A method for producing a homogenized mixture of carbon, sulfur, and PTFE, wherein the sulfur is liquefied, and the liquid sulfur is then ground for the first time together with the carbon, so that the liquid sulfur is absorbed by the pores of the carbon particles and forms a preferably powdery composite with the carbon particles, whereupon PTFE is added and the mixture of the composite and the PTFE is then ground a second time and is thus homogenized.

A method for pre-lithiation of a negative electrode and a negative electrode formed by the method, the method including forming a mixture of inorganic material powder and molten lithium, forming a lithium metal-inorganic material composite ribbon, rolling the ribbon into a film and bonding the lithium metal-inorganic material composite film on a surface of a negative electrode to form a lithium metal-inorganic material composite layer on the surface of the negative electrode. This method reduces the deterioration of lithium during application of a mixture slurry and a negative electrode for a secondary battery, manufactured by the method for pre-lithiation, has improved initial irreversibility, and a secondary battery manufactured using such a negative electrode has excellent charging and discharging efficiency.

A technique of improving the performance of a secondary battery is provided. A secondary battery according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first layer disposed on the first electrode and including a first n-type oxide semiconductor, a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a second n-type oxide semiconductor material and a first insulating material, a third layer which is disposed on the second layer and is a solid electrolyte layer, and a fourth layer disposed on the third layer and including hexagonal Ni(OH)2 microcrystals.

Methods for synthesizing single crystalline Ni-rich cathode materials are disclosed. The Ni-rich cathode material may have a formula LiNi.sub.XMn.sub.yM.sub.zCo.sub.1-x-y-zO.sub.2, where M represents one or more dopant metals, x≥0.6, 0.01≤y<0.2, 0≤z≤0.05, and x+y+z≤1.0. The methods are cost-effective, and include methods for solid-state, molten-salt, and flash-sintering syntheses.

A lithium battery includes a cathode, a composite lithium metal anode, and an electrolyte in contact with the cathode and the composite lithium metal anode. The composite lithium metal anode includes a porous matrix and lithium metal disposed within the porous matrix.

An immobilized chalcogen system or body includes a mixture or combination of chalcogen and carbon. The carbon can be in the form of a carbon skeleton. The chalcogen can include oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium, or a combination of any two or more of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium. The activation energy for chalcogen to escape the immobilized chalcogen system or body is ≥96 kJ/mole.

A lithium battery includes a cathode, a composite lithium metal anode, and an electrolyte in contact with the cathode and the composite lithium metal anode. The composite lithium metal anode includes a porous matrix and lithium metal disposed within the porous matrix.

The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. More specifically, since the positive electrode for the lithium secondary battery has a structure comprising a low-loading wet positive electrode active material layer, which does not increase the moisture content in the battery, and a dry positive electrode active material layer prepared by a dry process, it is possible to manufacture a lithium secondary battery with improved capacity, overvoltage and lifetime characteristics, as compared to a battery equipped with a positive electrode comprising only a wet positive electrode active material layer, or only a dry positive electrode active material layer.

Carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, its composite with lithium metal, and their preparation methods and use A carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, its composite with lithium metal, and their preparation methods and use. In the carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material, the porous skeleton is a carbon-based porous microsphere material with a diameter of 1 to 100 μm or a porous metal material having internal pores with a micrometer-scale pore size distribution, and the carbon nanoparticles are distributed in pores and on the surface of the carbon-based porous microsphere material or the porous metal material. The carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material is mixed with a molten lithium metal to form a lithium-carbon nanoparticle-porous skeleton composite material. The carbon nanoparticles present in the material can better conduct lithium ions during the battery cycle, thereby inhibiting the formation of lithium dendrites, and improving the safety and cycle stability of the battery.

Nanoporous carbon-based scaffolds or structures, and specifically carbon aerogels and their manufacture and use thereof. Embodiments include a sulfur-doped cathode material within a lithium-sulfur battery, where the cathode is collector-less and is formed of a binder-free, monolithic, polyimide-derived carbon aerogel. The carbon aerogel includes pores that surround elemental sulfur and accommodate expansion of the sulfur during conversion to lithium sulfide. The cathode and underlying carbon aerogel provide optimal properties for use within the lithium-sulfur battery.