The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li.sub.7La.sub.3Zr.sub.2O.sub.12.

The present invention provides a lithium ion battery and an electrolyte thereof. The electrolyte for the lithium ion battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt and additives, wherein the additives include additive A cyclophosphazene compound, additive B lithium fluorophosphate compound, and additive C selected from at least one of silane phosphate compound, silane phosphite compound and silane borate compound. Compared with conventional technologies, the nickel-rich positive electrode lithium ion battery using the electrolyte of the present invention has a desirable cyclic capacity retention rate, a desirable storage capacity retention rate and a low gas production at high temperature, and has a low DC internal resistance at low temperature, which can remarkably improve the thermal stability of lithium ion battery.

This disclosure relates to an SO.sub.2-based electrolyte for a rechargeable battery cell containing at least one conducting salt of the Formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metals of group 12 of the periodic table of the elements and aluminum; x is an integer from 1 to 3; the substituents R, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.1 alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.1 alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.14 aryl, and C.sub.5-C.sub.14 heteroaryl; and Z is aluminum or boron.

The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte comprising at least one magnesium salt having a polyatomic anion, an aluminium halide salt and a solvent comprising at least one ether group. The electrolyte described herein does not comprise magnesium chloride. The electrolyte described herein may be used in magnesium ion electrochemical cells.

There is provided an electrode layer for an all-solid state battery, which contains an electrode active material and a sulfide solid electrolyte, where the sulfide solid electrolyte has an average particle diameter of less than 1 .Math.m and the electrode layer contains an imidazoline-based dispersion material.

The present invention is directed towards a process for making an electrode wherein the process comprises the following steps (a) providing a particulate lithiated transition metal oxide according to the formula Li.sub.1+xTM.sub.1-xO.sub.2 wherein x is in the range of from zero to 0.1 and TM contains nickel and at least one of Co, Mn and Al, (b) mixing the lithiated transition metal oxide from step (a) with carbon in electrically conductive form, (c) exposing the mixture obtained in step (b) to a pressure in the range of from 100 to 500 MPa over a period of time of from one second to one minute, thereby causing cracks in at least some of the particles of the electrode active material, (d) mixing the mixture from step (c) with a binder polymer and, optionally, with further carbon in electrically conductive form and with a solvent, (e) applying the mixture from step (d) to a metal foil.

A method for forming a solid-state battery is provided. The method includes disposing one or more cell units along a continuous current collector to form a stack precursor. In some examples, disposing of the one or more cell units along the continuous current collector includes concurrently disposing the one or more cell units along the continuous current collector and winding the continuous current collector to form a stack. In other examples, the continuous current collector is a z-folded current collector and the disposing the one or more cell units along the continuous current collector includes inserting the one or more cell units into one or more pockets formed by folds of the continuous current collector. The method may further include applying heat, pressure, or a combination of heat and pressure to the stack precursor to form a compressed stack, and cutting the continuous current collector to form the solid-state battery.

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector with a thermal conductive rate of 65 W/(m.Math.K) to 150 W/(m.Math.K). The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.

The present invention relates to rhomboidal phase bismuth oxide that maintains electric conductivity of at least about 1×10.sup.−2 S/cm at temperature of about 500° C. for at least about 100 hours. In particular, the bismuth oxides of the invention have stable conductivity at a temperature range from about 500° C. to about 550° C.

A sulfur-carbon composite including a porous carbon material; and sulfur present in at least a part of pores of the porous carbon material and on an outer surface of the porous carbon material, wherein an inner surface and the outer surface of the porous carbon material are doped with a carbonate compound. Also, a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same. Further, a method of preparing a sulfur-carbon composite and a method of preparing a positive electrode.