Soft solid-state electrolyte compositions for secondary electrochemical cell include a metal salt dispersed or doped in a soft solid matrix. Methods for synthesizing the compositions include doping a solid matrix with a metal salt. The matrix includes an organic cation and a first boron cluster anion. Methods for optimizing the electrolytes include construction of electrolyte libraries and screening of the libraries for a desired property.

Electrochemical cells have soft solid state electrolyte compositions, including a metal salt dispersed or doped in a soft solid matrix. The matrix includes an organic cation and a first boron cluster anion. The metal salt has a metal cation and an anion. The electrolyte compositions are soft, being functionally molded at pressured lower than those required by competing solid electrolytes, and show high ionic conductivity relative to competing electrolyte.

Electrochemical cells have soft solid state electrolyte compositions, including a metal salt dispersed or doped in a soft solid matrix. The matrix includes an organic cation and a first boron cluster anion. The metal salt has a metal cation and an anion. The electrolyte compositions are soft, being functionally molded at pressured lower than those required by competing solid electrolytes, and show high ionic conductivity relative to competing electrolyte.

The present technology described relates to lithium-based alloy electrode materials used for the production of anode in lithium accumulators and processes for obtaining same. The alloy comprises metallic lithium, a metallic component X.sup.1 selected from magnesium and aluminum and a metallic component X.sup.2 selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, rare earths, zirconium, copper, silver, bismuth, cobalt, zinc, aluminum, silicon, tin, antimony, cadmium, mercury, lead, manganese, boron, indium, thallium, nickel, germanium, molybdenum and iron. Processes for preparing electrode materials thus obtained and their uses are also described.

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode arranged opposite to the positive electrode, a composite electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the composite electrolyte containing an organic electrolyte and at least one of inorganic compound particles and organic compound particles; and a fibrous substance existed in both of the composite electrolyte and at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode arranged opposite to the positive electrode, a composite electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the composite electrolyte containing an organic electrolyte and at least one of inorganic compound particles and organic compound particles; and a fibrous substance existed in both of the composite electrolyte and at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Thermotropic ionic liquid crystal molecules, comprising a so-called rigid part, a so-called flexible part bonded covalently, directly or via a spacer, to said rigid part, and one or more ionic groups bonded covalently to said rigid part. Said molecules can be used as electrolytes in an electrochemical device, in particular a lithium-ion battery.

Thermotropic ionic liquid crystal molecules, comprising a so-called rigid part, a so-called flexible part bonded covalently, directly or via a spacer, to said rigid part, and one or more ionic groups bonded covalently to said rigid part. Said molecules can be used as electrolytes in an electrochemical device, in particular a lithium-ion battery.

The present application relates to the technical field of lithium-ion batteries and, specifically, relates to an electrolyte and a lithium-ion battery containing the electrolyte. The electrolyte of the present application includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent and additives, the additives include a fluorinated ether compound and an ester dimer compound, the ester dimer compound includes carbonate dimers, carboxylate dimers and sultone dimers. The lithium battery adopting the electrolyte of the present application can realize the object of high voltage, of which the highest normal working voltage can be improved to 4.45.0V, and the lithium battery has good cycle performance, such as higher capacity retention rate at charge or discharge and improved service life.

An electrolyte additive for a lithium secondary battery, an electrolyte, and a lithium secondary battery, the additive comprising a compound represented by Formula 1 below:

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