To provide a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can be produced even without performing a heat treatment at a high temperature such as 2,000° C. or higher and can have the discharge capacity and the cycle characteristics (capacity retention) further increased. The negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the invention has a configuration in which a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode material and a binder is formed on the surface of a current collector. Further, the negative electrode material has a core portion including carbonaceous negative electrode active material particles; and a shell portion including a polyimide and silicon-based negative electrode active material particles and/or tin-based negative electrode active material particles. Here, there is a feature that the content of the silicon-based negative electrode active material particles and/or tin-based negative electrode active material particles with respect to 100% by mass of the content of the carbonaceous negative electrode active material particles is 2% to 20% by mass. Furthermore, there is a feature that the binder is formed of a hydrophilic unit and a hydrophobic unit bonded together.

This lithium ion battery comprises a positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer that contains a positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode mixture layer that contains a negative electrode active material; and this lithium ion battery is charged and discharged by the movement of lithium ions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode mixture layer contains a negative electrode active material that is represented by general formula M3Me2X7 (wherein M contains at least one element of La, Ce, Ba, Sr, Zr, Ca, Mg and Y; Me contains at least one element of Ti, V, Cr, Nb, Mn, Ni, Fe, Co and Cu; and X contains at least one element of Ge, Si, Sn, Al, P, Sb and B), and a binder that contains ammonium carboxymethyl cellulose (NH4—CMC).

In order to overcome the problem of metal dendrites caused by uneven deposition on the surface of the existing metal electrode, the present application provides a metal electrode, comprising a metal layer and a coating, the coating comprises at least one block copolymer; the block copolymer comprises a first polymer block for independently conducting metal ions and a second polymer block for providing mechanical strength; a shear modulus of the coating is ≥10.sup.7 Pa, and a thickness of the coating is 500 nm-50 μm. Meanwhile, the application also discloses a battery comprising the metal electrode. The metal electrode provided by the application has good ionic conductivity and inhibition capability for metal dendrite.

A composite particulate for a lithium battery, wherein said composite particulate has a diameter from 10 nm to 50 μm and comprises one or more than one anode active material particles that are dispersed in a high-elasticity polymer matrix or encapsulated by a high-elasticity polymer shell, wherein the high-elasticity polymer matrix or shell has a recoverable elastic tensile strain no less than 5%, when measured without an additive or reinforcement dispersed therein, and a lithium ion conductivity no less than 10.sup.−6 S/cm at room temperature and wherein the high-elasticity polymer comprises a crosslinked polymer network of chains selected from the group consisting of Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate, Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, Poly (ethylene glycol)methyl ether acrylate, Polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE), Poly(propylene glycol) dimethacrylate, Poly(propylene glycol) diacrylate, chemically substituted versions thereof, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof.

The present application is generally directed to composites comprising a hard carbon material and an electrochemical modifier. The composite materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed composite materials are also disclosed.

An interfacial protective coating layer of LTO is effective in preventing unwanted interfacial reactions between the solid-state electrolyte and cathode electrodes from occurring. Incorporation of the inventive coating into sodium-based all-solid-state batteries allows for room temperature operation, high voltage, and long cycle life.

The present application provides a negative electrode sheet and a battery. The negative electrode sheet includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode film provided on at least one surface of the negative current collector and including a negative active material, and the negative electrode film satisfies: 4≤P×[(30−Dv50)/2+2×(10−M)]≤20. P represents a porosity of the negative electrode film; Dv50 represents a volume median particle diameter of the negative active material, and a unit is μm; M represents a capacity per unit area of a negative electrode film, and a unit is mAh/cm.sup.2. The negative electrode sheet of the present application has the characteristics of excellent dynamics performance, and the battery of the present application also has the characteristics of excellent dynamics performance, long cycle life and high energy density at the same time.

The present invention provides a negative electrode plate and a battery. The negative electrode plate comprises a negative current collector and a negative film that is provided on at least one surface of the negative current collector and comprises a negative active material. The negative film meets the follow relations: 6.0≤PD×Dv50≤32.0 and 0.2≤PD/Dn10≤12.0. The negative electrode plate of the present invention has excellent dynamic performance, and the battery of the present invention has both excellent dynamic performance and long cycle life.

Disclosed herein is a lithium ion battery which operates stably at high temperatures. The battery disclosed herein has a chemical composition amenable to long-term operation at elevated temperatures and employs a lithium-based cathode, a silicon-based anode, and a piperidinium-based electrolyte solution.

An electrode comprises carbon nanoparticles and at least one of metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles. A surfactant attaches the carbon nanoparticles and the metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles to form an electrode composition. A binder binds the electrode composition such that it can be formed into a film or membrane. The electrode has a specific capacity of at least 450 mAh/g of active material when cycled at a charge/discharge rate of about 0.1 C.