To provide a current collecting structure capable of reliably collecting current while maintaining a pressurized and constrained state of a coin-type all-solid-state battery. A coin-type all-solid-state battery includes a solid electrolyte layer; a pair of first electrode current collectors each including a metal porous body, the first electrode current collectors being respectively disposed on both sides of the solid electrolyte layer; a pair of second electrode current collectors each including a metal porous body, the second electrode current collectors being respectively disposed on outer sides of the first electrode current collectors; and a pair of lid members being respectively disposed on outer sides of the pair of second electrode current collectors.

To provide a solid-state battery capable of achieving high capacity. A solid-state battery including a multilayer body including a stack of a plurality of electrode layers including positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers and solid electrolyte layers each disposed between the electrode layers, the multilayer body having a columnar shape; and the solid-state battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed at both end portions of the multilayer body; a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal, wherein the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are spirally wound on an outer peripheral surface of the multilayer body.

The present disclosure relates to an anode for a lithium-metal battery, a manufacturing method of the same, and a lithium-metal battery including the anode. The anode for a lithium-metal battery includes a complex hierarchical structure current collector which includes an inverted pyramid-shaped micro hole pattern and nanostructures provided within the inverted pyramid-shaped micro hole pattern; and a lithium metal which is electrodeposited on the nanostructure of the current collector. As a result, it is possible to increase the life stability of the battery and increase the coulombic efficiency.

The present disclosure relates to an anode for a lithium-metal battery, a manufacturing method of the same, and a lithium-metal battery including the anode. The anode for a lithium-metal battery includes a complex hierarchical structure current collector which includes an inverted pyramid-shaped micro hole pattern and nanostructures provided within the inverted pyramid-shaped micro hole pattern; and a lithium metal which is electrodeposited on the nanostructure of the current collector. As a result, it is possible to increase the life stability of the battery and increase the coulombic efficiency.

A nanofiber based micro-structured material including metal fibers with metal oxide coatings and methods are shown. In one example, nanofiber based micro-structured material is used as an electrode in a battery, such as a lithium ion battery, where the nanofibers of micro-structured material form a nanofiber cloth with free-standing, core-shell structure.

A method of forming an electrode in an electrochemical battery comprises coating a reticulated substrate with a first wash, the first wash having a conductive material with conductive fibrous members and curing the reticulated substrate coated with the first wash having the conductive material with the conductive fibrous members.

Methods for forming polymeric protective layers on magnesium anodes for magnesium batteries include placing a solution of electropolymerizable monomers onto all exposed surfaces of a magnesium anode, and electropolymerizing the monomers in the solution. The monomers can be glycidyl methacrylate, a salt of 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate, or a mixture of the two. Protected magnesium foam anodes for 3-D magnesium batteries have a magnesium foam electrolyte, and a polymeric coating covering all exposed surfaces of the magnesium foam electrolyte. The polymeric protective coating formed of (poly)glycidyl methacrylate, poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate), or a copolymer of the two.

An electrochemical cell that converts chemical energy to electrical energy includes a cathode with an active material of fluorinated carbon on a perforated metal cathode current collector, a lithium anode on a perforated metal anode current collector, a stepped header, a stable electrolyte, and a separator. In various embodiments, an anode current collector design, a cathode current collector design, a stepped header design, a cathode formulation, an electrolyte formulation, a separator, and a battery incorporating the electrochemical cell are provided.

An electrochemical cell that converts chemical energy to electrical energy includes a cathode with an active material of fluorinated carbon on a perforated metal cathode current collector, a lithium anode on a perforated metal anode current collector, a stepped header, a stable electrolyte, and a separator. In various embodiments, an anode current collector design, a cathode current collector design, a stepped header design, a cathode formulation, an electrolyte formulation, a separator, and a battery incorporating the electrochemical cell are provided.

The present technology relates to self-standing electrodes, their use in electrochemical cells, and their production processes using a water-based filtration process. For example, the self-standing electrodes may be used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Particularly, the self-standing electrodes comprise a first electronically conductive material serving as a current collector, the surface of the first electronically conductive material being grafted with a hydrophilic group, a binder comprising cellulose fibres, an electrochemically active material, and optionally a second electronically conductive material. A process for the preparation of the self-standing electrodes is also described.