In an embodiment, a Li-ion battery electrode comprises a conductive interlayer arranged between a current collector and an electrode active material layer. The conductive interlayer comprises first conductive additives and a first polymer binder, and the electrode active material layer comprises a plurality of active material particles mixed with a second polymer binder (which may be the same as or different from the first polymer binder) and second conductive additives (which may be the same as or different from the first conductive additives). In a further embodiment, the Li-ion battery electrode may be fabricated via application of successive slurry formulations onto the current collector, with the resultant product then being calendared (or densified).

An electrode material, its manufacturing method, and its use as a cathode material in batteries are provided. The electrode material comprises a plurality of nanoparticles, each having a diameter of approximately 100-400 nm and comprising a core and a shell encapsulating the core. The shell comprises carbon and nitrogen, respectively having a mass fraction of approximately 70-90% and approximately 5-20% relative to a total mass of the shell. The core comprises sulfur, having a mass fraction of approximately 40-97% relative to a total mass of the core. The core has a mass fraction of approximately 50-90% relative to a total mass of each nanoparticle. The electrode material can be used in a cathode of a Li—S battery, which has a good energy storage capacity, a high electrochemical stability, and a low capacity decay.

An all-solid-state battery includes an electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, an intermediate layer provided at least in a part between the electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer, the electrode layer includes a current collector layer and an active material layer, the active material layer includes an active material and a carbon material, the intermediate layer has ionic conductivity, the carbon content in the intermediate layer is less than the carbon content in the active material layer.

This electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: an electrode core with an undercoat layer formed on the surface thereof; and an electrode composite layer formed on the undercoat layer of the electrode core. The undercoat layer can be obtained by applying an undercoat dispersion liquid on the surface of the electrode core and drying the dispersion liquid. The average diameter of an electroconductive auxiliary agent used for the undercoat layer is no greater than 12 nm. The molecular weight of a binder used for the undercoat layer is no less than 900,000. The thickness of the undercoat layer is no greater than 20 μm. The molecular weight of a binder used for the electrode composite layer is no less than 900,000.

This electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has: an electrode core having an undercoat layer formed on the surface thereof; an electrode mixture layer formed on the undercoat layer of the electrode core. The undercoat layer is obtained by applying an undercoat dispersion on the surface of the electrode core and drying the same. A conductive auxiliary agent used for the undercoat layer is formed of carbon nanotubes. The average diameter of the conductive auxiliary agent is 12 nm or less. The aspect ratio (average length/average diameter) of the conductive auxiliary agent is 4000 or greater. The thickness of the undercoat layer is 0.10 μm or less.

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode binder, and a positive electrode conductor. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-cobalt composite oxide. The positive electrode binder includes a vinylidene fluoride polymer having a melting point of higher than or equal to 160° C. and lower than or equal to 170° C. The positive electrode conductor includes carbon black having a hollow structure. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon material.

Disclosed are a positive electrode coating material for a lithium secondary battery including graphene oxide surface-modified with cationic functional groups, a preparation method thereof, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery comprising the coating material. The positive electrode coating material prevents the leaching of lithium polysulfide, thereby improving battery performance.

This application discloses a negative-electrode active material and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery, and a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus that include such secondary battery. The negative-electrode active material includes a core and a coating layer covering at least part of a surface of the core, where the core includes artificial graphite, the coating layer includes amorphous carbon, a volume-based particle size distribution of the negative-electrode active material satisfies D.sub.v99≤24 μm, a volume-based median particle size D.sub.v50 of the negative-electrode active material satisfies 8 μm≤D.sub.v≤15 μm, D.sub.v99 is a particle size corresponding to a cumulative volume distribution percentage of the negative-electrode active material reaching 99%, and WO is a particle size corresponding to a cumulative volume distribution percentage of the negative-electrode active material reaching 50%.

A positive electrode layer is to be used in an all-solid-state battery, and includes a positive electrode current collector; a positive electrode junction layer including at least a conductive agent and disposed on the positive electrode current collector; and a positive electrode material mixture layer disposed on the positive electrode junction layer and including at least a positive electrode active material including a plurality of particles, a solid electrolyte having ion conductivity, and a plurality of conductive fibers. The plurality of conductive fibers include a conductive fiber that is positioned to connect adjacent particles of the positive electrode active material. A concentration of a binder included in the positive electrode material mixture layer is 100 ppm or less, and a concentration of a solvent included in the positive electrode material mixture layer is 50 ppm or less.

Electrodes for a metal-hydrogen battery are described. The electrodes include one or more porous layers, each of the porous layers including a porous substrate and a catalyst layer covering the porous substrate, the catalyst layer including a transition metal, wherein at least one of the at least one porous layer includes a surface with features that facilitate hydrogen gas transport. In some embodiments, an anode electrode includes a first porous layer having a first surface; and a second porous layer adjacent the first porous layer having a second surface, wherein the first surface of the first porous layer and the second surface of the second porous layer form hydrogen gas transport channels.