The formation method of graphene includes the steps of forming a layer including graphene oxide over a first conductive layer; and supplying a potential at which the reduction reaction of the graphene oxide occurs to the first conductive layer in an electrolyte where the first conductive layer as a working electrode and a second conductive layer with a as a counter electrode are immersed. A manufacturing method of a power storage device including at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a separator includes a step of forming graphene for an active material layer of one of or both the positive electrode and the negative electrode by the formation method.

Implementations described herein generally relate to metal electrodes, more specifically, lithium-containing anodes, high performance electrochemical devices, such as secondary batteries, including the aforementioned lithium-containing electrodes, and methods for fabricating the same. In one implementation, a rechargeable battery is provided. The rechargeable battery comprises a cathode film including a lithium transition metal oxide, a separator film coupled to the cathode film and capable of conducting ions, a solid electrolyte interphase film coupled to the separator, wherein the solid electrolyte interphase film is a lithium fluoride film or a lithium carbonate film, a lithium metal film coupled to the solid electrolyte interphase film and an anode current collector coupled to the lithium metal film.

An electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode residing within a casing, the anode being positioned distal of the cathode. The cathode having a cathode current collector having an angled configuration that encourages the cathode active material to move in an axial distal direction during cell discharge. The cathode current collector may be configured having at least one fold thereby dividing the current collector into at least two portions having an angle therebetween. The cathode current collector may comprise a wire having a helical configuration or the cathode current collector may comprise a post with a thread having a helical orientation about the post exterior. A preferred chemistry is a lithium/CF.sub.x activated with a nonaqueous electrolyte.

An electrochemical cell includes an anode, a cathode, a separator, and a liquid electrolyte. The cathode includes an active material, a conductive material, a binder, and a gelling powder. The separator is arranged between the anode and the cathode. The separator is configured to prevent direct contact between the anode and the cathode. The liquid electrolyte transports positively charged ions between the cathode and the anode.

A non-aqueous electrolyte electricity-storage element which includes a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material capable of inserting and releasing anions, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material is formed of a carbonaceous material, and a surface of the carbonaceous material includes fluorine.

Disclosed are a secondary battery comprising a negative electrode composed of two or more negative electrode plates and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery, wherein each of the negative electrode plates includes a lithium by-product layer formed through pre-lithiation reaction on a negative electrode current collector coated with a negative electrode active material, wherein an inorganic substance layer is formed on a negative electrode tab that is extended from an end at one side of the negative electrode current collector and is composed of an active material-non-coated portion not coated with the negative electrode active material, and negative electrode tabs of the negative electrode plates are electrically connected with one negative electrode lead to form a negative electrode terminal.

An electrode including fluorinated and surface defluorinated coal is described, as well as methods of producing such and employing such within an electrical system. The coal in the electrodes is fluorinated at an amount of between 0.3 and 1.4. The resulting coal products can be further surface defluorinated and maintain functionality within an electrical system.

Cathodes containing active materials and carbon nanotubes are described. The use of carbon nanotubes in cathode materials can provide a battery having increased longevity and volumetric capacity over batteries that contain a cathode that uses conventional conductive additives such as carbon black or graphite.

A solid state lithium carbon monofluoride battery includes an anode comprising Li, a solid electrolyte, and a cathode including CF.sub.x and LPS. The cathode can also include a carbon compound. The solid electrolyte can include LPS. The LPS can include β-Li.sub.3PS.sub.4. The cathode LPS can include β-Li.sub.3PS.sub.4. A method of making a battery is also disclosed.

The present application relates to a method for preparing a copper fluoride/fluorinated graphene composite material with high-energy density, comprising mixing copper fluoride and fluorinated graphene in a ratio of (0.8 to 9):1, ball milling the mixed copper fluoride and fluorinated graphene in a sealed ball milling tank, after ball milling, putting the sealed ball milling tank into a glove box, and taking out a sample. The prepared copper fluoride/fluorinated graphene composite material is applied to a lithium metal battery cathode material.