An electrode including an electrode active material sheet including an electrode active material and a binder polymer; and a current collector having a mesh structure. At least a part of the mesh structure is present in the electrode active material sheet, and the binder polymer has a thermal decomposition temperature ranging from 270° C. to 315° C.

An electrode including an electrode active material sheet including an electrode active material and a binder polymer; and a current collector having a mesh structure. At least a part of the mesh structure is present in the electrode active material sheet, and the binder polymer has a thermal decomposition temperature ranging from 270° C. to 315° C.

An electrode for use in an electrical energy storage apparatus includes: a carrier structure including a plurality of vacancies thereon; and an active material arranged to undergo chemical reaction during charging and/or discharging of the electrical energy storage apparatus; wherein the active material occupies the plurality of vacancies on the carrier structure.

An electrode for use in an electrical energy storage apparatus includes: a carrier structure including a plurality of vacancies thereon; and an active material arranged to undergo chemical reaction during charging and/or discharging of the electrical energy storage apparatus; wherein the active material occupies the plurality of vacancies on the carrier structure.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and embedding battery tab attachment structures within composites of electrode active materials and carbon nanotubes, which lack binder and lack collector foils, and the resulting self-standing electrodes. Such methods and the resulting self-standing electrodes may facilitate the use of such composites in battery and power applications.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and embedding battery tab attachment structures within composites of electrode active materials and carbon nanotubes, which lack binder and lack collector foils, and the resulting self-standing electrodes. Such methods and the resulting self-standing electrodes may facilitate the use of such composites in battery and power applications.

The present disclosure relates to a current collector for a lithium metal battery, the current collector comprising a metal substrate having a plurality of cracks formed therein.

A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a current collector having a woven mesh planar sheet that is composed of metallic strands. The metallic strands define a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the woven mesh planar sheet includes a first surface and a second surface. An active material including lithium is embedded in the interstitial spaces of a first portion of the woven mesh planar sheet, and an electrical connection tab arranged on a second portion of the woven mesh planar sheet.

A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a lithium foil that is arranged between a first porous current collector and a second porous current collector. The first and second porous current collectors each defines a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the lithium foil is embedded in the interstitial spaces defined by the first porous current collector and in the interstitial spaces defined by the second porous current collector, thus enabling two-side functionality.

A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a lithium foil that is arranged between a first porous current collector and a second porous current collector. The first and second porous current collectors each defines a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the lithium foil is embedded in the interstitial spaces defined by the first porous current collector and in the interstitial spaces defined by the second porous current collector, thus enabling two-side functionality.