An apparatus for forming an electrode film mixture can have a first source including a polymer dispersion comprising a liquid and a polymer, a second source including a second component of the electrode film mixture, and a fluidized bed coating apparatus including a first inlet configured to receive from the first source the dispersion, and a second inlet configured to receive from the second source the second component.

Provided is a composite electrode material. The composite electrode material is disposed on a surface of an electrode. The composite electrode material includes a plurality of conductive material layers and a plurality of active material layers. The conductive material layers and the active material layers are alternately stacked along a direction non-parallel to the surface of the electrode, and are arranged disorderly along a direction parallel to the surface of the electrode.

The invention concerns a method for manufacturing of a battery electrode material comprising the steps of: a) applying an electric field to at least one polymer, conductive particles and at least one solvent whereby said conductive particles become arranged between the electrodes in at least two lines that are oriented in the same direction as the electric field line, and b) stabilizing the at least one polymer, conductive particles and at least one solvent by removing at least some of said at least one solvent while maintaining the electric field in step a) whereby the at least two lines of conductive particles will remain in their position when said electric field is removed. Further, the invention concerns a battery electrode material comprising at least one polymer and conductive particles, wherein said conductive particles form at least two lines that are oriented parallel and/or co-linear to each other.

The present invention is directed toward a coating system for electrodepositing a battery electrode coating onto a foil substrate, the system comprising a tank structured and arranged to hold an electrodepositable coating composition; a feed roller positioned outside of the tank structured and arranged to feed the foil into the tank; at least one counter electrode positioned inside the tank, the counter electrode in electrical communication with the foil during operation of the system to thereby deposit the battery electrode coating onto the foil; and an in-line foil drier positioned outside the tank structured and arranged to receive the coated foil from the tank. Also disclosed are methods for electrocoating battery electrode coatings onto conductive foil substrates, coated foil substrates, and electrical storage devices comprising the coated foil substrates.

This invention relates to a method for fabrication of electrode material in electronic devices by in situ-electrodeposition of metal or metalloid ions that are present in the device. In another aspect, the present invention relates to electronic devices and charge storage devices comprising the electrodes manufactured by said method. Furthermore, the present invention further relates to a method of enhancing charge injection in an electronic device or charge storage device comprising the steps of: pre-assembling an electronic device or charge storage device and subsequently applying an electric field to effect electrodeposition of an electrode layer in situ by reducing the metal or metalloid ions to a non-ionic state.

An all-solid state secondary battery including: a positive electrode active material layer; a solid electrolyte layer; and a negative electrode active material layer in this order. At least one of the positive electrode active material layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode active material layer is a layer including an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity for ions of metal elements belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and binder particles which have an average particle diameter of 10 nm or more and 50,000 nm or less and encompass an ion-conductive substance. The binder particles are formed of the ion-conductive substance and a polymer, and the ion-conductive substance is coated with the polymer having a mass ratio of 30% or more and 100% or less of the ion-conductive substance.

A method for manufacturing an electrode for a lithium-based battery by electrophoretic deposition is provided. The method includes: mixing particles with graphene oxide and a binder in a solution, the particles including a material selected from silicon, silicon oxide, silicon alloys, tin, tin oxide, sulfur, lithium manganese oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, lithium nickel manganese oxide, and lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide. The method further includes applying a potential between a current collector and a counter electrode immersed in the solution to deposit a coating of a combination of the particles, at least partially reduced graphene oxide, and binder onto the current collector. The method still further includes drying the coated current collector.

An apparatus for forming an electrode film mixture can have a first source including a polymer dispersion comprising a liquid and a polymer, a second source including a second component of the electrode film mixture, and a fluidized bed coating apparatus including a first inlet configured to receive from the first source the dispersion, and a second inlet configured to receive from the second source the second component.

Various methods and apparatus relating to three-dimensional battery structures and methods of manufacturing them are disclosed and claimed. In certain embodiments, a three-dimensional battery comprises a battery enclosure, and a first structural layer within the battery enclosure, where the first structural layer has a first surface, and a first plurality of conductive protrusions extend from the first surface. A first plurality of electrodes is located within the battery enclosure, where the first plurality of electrodes includes a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes, and wherein the first plurality of electrodes includes a second plurality of electrodes selected from the first plurality of electrodes, each of the second plurality of electrodes being in contact with the outer surface of one of said first plurality of conductive protrusions. Some embodiments relate to processes of manufacturing energy storage devices with or without the use of a backbone structure or layer.

A novel anode for a zinc battery is proposed, in which zinc is provided as a coat of zinc powder onto a tin substrate, which is in turn laid over a copper substrate for a current collector. Alternatively, the coat of zinc powder is laid over titanium as the current collector. Such configurations mitigate zinc corrosion and hydrogen production.