To provide a secondary battery in which a side reaction does not easily occur at an interface between a positive electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, an interface between the positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector, or the like even when charge and discharge are repeated. In one embodiment of the present invention, a buffer layer or a protective layer is provided on a current collector surface or between a current collector layer and an active material layer to prevent deterioration such as oxidation of the current collector. As the buffer layer or the protective layer, it is possible to use a titanium compound such as titanium oxide, titanium oxide in which nitrogen is substituted for part of oxygen, titanium nitride, titanium nitride in which oxygen is substituted for part of nitrogen, or titanium oxynitride (TiO.sub.xN.sub.y, where 0<x<2 and 0<y<1). Titanium nitride is particularly preferable because it has high conductivity and has a high capability of inhibiting oxidation.

Electrically-conductive articles are provided that include a current collector having a conductive coating. The current collector has nanoporous structure, such as that from etched metal, and a carbon coating in contact with the current collector. The carbon coating is free of binder. In some embodiments, the current collector includes etched aluminum. The provided electrically-conductive articles can be electrochemical capacitors or lithium-ion electrochemical cells.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum plate which is excellent in terms of both step suitability and working characteristics and a collector for a storage device using the same. The aluminum plate of the present invention is an aluminum plate having a plurality of through-holes formed in a thickness direction, in which a thickness of the aluminum plate is 40 μm or less, an average opening diameter of the through-holes is 0.1 to 100 μm, an average opening ratio by the through-holes is 2% to 30%, a content of Fe is 0.03% by mass or more, and a ratio of the content of Fe to a content of Si is 1.0 or more.

The present disclosure provides an electrochemical storage cell including a battery. The battery includes an alkali metal anode having an anode Fermi energy, an electronically insulating, amorphous, dried solid electrolyte able to conduct alkali metal, having the general formula A.sub.3-xH.sub.xOX, in which 0≦x≦1, A is the alkali metal, and X is at least one halide, and a cathode including a cathode current collector having a cathode Fermi energy lower than the anode Fermi energy. During operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal plates dendrite-free from the solid electrolyte onto the alkali metal anode. Also during operation of the electrochemical storage cell, the alkali metal further plates on the cathode current collector.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode plate and an electrochemical device. The positive electrode plate comprises a current collector, a positive active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the positive active material layer, and wherein the safety coating comprises a polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler and wherein when the safety coating and the positive active material layer are collectively referred as a film layer, the film layer has an elongation of 30% or more and wherein the polymer matrix of the safety coating is fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin having a crosslinked structure. The positive electrode plate may improve the safety performance during nail penetration of the electrochemical device such as capacitor, primary battery or secondary battery and the like.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode plate and an electrochemical device. The positive electrode plate comprises a current collector, a positive active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the positive active material layer, and wherein the safety coating comprises a polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler and wherein when the safety coating and the positive active material layer are collectively referred as a film layer, the film layer has an elongation of 30% or more and wherein the polymer matrix of the safety coating is fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin having a crosslinked structure. The positive electrode plate may improve the safety performance during nail penetration of the electrochemical device such as capacitor, primary battery or secondary battery and the like.

An electrically conductive base includes a holding body and covering particles. The holding body includes a first super engineering plastic having non-crystallinity. The covering particles are dispersed in the holding body, and each include a center part and a covering part. The center part includes an electrically conductive material. The covering part covers a surface of the center part and includes a second super engineering plastic having crystallinity.

An electrode assembly for an ultracapacitor is provided. The electrode assembly contains a first electrode comprising a first current collector electrically coupled to a first carbonaceous coating, a second electrode comprising a second current collector electrically coupled to a second carbonaceous coating, and a separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least a portion of the first current collector projects beyond the first longitudinal edge to define a first projecting portion, wherein the offset ratio of the first projecting portion is from about 0.02 to about 0.3.

An electrode assembly for an ultracapacitor is provided. The electrode assembly contains a first electrode comprising a first current collector electrically coupled to a first carbonaceous coating, a second electrode comprising a second current collector electrically coupled to a second carbonaceous coating, and a separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least a portion of the first current collector projects beyond the first longitudinal edge to define a first projecting portion, wherein the offset ratio of the first projecting portion is from about 0.02 to about 0.3.

A sensor-on-clamp device for use in a drilling system, the clamp being a tool joint clamp and houses one or more sensors mounted to the tool joint clamp, a power source and sensor data transmitting means. One or more sensors for use in a drilling system, said sensors being powerable by a single commercially available, replaceable battery.