The invention relates to a lithium ion battery with a high capacity retention rate, and a preparation method and charging and discharging methods thereof. The lithium ion battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, separators arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate at intervals, and an electrolyte, and further comprises a third electrode and a fourth electrode, which are independent of each other and provided between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are separated by means of a single-layer separator, a metal lithium electrode being used as the third electrode, and an activated carbon electrode being used as the fourth electrode. The third electrode and the fourth electrode cooperate with each other to realize supplementation of active lithium of a lithium ion battery at different stages by means of controlled use at different stages, thereby achieving repair and regeneration of the lithium ion battery, and finally, comprehensively increasing the long-cycle capacity retention rate of the current lithium ion battery, especially a solid-liquid lithium ion battery, and increasing the cruising ability retention rate of an electric vehicle.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

The positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is represented by Chemical Formula 1 below.

Li.sub.6xCo.sub.1-yM.sub.yO.sub.4  [Chemical Formula 1] (In the Chemical Formula 1, 0.9≤x≤1.1, 0<y≤0.1, My=B.sub.aW.sub.b, 0≤a≤0.1, 0≤b≤0.1, and, a and b are not simultaneously 0.)

Another positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a core represented by Chemical Formula 2 below; and a coating layer comprising at least one of boron (B) and tungsten (W).

Li.sub.6xCoO.sub.4  [Chemical Formula 2] (In the Chemical Formula 2, 0.9≤x≤1.1.)

An all solid state battery includes a cathode active material layer disposed in contact with a predetermined area of a cathode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the cathode active material layer, and including a central part disposed on the cathode active material layer based on a stack direction of the all solid state battery, and a peripheral part extending from the central part and contacting the cathode current collector while surrounding side surfaces of the cathode active material layer, an anode layer disposed on the solid electrolyte layer and having an area greater than an area of the cathode active material layer but less than an area of the solid electrolyte layer, and a spacer disposed on the solid electrolyte layer and in contact with side surfaces of the anode layer.

A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than −20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected.

An insertion anode for a Li-ion cell, protected with an SEI by pre-treatment in an SEI-formation cell, is stable for cell cycling even in the presence of substantial water in the cell electrolyte. A method for making the protected anode includes forming an SEI on a lithium-ion insertion electrode by performing multiple charge/discharge cycles on the electrode in a first cell having an SEI formation electrolyte to produce the protected anode. The SEI formation electrolyte includes an ionic liquid having at least one of twelve organic cations.

A method for activating a battery cell. The battery cell includes a positive electrode coated with a nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) positive electrode material, into which lithium nickel oxide (LNO) has been added or mixed. The method includes a step of charging the battery cell; and a step of discharging the battery cell, when, in the step of charging the battery cell, the battery cell is charged under a charging condition of C-rate of 0.1 C to 0.5 C in a state of being heated at a temperature of 45° C. to 60° C. When the activation process is performed according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the pressing/heating conditions for suppressing generation of a gas may be provided to prevent swelling, battery deformation, and performance deterioration due to the generation of the gas from occurring.

By a first energization process of applying a voltage with the power supply to cause a current for charging the electrical storage device to flow through the circuit and a second energization process of, when a transition condition is satisfied during the first energization process, decreasing the voltage of the power supply to cause the current to further flow, a condition of an electrical storage is determined. An effective resistance value of the circuit is set to 0.1Ω or below. A decrease in the voltage of the power supply in transition from the first energization process to the second energization process is set such that the effective resistance value in the second energization process is an intermediate value between a parasitic resistance value of the circuit and the effective resistance value in the first energization process.

A method of producing a lithium-ion battery includes filling at least one cell of the battery with an electrolyte followed directly with a first step of sealing the at least one cell and a second step of applying pulsating compression to the at least one cell during formation charging, the pulsating compression comprising alternating a first time period of applying a first compression force F.sub.1 greater than zero and a second time period of applying a second compression force F.sub.2, wherein F.sub.1>F.sub.2, and the formation charging includes a first charge of the battery.

A battery electrode composition is provided that comprises composite particles. Each composite particle may comprise, for example, active fluoride material and a nanoporous, electrically-conductive scaffolding matrix within which the active fluoride material is disposed. The active fluoride material is provided to store and release ions during battery operation. The storing and releasing of the ions may cause a substantial change in volume of the active material. The scaffolding matrix structurally supports the active material, electrically interconnects the active material, and accommodates the changes in volume of the active material.

Battery electrode compositions are provided for use in aqueous electrolytes and may comprise, for example, a current collector, active particles, and a conformal, metal-ion permeable coating. The active particles may be electrically connected to the current collector, and provided to store and release metal ions of an active material during battery operation. The conformal, metal-ion permeable coating may at least partially encase the surface of the connected active particles, whereby the conformal, metal-ion permeable coating impedes (i) direct electrical contact of an aqueous electrolyte with the active particles and (ii) aqueous electrolyte decomposition during battery operation. Such electrode compositions and corresponding aqueous batteries may facilitate the incorporation of advanced material synthesis and electrode fabrication technologies, and enable fabrication of high voltage and high capacity aqueous batteries at a cost lower than that of conventional metal-ion battery technology.