The present disclosure generally relates to a method for electroplating (or electrodeposition) a transition metal oxide composition that may be used in gas sensors, biological cell sensors, supercapacitors, catalysts for fuel cells and metal air batteries, nano and optoelectronic devices, filtration devices, structural components, and energy storage devices. The method includes electrodepositing the electrochemically active transition metal oxide composition onto a working electrode in an electrodeposition bath containing a molten salt electrolyte and a transition metal ion source. The electrode structure can be used for various applications such as electrochemical energy storage devices including high power and high-energy primary or secondary batteries.

The present application provides a method for preparing precursor of nickel-cobalt-aluminum ternary cathode material, comprising steps of: 1) mixing a nickel salt solution, a cobalt salt solution, and an aluminum salt solution at a molar ratio of Ni:Co:Al=(0.6-0.9):(0.05-0.3):(0.01-0.1) to obtain a first mixture; 2) adding the first mixture into ammonia water, stirring, and adjusting pH by an alkaline solution to obtain a second mixture with a pH12; 3) adding an appropriate amount of additive to the second mixture, stirring, and ageing for 10-24 h to obtain a colloid; 4) washing the colloid and concentrating by centrifugation to obtain a gel; 5) drying the gel at 200-300 C. for 4-8 h, and sintering at 1100-1600 C. for 3-6 h to obtain a precursor of nickel-cobalt-aluminum ternary cathode material. The present application also provides a cathode plate and a lithium ion battery including the same.

Process for the fabrication of an electrode structure comprising an electrochemically active material suitable for use in an energy storage device. The method includes electrodepositing the electrochemically active material onto an electrode in electrodeposition bath containing a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode structure can be used for various applications such as electrochemical energy storage devices including high power and high-energy lithium-ion batteries.

There is provided a process for preparing a crystalline electrode material, the process comprising: providing a liquid bath comprising the electrode material in a melted state; and introducing a precursor of the electrode material into the liquid bath, wherein the electrode material comprises lithium, a metal and phosphate. There is also provided a crystalline electrode material, comprising lithium substituted by less than 0.1 atomic of Na or K; Fe and/or Mn, substituted by less than 0.1 atomic ratio of: (a) Mg, Ca, Al and B, (b) Nb, Zr, Mo, V and Cr, (c) Fe(III), or (d) any combinations thereof; and PO.sub.4, substituted by less than 20% atomic weight of an oxyanion selected from SO.sub.4, SiO.sub.4, BO.sub.4, P.sub.2O.sub.7, and any combinations thereof, the material being in the form of particles having a non-carbon and non-olivine phase on at least a portion of the surface thereof.

Process for the fabrication of an electrode structure comprising an electrochemically active material suitable for use in an energy storage device. The method includes electrodepositing the electrochemically active material onto an electrode in electrodeposition bath containing a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode structure can be used for various applications such as electrochemical energy storage devices including high power and high-energy lithium-ion batteries.

Process for the fabrication of an electrode structure comprising an electrochemically active material suitable for use in an energy storage device. The method includes electrodepositing the electrochemically active material onto an electrode in electrodeposition bath containing a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode structure can be used for various applications such as electrochemical energy storage devices including high power and high-energy lithium-ion batteries.

A method for manufacturing an anode electrode for a battery cell includes providing a current collector; and forming a layer on the current collector to create a coated current collector. The layer includes one of a metal and a metal oxide that is not miscible in molten lithium. The method includes immersing the coated current collector in molten lithium to coat the coated current collector.

Embodiments described herein relate to a method comprising soaking a wood in a mild acid, soaking the wood in an iron containing solution, pyrolizing the wood, heat treating the wood to create a graphitized monolith, leaching the graphitized monolith to remove iron remaining in the graphitized monolith, and infiltrating the graphitized monolith with sulfur to create a cathode. Embodiments described herein relate to a method of fabricating a sulfur-carbon composite cathode as shown and described herein. Embodiments described herein relate to a sulfur-carbon composite cathode as shown and described herein.