A positive electrode active material for an alkaline storage battery having excellent over-discharge tolerance and high-temperature tolerance, and a method for producing the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material for an alkaline storage battery, containing a hydroxide particle containing at least nickel and solid-solubilized cobalt, and a covering layer containing cobalt, the covering layer covering the hydroxide particle, in which cobalt contained in the covering layer and cobalt contained in the hydroxide particle each have a diffraction peak between diffraction angles of 65° and 66°, the diffraction angles each represented by 2θ in a diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement.

This application discloses a lithium-ion secondary battery. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on a surface of the positive electrode current collector and containing a positive active material, and the negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative active material layer disposed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector and containing a negative active material; wherein the positive active material includes lithium iron phosphate, and the negative active material includes graphite; and wherein the positive electrode current collector and/or the negative electrode current collector is a composite current collector, and the composite current collector includes an organic support layer and a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the organic support layer.

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 2 Θ. Methods of preparing such cathode materials are also provided. Alkaline electrochemical cells comprising said cathode materials are also provided.

Disclosed are a negative electrode plate and use thereof. For the negative electrode plate provided in the present disclosure, a negative electrode active layer is coated with a safety function layer containing metal and ceramic, which effectively improve an electrode potential of a negative electrode and a nucleation energy barrier of metal lithium of a lithium-ion battery in a charging process at a low temperature and a high rate, thereby avoiding occurrence of a lithium precipitation phenomenon at the negative electrode. Because of good heat insulation performance of the ceramic, occurrence of a thermal runaway phenomenon in a nail penetration test may be effectively avoided, and safety performance of the battery may be improved. When the negative electrode plate is applied to the lithium-ion battery, the obtained lithium-ion battery has advantages of good cycling performance and high security.

Disclosed are a negative electrode plate and use thereof. For the negative electrode plate provided in the present disclosure, a negative electrode active layer is coated with a safety function layer containing metal and ceramic, which effectively improve an electrode potential of a negative electrode and a nucleation energy barrier of metal lithium of a lithium-ion battery in a charging process at a low temperature and a high rate, thereby avoiding occurrence of a lithium precipitation phenomenon at the negative electrode. Because of good heat insulation performance of the ceramic, occurrence of a thermal runaway phenomenon in a nail penetration test may be effectively avoided, and safety performance of the battery may be improved. When the negative electrode plate is applied to the lithium-ion battery, the obtained lithium-ion battery has advantages of good cycling performance and high security.

A preparation method of battery composite material includes steps of providing a manganese-contained compound, phosphoric acid, a lithium-contained compound, a carbon source, and deionized water; processing a reaction of the manganese-contained compound, the phosphoric acid, and a portion of the deionized water to produce a first product; placing the first product at a first temperature for at least a first time period to produce a first precursor, wherein the chemical formula of the first precursor is written by Mn.sub.5(HPO.sub.4).sub.2(PO.sub.4).sub.2(H.sub.2O).sub.4; and processing a reaction of at least the first precursor, the lithium-contained compound, and another portion of the deionized water, adding the carbon source, and then calcining to produce battery composite material. Therefore, the preparation time is shortened, the energy consuming is reduced, the phase forming of the precursor is more stable, and the advantages of reducing the cost of preparation and enhancing the quality of products are achieved.

A preparation method of battery composite material includes steps of providing a manganese-contained compound, phosphoric acid, a lithium-contained compound, a carbon source, and deionized water; processing a reaction of the manganese-contained compound, the phosphoric acid, and a portion of the deionized water to produce a first product; placing the first product at a first temperature for at least a first time period to produce a first precursor, wherein the chemical formula of the first precursor is written by Mn.sub.5(HPO.sub.4).sub.2(PO.sub.4).sub.2(H.sub.2O).sub.4; and processing a reaction of at least the first precursor, the lithium-contained compound, and another portion of the deionized water, adding the carbon source, and then calcining to produce battery composite material. Therefore, the preparation time is shortened, the energy consuming is reduced, the phase forming of the precursor is more stable, and the advantages of reducing the cost of preparation and enhancing the quality of products are achieved.

A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes LiX, where X represents a halogen atom.

A non-aqueous magnesium battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material and can occlude and release magnesium ions. The electrolyte solution contains, for example, a magnesium salt. The positive electrode active material contains nickel oxyhydroxide, and the nickel oxyhydroxide is layered.

A non-aqueous magnesium battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material and can occlude and release magnesium ions. The electrolyte solution contains, for example, a magnesium salt. The positive electrode active material contains nickel oxyhydroxide, and the nickel oxyhydroxide is layered.