent compositions, electrolyte compositions and respective batteries containing them.

Provided is a layered double hydroxide oriented membrane in which layered double hydroxide plate-like particles are highly oriented in the approximately perpendicular direction and which is also suitable for densification. The layered double hydroxide oriented membrane of the present invention is composed of a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula: M.sup.2+.sub.1-xM.sup.3+.sub.x(OH).sub.2A.sup.n−.sub.x/n.mH.sub.2O wherein M.sup.2+ is a divalent cation, M.sup.3+ is a trivalent cation, A.sup.n− is an anion having a valency of n, n is an integer of 1 or greater, x is 0.1 to 0.4, and m is 0 or greater, wherein when a surface of the oriented membrane is measured by X-ray diffractometry, a peak of a (003) plane is not substantially detected or is detected to be smaller than a peak of a (012) plane.