Provided is a secondary battery, in the secondary battery, the positive electrode has a covering portion covered with a positive electrode active material layer and a positive electrode active material non-covered portion on a strip-shaped positive electrode foil, a negative electrode has a covering portion covered with a negative electrode active material layer and a first negative electrode active material non-covered portion on a strip-shaped negative electrode foil, the positive electrode active material non-covered portion is joined to the positive electrode current collector plate at one end portion of the electrode winding body, the first negative electrode active material non-covered portion is joined to the negative electrode current collector plate at the other end portion of the electrode winding body, the electrode winding body has flat surface formed by bending one or both of the positive electrode active material non-covered portion and the first negative electrode active material non-covered portion.

A lithium battery and method for fabricating the same are provided herein. The battery cathode comprises a carbon structure filled with a catalyst, such as palladium-catalyst-filled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The carbon structure provides a barrier between the catalyst and the electrolyte providing an increased stability of the electrolyte during both discharging and charging of a battery.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and embedding battery tab attachment structures within composites of electrode active materials and carbon nanotubes, which lack binder and lack collector foils, and the resulting self-standing electrodes. Such methods and the resulting self-standing electrodes may facilitate the use of such composites in battery and power applications.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and embedding battery tab attachment structures within composites of electrode active materials and carbon nanotubes, which lack binder and lack collector foils, and the resulting self-standing electrodes. Such methods and the resulting self-standing electrodes may facilitate the use of such composites in battery and power applications.

Provided are an electrode wherein a short-circuit preventing film laminated on the surface of the electrode can prevent a short circuit between a cathode and an anode when a battery is overheated; a secondary battery using the electrode; and a method for manufacturing the electrode. The secondary battery electrode includes: an electrode current collector; an active material layer formed on the electrode current collector; and a short-circuit preventing film laminated on the active material layer, wherein the short-circuit preventing film includes a nanoweb type porous membrane which is formed by integrating nanofiber strands obtained by electrospinning polyacrylonitrile (PAN).

Provided are an electrode wherein a short-circuit preventing film laminated on the surface of the electrode can prevent a short circuit between a cathode and an anode when a battery is overheated; a secondary battery using the electrode; and a method for manufacturing the electrode. The secondary battery electrode includes: an electrode current collector; an active material layer formed on the electrode current collector; and a short-circuit preventing film laminated on the active material layer, wherein the short-circuit preventing film includes a nanoweb type porous membrane which is formed by integrating nanofiber strands obtained by electrospinning polyacrylonitrile (PAN).

A current collector and a preparation method and application thereof, where the current collector includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer provided in a laminated manner, at least one first region and at least one second region are included between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and the first region and the second region are alternately arranged in a first direction; the first region is provided with a polymer layer, and the polymer layer is respectively bonded to the first metal layer and the second metal layer through an adhesive layer. The current collector of the present application not only has a high welding yield, effectively saving the production cost of the lithium ion battery, but also can reduce the internal resistance of the lithium ion battery, significantly improving the cycle performance and the safety performance of the lithium ion battery.

A current collector and a preparation method and application thereof, where the current collector includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer provided in a laminated manner, at least one first region and at least one second region are included between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and the first region and the second region are alternately arranged in a first direction; the first region is provided with a polymer layer, and the polymer layer is respectively bonded to the first metal layer and the second metal layer through an adhesive layer. The current collector of the present application not only has a high welding yield, effectively saving the production cost of the lithium ion battery, but also can reduce the internal resistance of the lithium ion battery, significantly improving the cycle performance and the safety performance of the lithium ion battery.

The present application relates to an electrode comprising pillars of conductors covered with at least two layers for improving the deposition of lithium, and the electrochemical cells and batteries comprising same.

A metal support for an electrochemical element where the metal support includes a plate face, has a plate shape as a whole, and has a warping degree of 1.5×10.sup.−2 or less determined by calculating a least square value through the least squares method using at least three points in the plate face of the metal support, calculating a first difference between the least square value and a positive-side maximum displacement value on a positive side with respect to the least square value and a second difference between the least square value and a negative-side maximum displacement value on a negative side that is opposite to the positive side with respect to the least square value, and dividing the sum of the first difference and the second difference by a maximum length of the plate face of the metal support that passes through a center of gravity.