What are provided are a positive electrode for a lithium-ion battery capable of suppressing the generation of carbon dioxide while increasing the battery capacity of the lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery and a method for producing a positive electrode for a lithium-ion battery. A positive electrode for a lithium-ion battery having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, in which the positive electrode active material layer has a positive electrode mixture containing the positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode mixture contains lithium carbonate in a range of 9% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less with respect of the total weight thereof.

A method for quantitatively analyzing cohesive failure of an electrode analyzes cohesive failure of an electrode and includes preparing an electrode in which an electrode material mixture layer including an electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder is formed on a current collector, measuring shear strength (σ) data according to a cutting depth while cutting the electrode material mixture layer from a surface thereof until reaching the current collector using a surface and interfacial cutting analysis system (SAICAS), obtaining a regression curve of shear strength according to the cutting depth from the shear strength (σ) data, and determining a cutting depth, at which the shear strength is minimum in the regression curve, as a location of cohesive failure.

Methods of forming a composite material film can include providing a mixture comprising a precursor and silane-treated silicon particles. The methods can also include pyrolysing the mixture to convert the precursor into one or more carbon phases to form the composite material film with the silicon particles distributed throughout the composite material film.

This invention relates to particulate electroactive materials comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework including micropores and optional mesopores having a total volume of at least 0.7 cm.sup.3/g and up to 2 cm.sup.3/g, wherein at least half of the total micropore and mesopore volume is in the form of pores having a diameter of no more than 1.5 nm; and (b) silicon located within the micropores and optional mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the total volume of the micropores and optional mesopores.

A sulfur-carbon composite including porous carbon material, and sulfur, wherein at least a portion of an inside and a surface of the porous carbon material coated with the sulfur, the sulfur-carbon composite has a pore volume of 0.180 cm.sup.3/g to 0.300 cm.sup.3/g, and the sulfur-carbon composite has an average pore size of 40.0 nm to 70.0 nm, and a method of manufacturing the same. Also, a method of manufacturing a sulfur-carbon composite, which includes (a) mixing a porous carbon material with sulfur particles, wherein the sulfur particles have a particle size of 1 nm to 1 μm using a Henschel mixer; and (b) drying the resulting mixture of (a).

A porous silicon-containing composite includes: a porous core including a porous silicon composite secondary particle; and a shell on at least one surface of the porous core, the shell including a first graphene, wherein the porous silicon composite secondary particle includes an aggregate of a first primary particle including silicon, a second primary particle including a structure and second graphene on at least one surface of the first primary particle and the second primary particle, and wherein at least one of a shape and a degree of oxidation of the first primary particle and the second primary particle are different. Also an electrode including the porous silicon-containing composite, a lithium battery including the electrode, and a device including the porous silicon-containing composite or the carbon composite.

The present application provides a negative electrode active material, a process for preparing the same, and a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus related the same. The negative electrode active material comprises a core material and a polymer-modified coating layer on at least a part of a surface of the core material, the core material is one or more of a silicon-based negative electrode material and a tin-based negative electrode material, the polymer-modified coating layer comprises sulfur element and carbon element, the sulfur element has a mass percentage of from 0.2% to 4% in the negative electrode active material, the carbon element has a mass percentage of from 0.5% to 4% in the negative electrode active material, and the polymer-modified coating layer comprises a —S—C— bond.

A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to a configuration includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing nickel (Ni) in an amount of greater than or equal to 80 mol %, in which boron (B) is present at least on a particle surface of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide. In the lithium-transition metal composite oxide, when particles having a larger particle size than a volume-based 70% particle size (D70) are first particles and particles having a smaller particle size than a volume-based 30% particle size (D30) are second particles, a coverage ratio of B on surfaces of the second particle is larger than a coverage ratio of B on surfaces of the first particle by 5% or greater.

The present disclosure provides a lithium manganate positive electrode active material, comprising a lithium manganate matrix and a cladding layer, where the cladding layer comprises an organic bonding material, one or more A-type salts, and one or more B-type salts. The lithium manganate positive electrode active material of the present disclosure significantly reduces the content of transition metal manganese ions within a battery through combined action of the organic bonding material, the A-type salts, and the B-type salts, thereby slowing down the decomposition and consumption of the SEI film (solid electrolyte interphase) by transition metal manganese, and improving the capacity retention rate and impedance performance of the battery.

Over-lithiated cathode materials for use in an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions, and methods of making and using the same, are provided. The over-lithiated cathode materials may include positive electroactive materials selected from the group consisting of: Li.sub.2Mn.sub.2O.sub.4, Li.sub.2MSiO.sub.4 (where M is Fe, Mn, Co, or Mn), Li.sub.2VOPO.sub.4, and combinations thereof. Methods for preparing the positive electroactive material may include charging an electrochemical cell at a first voltage window and discharging the electrochemical cell at a second a second voltage window that is less than the first voltage window. The electrochemical cell may include a positive electrode, including the positive electroactive material, and a negative electrode, including a volume-expanding negative electroactive material. During charging, lithium ions and electrons may move from the positive electrode to the negative electrode. During discharging, a portion of the lithium ions and electrons may remain at the negative electrode as a lithium reservoir.