Provided is a primer composition including a thickener that contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group. The primer composition includes a thickener undissolved residue of 0.05 wt % or less based on the total solid weight thereof; an anode and a secondary battery including the same. A method for manufacturing the anode is also provided.

An electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and a method and device for manufacturing an electrode assembly are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are wound or folded to form a bend region. The positive electrode plate includes a plurality of bend portions located in the bend region. Each bend portion includes a positive current collecting layer and a positive active material layer. The positive current collecting layer is coated with the positive active material layer on at least one surface in a thickness direction of the positive electrode plate. A barrier layer is disposed between the positive current collecting layer and the positive active material layer.

An electrode for an all-solid-state battery includes a current collector, a carbon material layer having an adhesive property, and an active material layer in this order in the thickness direction, and the carbon material layer contains a carbon material, a dispersion material, and a binder.

Disclosed herein are a method of manufacturing dry binders for electrodes usable in a dry electrode method by using a mixture of polymer powder containing a hydroxyl group (—OH) and polytetrafluoroethylene, and a method of manufacturing dry electrodes including dry binders.

A negative electrode plate includes a current collector and an active layer. The active layer includes a porous carbon framework and includes silicon nanoparticles and lithium metal that are located in the porous carbon framework. Embodiments of this application reduce the volume change of the negative electrode plate during cycles, suppress growth of lithium dendrites, improve safety of the lithium-ion battery, and achieve a higher energy density of the battery that contains the negative electrode plate.

Proposed is a current collector for a positive electrode that substitutes for metal foil and includes a polymer film made of a nonmetal, nonconductor material, and an aluminum conductive material configured to define an outermost surface of the current collector for a positive electrode by being formed or applied, with a thickness of 0.25 to 0.6 μm, onto at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the polymer film, in which the conductive material serves as an electrochemical fuse or performs a function of blocking or reducing short-circuit current in the event of an internal short circuit or an external short circuit.

Disclosed is a negative electrode current collector for an anode-free lithium metal battery. The negative electrode current collector includes a PdTe.sub.2 layer and an intermediate layer to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrite, resulting in significant improves in lifespan and performance of the lithium metal battery. The negative electrode current collector further includes an ion conductive layer to improve the performance of the lithium metal battery.

An electrode plate includes: a current collector, including, in a width direction, a first edge region, a second edge region, and a middle region located between the first edge region and the second edge region; a first coating layer, including a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first edge region and the second edge region respectively; and a second coating layer. A part of the second coating layer is disposed on the middle region, another part of the second coating layer is disposed on the first coating layer. The second coating layer includes an active material. A first bonding force between the first portion and the first edge region and a second bonding force between the second portion and the second edge region are both greater than a third bonding force between the second coating layer and the middle region.

An electrochemical apparatus includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a current collector. The current collector includes a coated region provided with an active material, and an uncoated region, where the uncoated region is at least partially provided with an insulation layer, and the insulation layer includes a binder and inorganic particles. Based on a total mass of the insulation layer, a mass percentage of element aluminum in the insulation layer is 20% to 52%. An adhesion F between the insulation layer and the current collector is not less than 201 N/m. In the electrochemical apparatus in this application, the safety of the electrochemical apparatus is improved due to sufficient adhesion between the insulation layer and the current collector of the positive electrode.

A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium and a rechargeable lithium battery, and the negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative active material layer positioned on the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer includes a plurality of holes at a hole density of about 90 pt/mm.sup.2 or more.