A method of manufacturing an electrode block for a solid-state battery includes providing an electrode film with a current collector on a first side of the electrode film, coating a layer of dry electrolyte powder on a second side of the electrode film opposite the first side, and pressing the dry electrolyte powder coated on the electrode film to produce a solid electrolyte layer on the electrode film. A method of manufacturing an electrolyte film for a solid-state battery includes preparing a powder mixture including at least one type of fibrillizable binder and at least one type of dry electrolyte powder, the at least one type of dry electrolyte powder being a majority of the powder mixture by weight, fibrillizing the at least one type of fibrillizable binder in the powder mixture by subjecting the powder mixture to a shear force, and pressing the powder mixture into a free-standing film.

The present disclosure relates to systems and electroswing adsorption cells with patterned electrodes. The patterned electrode includes a plurality of electrolyte regions, a plurality of gas regions and a conductive scaffold. The conductive scaffold extends into the plurality of electrolyte regions and includes an electroactive species. Methods for the manufacture of the electrode, the electroswing adsorption cell and gas separation systems including the electroswing adsorption cell are also described.

Provided are a lithium ion battery, an electrode of a lithium ion battery, and an electrode material. An electrode material of the lithium ion battery includes electrode active powder and a metal thin film. The metal thin film partially or completely wraps a surface of the electrode active powder, in which the metal thin film includes silver, gold, platinum, palladium, aluminum, magnesium, zinc, tin, or an alloy of the foregoing.

Provided is a no-liquid cell-core for a lithium slurry battery. The no-liquid cell-core comprises multiple positive electrode pieces and negative electrode pieces overlapping alternately. The positive electrode piece comprises an electric-conductive cathode layer and a cathode surface current-collecting layer, wherein the electric-conductive cathode layer contains a part or all of the electric-conductive cathode particles in accumulated state without adhesive bonding, and the cathode surface current-collecting layer is set on the surface of the electric-conductive cathode layer and contacted with it tightly. The negative electrode piece comprises an electric-conductive lithium-intercalatable anode layer which is a lithium-containing metal body and/or a layer containing a part or all of electric-conductive lithium-intercalatable anode particles in accumulated state without adhesive bonding. The peripheral edges of the positive electrode piece and/or the negative electrode piece are insulated and sealed. A lithium slurry battery module containing the no-liquid cell-core is also provided.

Batteries and associated methods of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a battery includes a battery case, an anode within the battery case, a cathode within the battery case, a separator configured to electrically insulate the anode from the cathode and the battery case, an electrolyte in contact with the anode and the cathode, and first and second terminal connections connected with respective ones of the anode and the cathode, and wherein the first and second terminal connections are configured to conduct electrons between the anode and the cathode via a load which is external of the battery case.

A method (100) for producing a sintered component being a solid electrolyte and/or an electrode including sulfur for an all-solid state battery, the method including mixing powders (102) so as to obtain a powder mixture, at least one of the powders comprising sulfur, pressing (106) a component with the powder mixture and sintering (108) the component under a partial pressure of sulfur comprised between 150 Pa and 0.2 MPa so as to obtain a sintered component comprising sulfur, the sintered component exhibiting the peaks in positions of 2=15.08 (0.50), 15.28 (0.50), 15.92 (0.50), 17.5 (0.50), 18.24 (0.50), 20.30 (0.50, 23.44 (0.50), 24.48 (0.50), and 26.66 (0.50) in a X-ray diffraction measurement using CuK line.

In a method of recovering a lithium precursor, a first electrode including an active material, and a second electrode are prepared. The first electrode and the second electrode are immersed in a first reaction solution in a first reaction vessel and a second reaction solution in a second reaction vessel, respectively. A voltage or a current is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode to recover a lithium precursor from the active material.

Provided is a no-liquid cell-core for a lithium slurry battery. The no-liquid cell-core comprises multiple positive electrode pieces and negative electrode pieces overlapping alternately. The positive electrode piece comprises an electric-conductive cathode layer and a cathode surface current-collecting layer, wherein the electric-conductive cathode layer contains a part or all of the electric-conductive cathode particles in accumulated state without adhesive bonding, and the cathode surface current-collecting layer is set on the surface of the electric-conductive cathode layer and contacted with it tightly. The negative electrode piece comprises an electric-conductive lithium-intercalatable anode layer which is a lithium-containing metal body and/or a layer containing a part or all of electric-conductive lithium-intercalatable anode particles in accumulated state without adhesive bonding. The peripheral edges of the positive electrode piece and/or the negative electrode piece are insulated and sealed. A lithium slurry battery module containing the no-liquid cell-core is also provided.

A cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent disposed in the granule bed, wherein a transverse cross-sectional distribution of the porous absorbent in the granule bed varies in a longitudinal direction from a first position to a second position. In another embodiment, a cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent coating on a surface adjacent to the granule bed.

A method of manufacturing an electrode block for a solid-state battery includes providing an electrode film with a current collector on a first side of the electrode film, coating a layer of dry electrolyte powder on a second side of the electrode film opposite the first side, and pressing the dry electrolyte powder coated on the electrode film to produce a solid electrolyte layer on the electrode film. A method of manufacturing an electrolyte film for a solid-state battery includes preparing a powder mixture including at least one type of fibrillizable binder and at least one type of dry electrolyte powder, the at least one type of dry electrolyte powder being a majority of the powder mixture by weight, fibrillizing the at least one type of fibrillizable binder in the powder mixture by subjecting the powder mixture to a shear force, and pressing the powder mixture into a free-standing film.