An electrode assembly includes an electrode plate and an embedded tab provided on the electrode plate. A spinning layer is provided on a surface of the electrode plate, the spinning layer covers the surface of the electrode plate and is in contact with the surface of the electrode plate, and the surface of the electrode plate includes a surface of the tab. The spinning layer replaces a conventional separator, and the spinning layer and the electrode plate are integrated as a whole. Especially in a battery structure with the embedded tabs, because the spinning layer is able to isolate metal burrs. The spinning layer replaces the green glue originally affixed on the tab region, thereby eliminating the glue affixed on the tab region.

An electrode assembly includes an electrode plate and an embedded tab provided on the electrode plate. A spinning layer is provided on a surface of the electrode plate, the spinning layer covers the surface of the electrode plate and is in contact with the surface of the electrode plate, and the surface of the electrode plate includes a surface of the tab. The spinning layer replaces a conventional separator, and the spinning layer and the electrode plate are integrated as a whole. Especially in a battery structure with the embedded tabs, because the spinning layer is able to isolate metal burrs. The spinning layer replaces the green glue originally affixed on the tab region, thereby eliminating the glue affixed on the tab region.

A battery cell may include an electrolyte, a first electrode including a first electrode layer and a first current collector, a second electrode including a second electrode layer and a second current collector, a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one protective layer. For example, a protective layer may be interposed between the first electrode layer and the first current collector, the second electrode layer and the second current collector, the separator and the first electrode, and/or the separator and the second electrode. When activated, the one or more protective layers may reduce or interrupt current flow through the battery cell. The composition of the one or more protective layers may include one or more small molecule additives to increase its stability and conductivity, thus improving the performance as well as the safety profile of the battery cell.

A battery cell may include an electrolyte, a first electrode including a first electrode layer and a first current collector, a second electrode including a second electrode layer and a second current collector, a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one protective layer. For example, a protective layer may be interposed between the first electrode layer and the first current collector, the second electrode layer and the second current collector, the separator and the first electrode, and/or the separator and the second electrode. When activated, the one or more protective layers may reduce or interrupt current flow through the battery cell. The composition of the one or more protective layers may include one or more small molecule additives to increase its stability and conductivity, thus improving the performance as well as the safety profile of the battery cell.

A battery cell includes a casing provided with an accommodation space; and an electrode assembly accommodated in the accommodation space and contacting the casing. The electrode assembly may include a negative electrode including a first current collector and a negative electrode mixture applied to the first current collector; a positive electrode including a second current collector and a positive electrode mixture applied to the second current collector; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a guide member accommodating at least one of the negative electrode and the positive electrode and pressurized or stretched by at least one of the negative electrode and the positive electrode to contract or expand.

A battery, method and battery operated portable communication device are provided with protection from excessive current and thermal conditions. A plurality of protection circuits are coupled in series within a common charge/discharge path of the battery. The first protection circuit is configured to block current by opening a switch in response to a voltage drop across the switch and a current sense resistor in the common charge/discharge path. The second protection circuit provides redundancy under conditions where the first switch might fail, where the second switch will block current through the current sense resistor.

A battery, method and battery operated portable communication device are provided with protection from excessive current and thermal conditions. A plurality of protection circuits are coupled in series within a common charge/discharge path of the battery. The first protection circuit is configured to block current by opening a switch in response to a voltage drop across the switch and a current sense resistor in the common charge/discharge path. The second protection circuit provides redundancy under conditions where the first switch might fail, where the second switch will block current through the current sense resistor.

Provided are an electrode structure and an all-solid secondary battery including the electrode structure, the electrode structure including a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer, the cathode layer including a cathode current collector and a cathode active material layer on at least one surface of the cathode current collector, the anode layer including an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on at least one surface of the anode current collector, and the solid electrolyte having a margin of about 2% or less of a width of the solid electrolyte layer, at two ends in a width direction, and an insulating layer having a storage elastic modulus (E′) of greater than about 4.0 GPa being at two sides integrally surrounding the cathode layer, the anode layer, and the solid electrolyte layer.

Provided is a lithium battery, wherein the battery comprises an anode, a cathode, wherein the cathode comprises one or more transition metals, an electrolyte, and a porous separator interposed between the cathode and anode, wherein the separator comprises an anionic compound. Also provided are methods of manufacturing such batteries.

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery configured such that an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode is housed in a battery case together with an electrolyte solution, wherein the battery case is made of metal, and a conductive layer made of one selected from the group consisting of a conductive carbon layer, a conductive polymer layer, and a conductive epoxy layer is formed on a part or the whole of the inner surface of the battery case coming into contact with the electrolyte solution.