A prelithiated and surface-stabilized anode active material for use in a lithium battery, comprising a protected anode active material particle comprising a surface-stabilizing layer embracing a core particle, wherein the surface-stabilizing layer comprises a lithium- or sodium-containing species chemically bonded to the core particle and the lithium- or sodium-containing species is selected from Li.sub.2CO.sub.3, Li.sub.2O, Li.sub.2C.sub.2O.sub.4, LiOH, LiX, ROCO.sub.2Li, HCOLi, ROLi, (ROCO.sub.2Li).sub.2, (CH.sub.2OCO.sub.2Li).sub.2, Li.sub.2S, Li.sub.xSO.sub.y, Li.sub.4B, Na.sub.4B, Na.sub.2CO.sub.3, Na.sub.2O, Na.sub.2C.sub.2O.sub.4, NaOH, NaiX, ROCO.sub.2Na, HCONa, RONa, (ROCO.sub.2Na).sub.2, (CH.sub.2OCO.sub.2Na).sub.2, Na.sub.2S, Na.sub.xSO.sub.y, or a combination thereof, wherein X=F, Cl, I, or Br, R=a hydrocarbon group, 0<x1, and 1y4; wherein the lithium- or sodium-containing species is preferably derived from an electrochemical decomposition reaction and the core particle is prelithiated to contain an amount of lithium from 1% to 100% of the maximum lithium content that can be included in the core particle of anode active material.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting salt having ion conductivity, wherein the positive electrode comprises a composition containing components (a) and (b) below and satisfying a requirement () below, and wherein the negative electrode contains metal lithium and at least one selected from materials capable of lithium ion insertion/desorption: (a) an electrically conductive polymer; (b) a lithium salt formed by substituting a part of a polyanionic acid with lithium; and () a molar ratio of a lithium element content in the component (b) to a content of an element involved in a charge/discharge reaction in the component (a) is 0.1 to 1.0. Consequently, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an excellent weight energy density and can reduce dependency on electrolyte solution amount.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting salt having ion conductivity, wherein the positive electrode comprises a composition containing components (a) and (b) below and satisfying a requirement () below, and wherein the negative electrode contains metal lithium and at least one selected from materials capable of lithium ion insertion/desorption: (a) an electrically conductive polymer; (b) a lithium salt formed by substituting a part of a polyanionic acid with lithium; and () a molar ratio of a lithium element content in the component (b) to a content of an element involved in a charge/discharge reaction in the component (a) is 0.1 to 1.0. Consequently, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an excellent weight energy density and can reduce dependency on electrolyte solution amount.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery containing polyimide, more specifically, a positive electrode active material formed by complexing the composite of polyimide and carbon-based secondary particles with sulfur particles, a preparation method thereof and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same.

If the positive electrode active material formed by including and complexing the polyimide according to the present invention is applied to the lithium-sulfur battery, the elution of the polysulfide is suppressed, and thus lifetime characteristics and energy efficiency are improved.

Improved anodes and cells are provided, which enable fast charging rates with enhanced safety due to much reduced probability of metallization of lithium on the anode, preventing dendrite growth and related risks of fire or explosion. Anodes and/or electrolytes have buffering zones for partly reducing and gradually introducing lithium ions into the anode for lithiation, to prevent lithium ion accumulation at the anode electrolyte interface and consequent metallization and dendrite growth. Various anode active materials and combinations, modifications through nanoparticles and a range of coatings which implement the improved anodes are provided.

Proposed are a secondary battery, a half cell and a production method of a secondary battery capable of exhibiting the designed battery capacity. In a secondary battery comprising an electrode containing an electrode active material and a binding agent, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte contains an electrolytic solution, the electrode further contains the electrolytic solution, and a binding agent amount on a surface of the electrode active material is smaller than an average of the binding agent amount of the electrode.

Proposed are a secondary battery, a half cell and a production method of a secondary battery capable of exhibiting the designed battery capacity. In a secondary battery comprising an electrode containing an electrode active material and a binding agent, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte contains an electrolytic solution, the electrode further contains the electrolytic solution, and a binding agent amount on a surface of the electrode active material is smaller than an average of the binding agent amount of the electrode.

A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a power storage device includes the steps of: preparing a current collector that includes a first region and a second region on a surface of the current collector, the first region having a carbon layer formed on the surface, the second region having the surface exposed; and forming a conductive polymer layer selectively on a surface of the carbon layer by immersing the current collector in an electrolytic solution containing a raw material monomer and then conducting electrolytic polymerization of the raw material monomer.

A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a power storage device includes the steps of: preparing a current collector that includes a first region and a second region on a surface of the current collector, the first region having a carbon layer formed on the surface, the second region having the surface exposed; and forming a conductive polymer layer selectively on a surface of the carbon layer by immersing the current collector in an electrolytic solution containing a raw material monomer and then conducting electrolytic polymerization of the raw material monomer.

A solid-state sodium-carbon dioxide battery is provided. The solid-state sodium-carbon dioxide battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an inorganic solid-state electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode can catalyze the reaction of sodium ions and carbon dioxide, the negative electrode comprises sodium.