The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode slurry for a lithium-sulfur battery including a positive electrode active material, an electrically conductive material, a binder and a solvent, where the ratio of the average particle diameter (D.sub.50) of the positive electrode active material and the positive electrode slurry is 1.5 or less, and the phase angle at 1 Hz of the positive electrode slurry is 50° or more. The positive electrode slurry for the lithium-sulfur battery of the present disclosure exhibits excellent flowability even while having a high solid content, thereby making it possible to manufacture a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery with excellent electrochemical properties and improving the productivity and economic feasibility of the manufacturing process of the positive electrode for the lithium-sulfur battery.

An apparatus for manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary cell negative-electrode carbon material by heat-treating carbon particles while causing the carbon particles to flow within a heat-treatment furnace, the apparatus having a heat-treatment furnace provided with a carbon-particle supply opening for supplying the carbon particles into the interior, and a negative-electrode carbon material recovery opening for taking out the negative-electrode carbon material from the interior and a cooling tank connected in an airtight manner to the negative-electrode carbon material recovery opening of the heat-treatment furnace, and provided with a cooling means.

A method for the preparation of an electrode comprising a substrate made of an aluminium based material, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and an electrically conductive polymer matrix, the method comprising the following successive steps: (a) synthesising, on a substrate made of an aluminium based material, a carpet of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes according to the technique of CVD (Chemical Vapour Deposition) at a temperature less than or equal to 650° C.; (b) electrochemically depositing the polymer matrix on the carbon nanotubes from an electrolyte solution including at least one precursor monomer of the matrix, at least one ionic liquid and at least one protic or aprotic solvent. Further disclosed is the prepared electrode and a device for storing and returning electricity such as a supercapacitor comprising the electrode.

Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.

Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.

An electrochemical device includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode active material contains a conductive polymer, and the electrolytic solution contains anions with which the conductive polymer is doped and dedoped. In the discharged state, the concentration of the anions in the electrolytic solution is in the range from 1.1 mol/L to 1.6 mol/L, inclusive.

The cathode material contains the active component, the conductive component and the connecting component. Organic biomaterial is used as the active component, acetylene carbon black is used as the conductive component and polyvinylidene fluoride is used as the connecting component.

A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode including sulfur, a negative electrode including a Li—Mg alloy, and an electrolyte including a furan-based solvent is provided. The lithium secondary battery has improved lifetime characteristics as growth of lithium dendrites and side reaction between polysulfides leached from the positive electrode and lithium at the negative electrode are suppressed due to interaction of the Li—Mg alloy comprised in the negative electrode and the furan-based solvent comprised in the electrolyte.

Articles and methods including composite layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. In some embodiments, the composite layers comprise a polymeric material and a plurality of particles.

The invention relates to a positive plate for a lithium battery, preparation method thereof and use in semi-solid state battery. The positive plate for a lithium battery comprises a current collector and an active material layer arranged on a surface of the current collector; and the active material layer comprises a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, a binder, an oxide solid-state electrolyte and a polymer obtained by in-situ polymerization. The oxide solid-state electrolyte and polymer are evenly distributed in the active material layer; wherein the oxide solid-state electrolyte can effectively improve the safety performance of the positive plate; and the polymer obtained by in situ polymerization can effectively improve the contact between the oxide solid-state electrolyte and the material in the positive plate, thereby reducing the impedance of the positive plate and improving the electrochemical performance of the positive plate. The combination of the oxide solid-state electrolyte and polymer in the present application enables the positive plate of the present application to possess excellent electrochemical performance, in addition to excellent safety performance.