Abstract:
A composite nitride, a method of preparing the composite nitride, an electrode active material including the composite nitride, an electrode including the electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode, the composite nitride including a core material including a bronze-phase titanium oxide; and a nitrogen atom doped on at least part of the core material.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that exhibits high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics, as well as a cathode for use in such a battery, and a cathode active material for use in such a cathode. The cathode active material of the present invention has a composition represented by the formula (1) and a crystallite size in the (110) plane of not smaller than 85 nm: LixCo1-y-zNbyMzO2 (1) wherein M stands for at least one element selected from Mg, Y, rare earth elements, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, C, Si, Sn, N, S, F, and Cl; and 0.9≦x≦1.1, 0.0002≦y≦0.01, and 0≦z≦0.05.
Abstract:
1. The specification relates to a carbonous composite particle made from pine tree needles or other natural leaves of composition CM for use in an energy cell. C is carbon, M is from a group of Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mo, Pd, Ag, W, Al, N, C, B, O, F, Si, P, Cl, Ga, Sn, Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr. Energy cell is lithium ion or sodium ion or lithium sulfur or lithium air or rechargeable cell or primary cell or electrochemical cell or fuel cell or magnesium cell or solar cell or capacitor or super-capacitor or hybrid cells or alkaline cell or lead acid cell or metal hydride or nickel cadmium or combination of thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compositions comprising free standing and stacked assemblies of two dimensional crystalline solids, and methods of making the same.
Abstract:
An encapsulated lithium particle including: a core comprised of at least one of: lithium; a lithium metal alloy; or a combination thereof; and a shell comprised of a lithium salt, an oil, and optionally a binder, and the shell encapsulates the core, and the particle size is from 10 to 500 microns. Also, disclosed is a method of making the particle and using the particle in electrical devices such as a capacitor or a battery.
Abstract:
A system and method for stabilizing electrodes against dissolution and/or hydrolysis including use of cosolvents in liquid electrolyte batteries for three purposes: the extension of the calendar and cycle life time of electrodes that are partially soluble in liquid electrolytes, the purpose of limiting the rate of electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen as a side reaction during battery operation, and for the purpose of cost reduction.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode including a lithium nickel-based positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; an electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a separator including a polymer substrate and a hydroxide compound-containing coating layer disposed on the polymer substrate.
Abstract:
A positive electrode active material for sodium molten salt batteries includes a sodium-containing metal oxide that can electrochemically intercalate and deintercalate sodium ions, wherein a ratio by mass of sodium carbonate is 500 ppm or less. A ratio by mass of sodium carbonate in the positive electrode active material is more preferably 100 ppm or less.
Abstract:
An anode and battery including the anode capable of improving the cycle characteristics while securing the input and output characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode includes an anode active material layer on an anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes an anode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating an electrode reactant, wherein a thickness of the anode active material layer ranges from 60 μm to 120 μm, and wherein the anode active material includes a carbon material and at least part of a surface is covered by a covering, the covering including at least one of an alkali metal salt and an alkali earth metal salt.
Abstract:
There is provided a vanadium solid-salt battery including: a positive electrode and a negative electrode each containing vanadium of which oxidation number in an initial state is trivalent or tetravalent; and a separator which separates the positive electrode from the negative electrode and which allows hydrogen ions to pass therethrough, wherein maximum valence change in initial charging of the vanadium contained in one of the positive and negative electrodes is divalent, and maximum valence change in the initial charging of the vanadium contained in the other of the positive and negative electrodes is monovalent; and mole number of the vanadium of which maximum valence change is monovalent is not less than 1.5 times mole number of the vanadium of which maximum valence change is divalent.