The present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly for an all-solid-state battery with improved safety, and more particularly, to an electrode assembly of a new structure designed to prevent the damage of a solid electrolyte layer caused by a step formed in a negative electrode layer due to changes in thickness of the negative electrode layer, such as an increase or decrease in thickness at part of the negative electrode layer, during charging/discharging. The electrode assembly is characterized by comprising a protective layer having an opening, interposed between the negative electrode and the solid electrolyte layer.

A secondary battery module according to the present embodiment includes a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body, wherein a negative electrode constituting the nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative-electrode current collector and a negative-electrode active material layer, the negative-electrode active material layer includes a first layer formed on the negative-electrode current collector, and a second layer that is formed on the first layer and has a higher compression modulus than the first layer, a separator constituting the nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery has a lower compression modulus than the first layer, the elastic body has a lower compression modulus than the separator, a graphite particles contained in the first layer have a BET specific surface area of 1 to 2.5 m.sup.2/g, and the first layer 52a contains 0.01 mass % to 0.4 mass % of a carbon nanotube having one to five graphene sheets.

An all-solid-state battery includes a case, a battery element, and a restraint component. The case accommodates the battery element. The battery element includes an electrode part and a resin part. The resin part covers at least a part of a side face of the electrode part. The restraint component applies a first pressure to the electrode part. The restraint component applies a second pressure to the resin part. The ratio of the second pressure to the first pressure is from 1.5 to 18.

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector containing Ti as a main component and having a thickness of 1 μm to 8 μm. The negative electrode includes a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.

Disclosed are a finishing tape which is capable of reducing flow of an electrode assembly in a casing and a secondary battery including the same. As an example, disclosed is a finishing tape comprising: a first layer formed of a resin and forming a substrate; and a second layer formed on at least one side of the first layer and including a microsphere structure.

Provided is a positive electrode structure for a secondary battery. This positive electrode structure includes: a positive electrode current collector composed of a tabular nickel foam and having a tabular coated portion and an uncoated portion extending from an outer peripheral portion of the coated portion; and a positive electrode active material containing nickel hydroxide and/or nickel oxyhydroxide incorporated into the coated portion of the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material is not present in the uncoated portion of the positive electrode current collector, and the nickel foam constituting the uncoated portion is compressed so as to have a thickness of 0.10 times or more and less than 0.8 times a thickness of the nickel foam constituting the coated portion.

Some examples include a lithium-ion battery including an electrode assembly, a battery case, and an insulator. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of stacked electrodes. The battery case includes a cover and a housing. The housing includes a bottom, a perimeter side, and an open top. The cover is configured to extend across the open top. The cover and the housing form an interior enclosure to house the electrode assemble with the cover and the housing sealingly coupled at the lip. The insulator includes a body and a profiled portion. The body being generally planar and the profiled portion extending from the body at an angle. The body is disposed between the electrode assembly and the cover of the battery case. The profiled portion extends between the electrode assembly and the lip of the housing. The insulator is to provide a barrier between the electrode assembly and the sealed lip.

Disclosed is laminate for a non-aqueous secondary battery which may be prevented from undergoing blocking. The laminate comprises a non-porous substrate layer, and an adhesive layer formed on a surface on one side of the substrate layer, wherein a surface roughness of the surface on the one side of the substrate layer is greater than a surface roughness of a surface on the other side of the substrate layer. Preferably, the surface roughness of the surface on the one side of the substrate layer is 0.20 m or more and 2.00 m or less. Preferably, the surface roughness of the surface on the other side of the substrate layer is 0.01 m or more and 0.15 m or less.

A battery and an electronic device are disclosed. The battery is component to the electronic device, and includes: a first cathode plate including a first surface oriented in a first direction, and a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first separation membrane disposed on the second surface of the first cathode plate, a first anode plate disposed on a surface of the separation membrane oriented in the second direction, a through hole formed adjacent to respective center portions of the first cathode plate, the first separation membrane, and the first anode plate, wherein the through hole is substantially perpendicular to one surface of the first cathode plate, a cathode tab disposed within the through hole and electrically connected to the first cathode plate, and an anode tab spaced apart from the cathode plate within the through hole and electrically connected to the first anode plate, wherein the cathode tab and the anode tab are at least partially exposed to an external environment through the through hole.

A battery module includes a module case, a battery cell assembly that is received in the module case, a heat sink mounted below the module case, and a heat pipe member mounted inside an upper side of the module case. The battery cell assembly includes battery cells, each of which has an electrode lead drawn to one or two sides thereof. The battery cells are stacked along a horizontal direction of the module case such that an edge of each of the battery cells not having an electrode lead is oriented downwardly facing the heat sink. The heat pipe member includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator being formed on a side of the electrode leads of the battery cells, and the condenser being in contact with an inner surface of the module case.