Provided herein are a lithium electrode and a sulfur electrode for batteries. The lithium electrode comprises lithium metal and a metal-coated fabric. The fibers of the metal-coated fabric are covered by a metal layer, on which the lithium metal is attached. The sulfur electrode comprises a sulfur composite and a nickel-coated fabric. The fibers of the nickel-coated fabric are covered by a nickel layer, on which the sulfur composite is attached. The lithium electrode can inhibit dendrite formation and the sulfur electrode can speed up the redox kinetics of soluble polysulfides.

An electrochemical cell comprising an alkali metal negative electrode layer physically and chemically bonded to a surface of a negative electrode current collector via an intermediate metal chalcogenide layer. The intermediate metal chalcogenide layer may comprise a metal oxide, a metal sulfide, a metal selenide, or a combination thereof. The intermediate metal chalcogenide layer may be formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector by exposing the surface to a chalcogen or a chalcogen donor compound. Then, the alkali metal negative electrode layer may be formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector over the intermediate metal chalcogenide layer by contacting at least a portion of the metal chalcogenide layer with a source of sodium or potassium to form a layer of sodium or potassium on the surface of the negative electrode current collector over the metal chalcogenide layer.

A battery cell with at least one electrode which has a carrier element and an active layer abutting the carrier element and with an electrode material for the alternating uptake and release of ions, the carrier element electrically connecting the active layer with an electric connecting pole of the battery cell, and having an electrically conductive surface for said exchanging of electrons with the electrode material of the active layer. The electrically conductive surface of the respective carrier element is provided by electrical conducting elements, the conducting elements being provided by fibers and/or granules and/or a slotted and/or perforated film and/or film strip and/or a wad.

A supporter of lithium metal, a material of the supporter of lithium metal is at least one of copper, an alloy of the copper, nickel, or an alloy of the nickel, and a surface of the supporter of lithium metal comprises a lithiophilic layer.

A flexible and stretchable fabric based electrode-polymer electrolyte battery described herein comprises at least one electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell comprises a first stretchable electrode having a first active material coupled with a first stretchable fabric current collector, a second stretchable electrode having a second active material coupled with a second stretchable fabric current collector, a stretchable separator configured between the first and second electrodes, and at least one stretchable encapsulant material, wherein the stretchable material encapsulates the electrochemical cell and is capable of reversible bending, twisting, folding and stretching.

Provided is a manufacturing method of a structural battery electrode. The structural battery electrode manufacturing method includes preparing a fiber fabric substrate; forming a metal nanoparticle layer by providing metal nanoparticles on the fiber fabric substrate; and forming a carbon nanotube layer by providing a carbon source on the metal nanoparticle layer.

A system and method for an energy storage device including a first electrode and a second electrode; the second electrode including a cobalt based compound; and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

A structural component for a vehicle has a battery construction having a solid-electrolyte matrix material, a first layer of carbon fibres having a cathode-active coating, embedded in said solid-electrolyte matrix material, a second layer of carbon fibres without a cathode-active coating, embedded in said solid-electrolyte matrix material, and at least one electrically isolating barrier layer disposed between said first layer and said second layer. The structural component has a first collector layer and a second collector layer disposed on the first layer and the second layer, respectively, on a side that faces away from the barrier layer. The first collector layer and the second collector layer are configured from a flexible, moldable and porous layer of carbon allotropes.

In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.

A wire mesh including a warp which includes a first nickel alloy wire having a first peak tensile strength; and a weft which includes a wire including nickel having a second peak tensile strength, wherein the first peak tensile strength is greater than or equal to the second peak tensile strength, is provided. A current collector and a zinc-air battery that includes the wire mesh are also provided.