A battery comprising an acidified metal oxide (“AMO”) material, preferably in monodisperse nanoparticulate form 20 nm or less in size, having a pH <7 when suspended in a 5 wt % aqueous solution and a Hammett function H.sub.0 >−12, at least on its surface.

A sodium nickel chloride battery for high-performance batteries of electric vehicles and other demanding stationary applications. The battery which permits a current collector with a maximum surface-to-cross-section ratio and simple manufacture thereof as well as simplified electrode filling of the battery includes a cathode-side metallic current collector elongated in a cathode chamber about a central axis that is made of a metal tube with high electrical conductivity and has, in a part of the current collector immersed in a separator, a formed tube section, provided with elements for increasing the surface area of the current collector, and has, at a transition from an unpressed tube section as a filler tube to a pressed tube section, a through-hole opening the filler tube to the outside, so that the filler tube can be used as a filling opening for the porous mixture of the cathode and the secondary electrolyte.

A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery, the negative active material including a composite including silicon particles, metal particles, and a first amorphous carbon; and a second amorphous carbon surrounding on the composite.

The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing an electrode, an electrode manufactured by the same, an electrode structure including the electrode, a fuel cell or a metal-air secondary battery including the electrode, a battery module including the fuel cell or the metal-air secondary battery, and a composition for manufacturing an electrode.

The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing an electrode, an electrode manufactured by the same, an electrode structure including the electrode, a fuel cell or a metal-air secondary battery including the electrode, a battery module including the fuel cell or the metal-air secondary battery, and a composition for manufacturing an electrode.

A layered-oxide positive electrode active material may have a molecular formula of Na.sub.xMn.sub.aFe.sub.bNi.sub.cM.sub.dN.sub.eO.sub.2-δQ.sub.f, where a doping element M is selected from at least one of Cu, Li, Ti, Zr, K, Sb, Nb, Mg, Ca, Mo, Zn, Cr, W, Bi, Sn, Ge, or Al, a doping element N is selected from at least one of Si, P, B, S, or Se, a doping element Q is selected from at least one of F, Cl, or N, 0.66≤x≤1, 0<a≤0.70, 0<b≤0.70, 0<c≤0.23, 0≤d<0.30, 0≤e≤0.30, 0≤f≤0.30, 0≤δ≤0.30, a+b+c+d+e=1, 0<e+f≤0.30, 0<(e+f)/a≤0.30, 0.20≤d+e+f≤0.30, and (b+c)/a≤1.5.

A method of making a positive electrode includes forming a slurry of particles using an electrode formulation, a diluent, and oxalic acid, coating the slurry on a collector and drying the coating on the collector to form the positive electrode. The electrode formulation includes an electrode active material, a conductive carbon source, an organic polymeric binder, and a water soluble polymer. The diluent consists essentially of water.

A method of making a positive electrode includes forming a slurry of particles using an electrode formulation, a diluent, and oxalic acid, coating the slurry on a collector and drying the coating on the collector to form the positive electrode. The electrode formulation includes an electrode active material, a conductive carbon source, an organic polymeric binder, and a water soluble polymer. The diluent consists essentially of water.

A secondary battery is provided including an electrode wound body housed in a battery can, with the electrode wound body having a structure including a band-shaped positive electrode and a band-shaped negative electrode laminated and wound with a separator interposed therebetween, where the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped positive electrode foil, the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped negative electrode foil, the electrode wound body includes a positive electrode tab at a central part of the positive electrode, includes a negative electrode tab on a winding end side of the negative electrode, and includes a foil tab in a flat plate shape on a winding start side of either one or both of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Nickelate cathode materials are provided, wherein said cathode material has an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern comprising a first peak from about 40.0-41.6 2Θ, and a second peak from about 62.6-63.0 2Θ. Methods of preparing such cathode materials are also provided. Alkaline electrochemical cells comprising said cathode materials are also provided.