3151 results about "All solid state" patented technology

An all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery containing a novel garnet-type oxide serving as a solid electrolyte. The garnet-type lithium ion-conducting oxide is one represented by the formula Li_5+XLa₃(Zr_X, A_2-X)O₁₂, wherein A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sc, Ti, V, Y, Nb, Hf, Ta, Al, Si, Ga, Ge, and Sn and X satisfies the inequality 1.4≦X<2, or is one obtained by substituting an element having an ionic radius different from that of Zr for Zr sites in an garnet-type lithium ion-conducting oxide represented by the formula Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂, wherein the normalized intensity of an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern with a diffraction peak, as normalized on the basis of the intensity of a diffraction peak, is 9.2 or more.

Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also, the methods set forth herein disclose novel sintering techniques, e.g., for heating and/or field assisted (FAST) sintering, for solid state energy storage devices and the components thereof.

A flexible solid electrolyte includes a first inorganic protective layer, an inorganic-organic composite electrolyte layer including an inorganic component and an organic component, and a second inorganic protective layer, where the inorganic-organic composite electrolyte layer is disposed between the first inorganic protective layer and the second inorganic protective layer, and the inorganic component and the organic component collectively form a continuous ion conducting path.

Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also, the methods set forth herein disclose novel sintering techniques, e.g., for heating and/or field assisted (FAST) sintering, for solid state energy storage devices and the components thereof.

The invention relates to organic-inorganic all-solid-state composite electrolyte as well as preparation and application methods thereof, belonging to the field of lithium ion batteries. According to the organic-inorganic all-solid-state composite electrolyte, a highly-ordered three-dimensional connection network skeleton is formed by an inorganic fast lithium ion conductor, and a three-dimensional connection network is filled with a polymer and lithium salt. The organic-inorganic all-solid-state composite electrolyte which is flexible and has a controllable three-dimensional connection network structure is prepared. The electrolyte is high in lithium ion conductivity, wide in electrochemical window, good in mechanical property and stable to lithium metal. A lithium ion secondary battery assembled by a composite electrolyte membrane prepared by the method is high in capacity, stable in cycle performance, low in interface impedance and good in interface stability.

The invention relates to solid-state electrolytes, in particular to a polycarbonate all-solid-state polymer electrolyte, an all-solid-state secondary lithium battery made of the same and preparation and application thereof. The all-solid-state polymer electrolyte is prepared from polycarbonate macromolecules, lithium salt and a porous supporting material; the thickness is 20-800 micrometers, the mechanical strength is 10-80 MPa, the room temperature ion conductivity is 2*10<-5>S/cm-1*10<-3>S/cm, and the electrochemical window is higher than 4V. The all-solid-state polymer electrolyte is easy to prepare and form, good in mechanical property, high in ion conductivity and wide in electrochemical window; meanwhile, the solid-state electrolyte effectively inhibits growth of negative electrode lithium dendrites and improves interface stability and long circulation performance.

Provided are an all-solid state battery with a better quality of contact among particles of an active material and with an enhanced discharge capacity; an electrode for an all-solid state battery; and a method of manufacturing the same. The all-solid state battery is manufactured through the steps of: causing a deliquescent solid electrolyte to deliquesce, the deliquescent solid electrolyte having ionic conductivity, electronic conductivity and a deliquescent property; preparing an electrode mixture by mixing the deliquescent solid electrolyte having deliquesced and an active material together; heat-treating and shaping the electrode mixture to produce an electrode; and bonding the thus-produced electrode and a solid electrolyte layer with the solid electrolyte layer interposed between the electrode and another electrode which are paired to serve as a positive electrode and a negative electrode.

A first fine particle-containing solution is deposited on an appropriate substrate, and dried to form a first fine particle aggregate layer. Polymer particles are deposited on the first fine particle aggregate layer, and are supplied with a second fine particle-containing solution such that the polymer particles are immersed in the second fine particle-containing solution. The second fine particle-containing solution is dried to form a second fine particle aggregate layer containing a large number of the polymer particles embedded. A first structure precursor is completed at this stage. Then, the first structure precursor is separated from the substrate, and thermally treated. Thus, the production of a first solid electrolyte structure, which has a porous solid electrolyte portion and a dense solid electrolyte portion integrated, is completed.

An all-solid-state cell contains at least a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer, which are arranged in a stack. The positive electrode layer contains only a positive electrode active material, and a predetermined crystal plane of the positive electrode active material is oriented in a direction of lithium ion conduction. The negative electrode layer contains a carbonaceous material, and the volume ratio of the carbonaceous material to the negative electrode layer is 70% or greater.

A solid electrolyte structure (1) for all-solid-state batteries includes a plate-like dense body (2) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte, and a porous layer (3) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte that is the same as or different from the solid electrolyte of the dense body (2), the porous layer (3) being integrally formed on at least one surface of the dense body (2) by firing. The solid electrolyte structure can reduce the contact resistance at the interface between the solid electrolyte and an electrode.

A method for forming an amorphous ionically conductive metal oxide, such as lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO), by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), as well as to the ionically conductive material formed by the method, are provided. Such a material may be utilized as a solid electrolyte and/or as a solid separator in an all solid state lithium battery.

An all-solid-state lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a solid electrolyte arranged between the positive and negative electrodes, to conduct lithium ions. In the all-solid-state lithium secondary battery, a mixed layer is in close contact with a surface of the solid electrolyte adjacent to the positive electrode, the mixed layer containing the positive-electrode active material and (Li_x(1−α), M_xα/β)^γ+(B_1−y, A_y)^z+O²⁻_δ (wherein in the formula, M and A each represent at least one or more elements selected from C, Al, Si, Ga, Ge, In, and Sn, α satisfies 0≦α<1, β represents the valence of M, γ represents the average valence of (Li⁺_x(1−α), M_α), y satisfies 0≦y<1, z represents the average valence of (B_1−y, A_y) and x, α, β, γ, z, and γ satisfy the relational expression (x(1−α)+xα/β)γ+z=2δ) serving as a matrix.

There is provided an all-solid lithium battery having excellent output characteristics. The battery has a cathode, an electrolyte layer, and an anode. The cathode contains a cathode active material represented by formula (1) and a sulfide solid electrolyte, and the electrolyte layer contains a sulfide solid electrolyte:

Li_aNi_bCo_cMn_dM_eO_f+σ  (1)

(1.01≦a≦1.05; f: 2 or 4; σ: not less than −0.2 and not more than 0.2; M: Mg, Ca, Y, rare earth elements, etc.; provided that when f=2, 0≦b≦1, 0≦c≦1, 0≦d≦1, 0≦e≦0.5, and b+c+d+e=1; when f=4, 0≦b≦2, 0≦c≦2, 0≦d≦2, 0≦e≦1, and b+c+d+e=2).

The present invention relates to an all-solid-state film electrochromic glass, which comprises a substrate, an ion blocking layer, a first transparent conductive layer, an inorganic discolored layer, an inorganic ion conductor layer, an inorganic ion storage layer, a second transparent conductive layer and a protective layer, wherein the ion blocking layer, the first transparent conductive layer, the inorganic discolored layer, the inorganic ion conductor layer, the inorganic ion storage layer, the second transparent conductive layer and the protective layer are sequentially formed on the substrate through a vapor deposition method. The present invention further provides a preparation method for the all-solid-state film electrochromic glass. The all-solid-state film electrochromic glass has advantages of electrochromic energy-saving glass stability increase and manufacturing process simplifying.

The invention discloses an all-solid-state lithium battery with a gradient structure and a preparation method thereof. The all-solid-state lithium battery comprises a cathode with a gradient structure layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a metal anode or an anode with a gradient structure layer; the preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing cathode slurries with different component concentrations or particle sizes or molecular weights, coating a collector electrode with the cathode slurries according to the component concentration gradient or particle size gradient or molecular weight gradient to prepare an electrode layer, coating the electrode layer with the solid electrolyte layer, finally attaching the metal anode, or preparing anode slurries with different component concentrations or particle sizes or molecular weights, coating the electrolyte layer with the anode slurries according to an opposite concentration gradient or particle size gradient or molecular weight gradient based on the preparation method of the cathode electrode layer, and finally attaching a collector electrode to obtain the all-solid-state lithium battery with a gradient structure; the preparation method is simple, and the prepared all-solid-state lithium battery is stable in large-rate charge and discharge, and can work normally at large current.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a full-solid-state nano composite polymer electrolyte. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: mixing surface functional graphene, dissociated lithium salt and a polymer substrate and dissolving into an organic solvent, thereby obtaining a sol-like compound through ultrasonic treatment and mechanical blending; pouring on a Teflon template; and drying in a vacuum drying tank, thereby obtaining an electrolyte membrane. According to the invention, the full-solid-state nano composite polymer electrolyte is prepared through adding chemically modified graphene, not only room temperature conductivity is high, but also the surface is smooth and even, the internal components are uniform, and the full-solid-state nano composite polymer electrolyte is high in lithium ion transference number and electrochemical stability.

An electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material and a sulfide solid state electrolyte material which is fused to a surface of the electrode active material and is substantially free of bridging sulfur.

The invention provides an electrolyte material (LiaPbScMd) for an all solid-state lithium secondary battery and a preparation method for the electrolyte material. The electrolyte material, shown in a formula (I) LiaPbScMd, for the all solid-state lithium secondary battery is prepared from Li2S, P2S5 and a dopant, wherein the dopant is selected from one or more of compounds of nonmetal elements in main groups III, IV, V, VI and VII of lithium and compounds formed from at least two of the nonmetal elements in the main groups III, IV, V, VI and VII; in the formula (I), M is selected from one or more of the nonmetal elements in the main groups III, IV, V, VI and VII, a is more than 0 and less than or equal to 10, b is more than 0 and less than or equal to 5, c is more than 0 and less than or equal to 15, and d is more than 0 and less than 1. The electrolyte material for the all solid-state lithium secondary battery has high electrical conductivity, high electrochemical stability and the like, and is favorable for application. The invention also provides the all solid-state lithium secondary battery.

An all-solid-state cell, which includes a lithium-containing anode, a cathode and a lithium ions-conducting solid-state electrolyte separator situated between the anode and the cathode. To improve the safety and cycle stability of the cell, the cathode includes a composite material including at least one lithium titanate and at least one lithium ions-conducting solid-state electrolyte. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding all-solid-state battery and a mobile or stationary system equipped with it.

The invention provides a composite solid electrolyte and a preparation method thereof, a flexible all-solid-state battery and a preparation method of the flexible all-solid-state battery and a wearable electronic device. The composite solid electrolyte comprises a ceramic-based solid electrolyte and a first polymer-based solid electrolyte, wherein the content of the ceramic-based solid electrolyte is 20-90wt% of total weight of the composite solid electrolyte. The composite solid electrolyte provided by the invention has good mechanical property, high ionic conductivity at a room temperature, good heat stability and electrochemical stability and high safety and can be effectively prevented from being perforated by lithium dendrites, and a good interface contact is formed by the composite solid electrolyte and a composite positive electrode, thereby obtaining the flexible all-solid-state battery which is high in area specific capacity and energy density, relatively small in battery internal resistance and high in flexibility and can be bent and cut and of which use is not affected.