A battery includes an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer placed opposite to the electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer. The electrode layer includes a collector, an electrode active material layer located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer, and an insulating layer located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer and bonded to the collector at ends of the electrode layer. The electrode active material layer has a region that does not overlap the insulating layer in plan view. The battery has an air gap, the air gap being located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer and being contact with the insulating layer.

A battery includes an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer placed opposite to the electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer. The electrode layer includes a collector, an electrode active material layer located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer, and an insulating layer located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer and bonded to the collector at ends of the electrode layer. The electrode active material layer has a region that does not overlap the insulating layer in plan view. The battery has an air gap, the air gap being located between the collector and the solid electrolyte layer and being contact with the insulating layer.

The present disclosure provides a method for forming a solid-state battery. The method includes stacking two or more cell units, where each cell unit is formed by substantially aligning a first electrode and a second electrode, where the first electrode includes one or more first electroactive material layers disposed on or adjacent to one or more surfaces of a releasable substrate and the second electrode includes one or more second electroactive material layers disposed on or adjacent to one or more surfaces of a current collector; disposing an electrolyte layer between exposed surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode; and removing the releasable substrate to form the cell unit.

The present disclosure provides a method for forming a solid-state battery. The method includes stacking two or more cell units, where each cell unit is formed by substantially aligning a first electrode and a second electrode, where the first electrode includes one or more first electroactive material layers disposed on or adjacent to one or more surfaces of a releasable substrate and the second electrode includes one or more second electroactive material layers disposed on or adjacent to one or more surfaces of a current collector; disposing an electrolyte layer between exposed surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode; and removing the releasable substrate to form the cell unit.

An electrochemical cell is provided comprising a thin metal foil packaging made from at least one sheet of metal foil and having a perimeter extending around at least a portion of the electrochemical cell, as well as an electrochemical cell stack contained within the thin metal foil packaging, and a metal-to-metal welded seal around at least a portion of the perimeter of the thin metal foil packaging. The metal-to-metal welded seal is hermetic or nearly hermetic. Furthermore, the metal-to-metal welded seal is narrow, having a width of less than about 1 mm, and is less than about 5 mm away from the electrochemical cell stack. In some embodiments, the thin metal foil packaging functions not only as a hermetically or near hermetically sealed packaging, but also as either the negative or positive current collector, with one electrode of the cell bonded to the foil packaging. A method for making the foregoing electrochemical cell is also provided and involves using laser energy the metal-to-metal welded seal, wherein the laser energy is applied to the foil at high speed using a scanning laser.

Disclosed is a negative electrode current collector for an anode-free lithium metal battery. The negative electrode current collector includes a PdTe.sub.2 layer and an intermediate layer to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrite, resulting in significant improves in lifespan and performance of the lithium metal battery. The negative electrode current collector further includes an ion conductive layer to improve the performance of the lithium metal battery.

A battery unit includes a housing assembly, an electrode assembly, a conductive plate, and a feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a first washer, a second washer, a conductive terminal, and a rivet. The housing assembly is provided with an opening for accommodating the feedthrough assembly. The first washer and the second washer are respectively disposed on an outer surface and an inner surface of the housing assembly. The conductive terminal is disposed on a side of the second washer facing away from the first washer. The rivet passes through the first washer, the opening, the second washer, and the conductive terminal, is electrically connected to the conductive terminal, and compresses the first washer and the second washer to seal the opening.

A battery unit includes a housing assembly, an electrode assembly, a conductive plate, and a feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a first washer, a second washer, a conductive terminal, and a rivet. The housing assembly is provided with an opening for accommodating the feedthrough assembly. The first washer and the second washer are respectively disposed on an outer surface and an inner surface of the housing assembly. The conductive terminal is disposed on a side of the second washer facing away from the first washer. The rivet passes through the first washer, the opening, the second washer, and the conductive terminal, is electrically connected to the conductive terminal, and compresses the first washer and the second washer to seal the opening.

The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of battery production, and disclose a formation system, comprising a clamp, a suction nozzle, and a negative pressure source, the clamp being used to clamp a battery, the suction nozzle being disposed corresponding to a liquid injection hole of the battery to collect formation exhaust gas from the battery, and the negative pressure source being connected to the suction nozzle to provide negative pressure environment for the suction nozzle, wherein there is a preset distance between the suction nozzle and the liquid injection hole of the battery to prevent electrolyte in the battery from being drawn out. The formation system according to the embodiments of the present application can prevent the loss of electrolyte caused by the electrolyte inside the battery being drawn out of a housing.

The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of battery production, and disclose a formation system, comprising a clamp, a suction nozzle, and a negative pressure source, the clamp being used to clamp a battery, the suction nozzle being disposed corresponding to a liquid injection hole of the battery to collect formation exhaust gas from the battery, and the negative pressure source being connected to the suction nozzle to provide negative pressure environment for the suction nozzle, wherein there is a preset distance between the suction nozzle and the liquid injection hole of the battery to prevent electrolyte in the battery from being drawn out. The formation system according to the embodiments of the present application can prevent the loss of electrolyte caused by the electrolyte inside the battery being drawn out of a housing.