A device can be used as an electrode for a lithium-ion battery. The device comprises an electrically conductive substrate to the surface of which nanofilaments having an ion-absorbing coating are applied. The nanofilaments are combined by the application of light into a plurality of bundles, each having multiple nanofilaments. A spacer gap is formed between neighboring bundles.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolyte sheet, and a solid electrolyte sheet that can improve battery output performance, and can suppress interfacial peeling and short-circuiting between the solid electrolyte layer and the electrode layer. A method of manufacturing a solid electrolyte sheet includes: a first step of a base with coating slurry containing a solid electrolyte; a second step of drying the slurry on the base to form a solid electrolyte layer; a third step of stacking a sheet-like three-dimensional structure on the top surface of the solid electrolyte layer; a fourth step of coating the inside and top of the three-dimensional structure with slurry containing a solid electrolyte; and a fifth step of drying the slurry coated on the inside and on the top of the three-dimensional structure to obtain a solid electrolyte sheet filled with the solid electrolyte.

A porous aluminum body having high porosity and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, wherein the porous aluminum body can be manufactured by continuous manufacturing steps. In the present invention, this porous aluminum body includes a plurality of aluminum fibers connected to each other. The aluminum fibers each have a plurality of columnar protrusions formed at intervals on an outer peripheral surface of the aluminum fibers, the columnar protrusions protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. Adjacent aluminum fibers are integrated with the aluminum fibers and the columnar protrusions.

A nanofiber based micro-structured material including metal fibers with metal oxide coatings and methods are shown. In one example, nanofiber based micro-structured material is used as an electrode in a battery, such as a lithium ion battery, where the nanofibers of micro-structured material form a nanofiber cloth with free-standing, core-shell structure.

The present technology relates to self-standing electrodes, their use in electrochemical cells, and their production processes using a water-based filtration process. For example, the self-standing electrodes may be used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Particularly, the self-standing electrodes comprise a first electronically conductive material serving as a current collector, the surface of the first electronically conductive material being grafted with a hydrophilic group, a binder comprising cellulose fibres, an electrochemically active material, and optionally a second electronically conductive material. A process for the preparation of the self-standing electrodes is also described.

An assembly of lithium-based solid anodes to be formed into a lithium-ion battery. The anodes are formed with a fibrous ceramic or polymer framework having open spaces and an active surface material having lithiophilic properties. Open spaces within the fibrous framework and lithiophilic coatings deposited upon the surface of the fibrous framework allow for the free transport of solid lithium-ions within the anodes. In solid-state, lithium batteries can achieve higher capacity per weight, charge faster, and be more durable to extreme handling and temperature. A method for manufacturing a solid-state lithium battery having such an anode.

A secondary battery electrode includes: a current collector made of a porous metal material; and an electrode material mixture with which the current collector is filled. The current collector includes a material mixture-filled segment that is filled with the electrode material mixture, and a material mixture-unfilled segment that is unfilled with the electrode material mixture. The material mixture-unfilled segment includes a current-collecting tab which is thinner than the material mixture-filled segment and in which the porous metal material is present at a higher density than in the material mixture-filled segment, and a tab convergence portion via which the material mixture-filled segment is coupled to the current-collecting tab. The tab convergence portion is provided with at least one rib extending from a side adjacent to the material mixture-filled segment toward the current-collecting tab.

To provide a solid-state battery that can improve layout by allowing a current collecting position to be optionally disposed and that can suppress the occurrence of short circuits. A solid-state battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A first electrode selected from one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a material mixture filled portion including a metal porous body filled with an electrode material mixture. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed so as to cover a periphery of the material mixture filled portion. A second electrode selected from the other of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is disposed so as to cover the solid electrolyte layer.

An electrode for a power storage device includes a non-woven fabric current collector that comprises short fibers of aluminum or copper having an average length of 25 mm or less; and adsorbent material powder on which electrolyte ions are adsorbed during charging or active material powder which chemically react during charging and discharging, where the powder exists in the gaps formed between the short fibers of the non-woven fabric current collector.

An electrochemical apparatus includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, a first separator, and a second separator, the first separator includes a first porous substrate, the second electrode plate includes a second porous substrate, and the first electrode plate, the first separator, the second electrode plate and the second separator are stacked in sequence to form an electrode assembly; and at least one surface of the first porous substrate is provided with a polymer bonding layer, and at least one surface of the second porous substrate is provided with no polymer bonding layer. A new electrode assembly structure separate a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate through a first separator provided with a polymer binder, which is beneficial to shape the electrode assembly and release a stress at corner, thereby inhibiting deformation of the electrochemical apparatus.