An electrochemical apparatus includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a current collector, a first material layer, and a second material layer. The second material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, and the first material layer is disposed between the current collector and the second material layer. The first material layer includes a leveling agent. A difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of thickness of the first material layer is less than or equal to 3 μm. The obtained positive electrode has high uniformity in thickness, and there is strong adhesion between the current collector and the first material layer, and between the second material layer and the first material layer.

Provided is an electrode, including: a collector; and an active material layer formed on the collector, wherein the active material layer contains sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile and a lithium-titanium oxide, wherein an average secondary particle diameter of the sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile is larger than an average secondary particle diameter of the lithium-titanium oxide, and wherein a content of the sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile in the active material layer is from 5 mass % to 85 mass %, and a content of the lithium-titanium oxide in the active material layer is from 5 mass % to 85 mass %.

An electrode for all-solid-state secondary batteries which enables the achievement of a practicable all-solid-state secondary battery even if an electrode active material layer does not contain a solid electrolyte which has been an essential ingredient for conventional electrodes for all-solid-state secondary batteries; and a practicable all-solid-state secondary battery which uses an electrode in which an electrode active material layer does not contain a solid electrolyte. The all-solid-state secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte layer and a negative electrode, the positive electrode and/or the negative electrode has an electrode active material layer on a collector, the electrode active material layer contains an electrode active material and a binder resin; the binder resin contains a polyimide resin; and the electrode active material layer does not contain a solid electrolyte, while containing a lithium salt that has a solubility of 0.1 g or more per 100 g of a solvent at 25° C. with respect to water or at least one organic solvent.

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a sulfonate ester compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from a sulfonate ester compound.

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.

Provided is a primer composition including a thickener that contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group. The primer composition includes a thickener undissolved residue of 0.05 wt % or less based on the total solid weight thereof; an anode and a secondary battery including the same. A method for manufacturing the anode is also provided.

The present invention relates to a secondary battery having improved output and safety. In one embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper part of the case, wherein the first electrode comprises a first current collector, a first active material layer in which the first active material layer is applied onto the first current collector, a first uncoated area on which a first active material is not applied, and a first electrode tab electrically connected to the first current collector, and the first electrode tab comprises a current collection tab, which is a part of the first current collector, and a lead tab attached to the first current collector.

A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure is provided with a negative electrode having: a negative electrode collector: a first negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode collector; and a second negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the first negative electrode mixture layer. Each of the first negative electrode mixture layer and the second negative electrode mixture layer contains graphite particles. The ratio (S2/S1) of the inter-particle porosity (S2) of the graphite particles in the second negative electrode mixture layer to the inter-particle porosity (S1) of the graphite particles in the first negative electrode mixture layer is 1.1-2.0. The ratio (D2/D1) of the filling density (D2) of the second negative electrode mixture layer to the filling density (D1) of the first negative electrode mixture layer is 0.9-1.1.

An electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and a method and device for manufacturing an electrode assembly are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are wound or folded to form a bend region. The positive electrode plate includes a plurality of bend portions located in the bend region. Each bend portion includes a positive current collecting layer and a positive active material layer. The positive current collecting layer is coated with the positive active material layer on at least one surface in a thickness direction of the positive electrode plate. A barrier layer is disposed between the positive current collecting layer and the positive active material layer.

A positive electrode (100) includes a positive electrode current collector (110), a positive electrode mixture (120), and a mixture (130). The positive electrode current collector (110) has a first surface (112). The first surface (112) of the positive electrode current collector (110) includes a first region (112a), a second region (112b), and a third region (112c). The positive electrode (100) satisfies the following expression (1).

0≤L3/(L1+L3)≤0.075  (1)

Here, L1 is a length of the positive electrode (100) of the first region (112a) of the positive electrode (100) in one direction (first direction (X)), and L3 is a length of the third region (112c) of the positive electrode (100) in the one direction (first direction (X)).