The present invention provides a method for preparing an anode active material for a nonaqueous lithium secondary battery, comprising the steps of: preparing a carbon-based material; forming a precursor coating layer comprising Me and A (wherein A is O or S) on the surface of the carbon-based material; supplying a P precursor to the precursor coating layer of the carbon-based material; and converting at least a part of the precursor coating layer into a compound represented by Me.sub.x1P.sub.y1 (wherein x1>0 and y1>0) by the reaction of the precursor coating layer and the P precursor, thereby forming a phosphide coating layer, wherein Me is at least one type of the same metal element selected from among Mo, Ni, Fe, Co, Ti, V, Cr, Nb and Mn.

A positive electrode plate includes a composite current collector, a functional coating, and a positive electrode active material layer, where the functional coating is disposed on at least one surface of the composite current collector, and is located between the composite current collector and the positive electrode active material layer; and the functional coating comprises a positive electrode active material, and a D50 particle size of the positive electrode active material is less than or equal to 5 μm. This can reduce the stress applied to the composite current collector during a cold pressing process without losing energy density. In addition, this also can mitigate misalignment of a metal layer and a polymer film due to inconsistent stretching extents, and alleviate problems such as cracking of the metal layer of the composite current collector and the metal layer tending to fall off from the polymer film.

A [P.sub.xSb.sub.yM.sub.z].sub.p/[carbon].sub.q composite where x, y, and z represent atomic percentage values and are x>0; y>0; and z≥0, M is an electrically conductive metal, p and q represent the weight percentage values of the composite wherein p and q are in the range of 0-100%, and is p>0.

A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, an elastic polymer protective layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a working electrolyte in ionic communication with the anode and the cathode, wherein the protective layer comprises a high-elasticity polymer having a thickness from 2 nm to 200 μm, a lithium ion conductivity of at least 10.sup.−8 S/cm at room temperature, and a fully recoverable tensile elastic strain of at least 5% and wherein the high-elasticity polymer comprises a polymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of phosphates, phosphonates, phosphonic acids, phosphorous acids, phosphites, phosphoric acids, combinations thereof, and combination thereof with phosphazenes and wherein the high-elasticity polymer is impregnated with from 0% to 90% by weight of a lithium salt, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, or a liquid electrolyte comprising a lithium salt dissolved in a non-aqueous liquid solvent.

Provided is an intermediate product of a solid electrolyte. The intermediate product of a solid electrolyte may comprise: a compound in which a cation including thiophenium or thiazolium and an anion including fluorohydrogenate are bound, and a solvent in which the compound is mixed.

To solve the problem that the existing non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery cannot ensure the high-temperature storage performance and cycle performance at the same time, the invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery, comprising a solvent, a lithium salt and a compound represented by structural formula 1 and/or structural formula 2:

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Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a lithium ion battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte provided by the invention can effectively improve the cycle performance and high-temperature storage performance of lithium ion batteries.

This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, a housing and an electrolyte, the positive electrode being designed as a high-voltage electrode and the electrolyte being based on SO.sub.2 and at least one first conducting salt having the formula (I),

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M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.14 aryl and C.sub.5-C.sub.14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell comprising an active metal, at least one positive electrode having a discharge element, at least one negative electrode having a discharge element, a housing and an electrolyte, the negative electrode comprising metallic lithium at least in the charged state of the rechargeable battery cell and the electrolyte being based on SO.sub.2 and comprising at least one first conducting salt which has the formula (I),

##STR00001## M being a metal selected from the group formed by alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements, and aluminum; x being an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 being selected independently of one another from the group formed by C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.14 aryl and C.sub.5-C.sub.14 heteroaryl; and Z being aluminum or boron.

To provide a positive electrode active material capable of improving cycle characteristics of a lithium ion secondary battery and achieving a desirable output. In a positive electrode active material that is an aggregate of lithium compounds each including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, a recess is formed between primary particles constituting the positive electrode active material. A solid film containing lithium is formed in at least a part of the recess. The solid film has a thickness of 10 nm or more and 70 nm or less. The coverage rate, which is the proportion of the surface area of the recess covered by the solid film formed with respect to the entire surface area of the recess, is preferably 30% to 70%.

Provided is a powder of multi-functional composite particulates for a lithium battery, wherein at least one of the composite particulates has a diameter from 50 nm to 50 μm and comprises a plurality of anode active material particles that are dispersed in a high-elasticity polymer matrix having a recoverable tensile strain no less than 5%, when measured without an additive or reinforcement, and a lithium ion conductivity no less than 10.sup.−8 S/cm at room temperature, wherein the polymer matrix forms a continuous phase (matrix). Preferably, the composite particulate further comprises a conductive reinforcement (e.g. CNTs, graphene sheets, CNFs, etc.) that forms a 3D network of electron-conducting paths in physical or electronic contact with the anode particles. A production method for these composite particulates is also provided.