Systems, articles, and methods directed to electrochemical systems (e.g., batteries) and the electrochemical reduction of halogenated compounds are generally described. In certain embodiments, the halogenated compound comprises at least one sulfur pentahalide (e.g., pentafluoride) group associated with a conjugated system.

An electrochemical apparatus, includes a packaging bag accommodating an electrode assembly and an electrolyte. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. The positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode current collector having an aluminum foil and element silicon. A mass percentage of the element silicon in the positive electrode current collector is 0.03%-0.13%. The positive electrode current collector includes: a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and a single-sided region having a first portion. The second surface in the first portion is located on an outer surface of the electrode assembly. A positive electrode active material layer is provided on the first surface and an inactive material layer is provided on the second surface respectively, in the single-sided region. The inactive material layer includes an inactive material including an inorganic oxide and/or an elemental nonmetal.

An electrolyte composition comprising: a) a solvent comprising: a mixture of at least two saturated cyclic carbonates, at least one of these saturated cyclic carbonates being fluorinated, at least one ether, said at least one saturated cyclic carbonate representing at most 1.5% by weight of the solvent, said at least one ether representing at least 40% by weight of the solvent; b) at least one lithium salt other than lithium difluorophosphate; c) lithium difluorophosphate in an amount representing from 0.1 to 1% by weight relative to the sum of weight of the solvent and weight of said at least one lithium salt. The use of this composition in an electrochemical cell comprising a lithium anode allows increased performance of the cell when it is discharged under a strong current at low temperature, and limited self-discharging when in operation at ambient temperature.

One aspect of this invention relates to hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) ionogel inks using exfoliated hBN nanoplatelets as the solid matrix. The hBN nanoplatelets are produced from bulk hBN powders by liquid-phase exfoliation, allowing printable hBN ionogel inks to be formulated following the addition of an imidazolium ionic liquid and ethyl lactate. The resulting inks are reliably printed with variable patterns and controllable thicknesses by aerosol jet printing, resulting in hBN ionogels that possess high room-temperature ionic conductivities and storage moduli of >3 mS cm1 and >1 MPa, respectively. By integrating the hBN ionogel with printed semiconductors and electrical contacts, fully-printed thin-film transistors with operating voltages below 1 V are demonstrated on polyimide films. These devices exhibit desirable electrical performance and robust mechanical tolerance against repeated bending cycles, thus confirming the suitability of hBN ionogels for printed and flexible electronics.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure may include a battery including a cathode including a fluorinated carbon material and manganese oxide, an anode including one or more of a lithium metal or a lithium alloy, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including: an organic solvent, one or more lithium salts including lithium perchlorate, and an additive material having lithium nitrate and tris-trimethyl silyl phosphite.

The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte suitable for a lithium primary battery. In order to solve the problems of poor safety performance, high-rate discharge and poor discharge performance of electrolytes of the existing lithium primary batteries under a high-temperature condition, the electrolyte includes an electrolyte lithium salt, an additive, and an organic solvent, wherein the electrolyte lithium salt includes one or more of lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, lithium bis(triflu-oromethanesulphonyl)imide, lithium difluorophosphate, and lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate; the additive includes one or more of (2-trimethylsilylethyl)2-cyanoacetate, diphenyldimethoxysilane, and citraconic anhydride; and the organic solvent comprises a carbon-ate solvent and a glycol ether solvent. A selective combination of the electrolyte lithium salt, the additive, and the solvent, normal-temperature discharge can be met when the electrolyte is applied to the lithium primary battery. The lithium primary battery can take into account the constant/high temperature performance, high-rate discharge performance and safety performance.

A lithium primary battery inches a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The positive electrode contains manganese dioxide and the negative electrode contains a lithium alloy. The lithium alloy contains magnesium. The percentage content of the magnesium in the lithium alloy is 10% by mass or less.

A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a liquid non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode material mixture including LixMnO.sub.2 where 0x0.05. The negative electrode contains at least one of metal lithium and a lithium alloy. The liquid non-aqueous electrolyte contains a cyclic imide component and an organic silyl borate component. The concentration of the cyclic imide component in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 1 mass % or less, the concentration of the organic silyl borate component in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 5.5 mass % or less, and the mass ratio of the cyclic imide component to the organic silyl borate component contained in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 0.02 or more and 10 or less.