17113 results about "Electrolytic agent" patented technology

Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous or non-aqueous liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and/or a variety electrochemically active materials, including liquid, solid and gaseous oxidizers. Safety additives and designs that facilitate manufacture are also provided.

The invention relates to a high-capacity lithium-ion electrolyte, a battery and a preparation method of a battery, in particular to the high-capacity lithium-ion electrolyte and the battery using the high-capacity lithium-ion electrolyte and the preparation method of the battery. The electrolyte disclosed by the invention comprises lithium salt and non-aqueous organic solvent, and also consists of the following components in weight percent in terms of the total weight of the electrolyte: 0.5-7% of film-forming additive, 0-15% of flame-retardant additive, 2-10% of antiovefill additive, 0.01-2% of stabilizer and 0.01-1% of wetting agent; the electrolyte can enable the anode with high Ni content to work stably, and reduce the battery cost; the high-capacity lithium-ion battery can perform high ratio capacity and excellent safety and high temperature property and cyclic life fully due to the addition and synergetic functions of various functional additives.

A rechargeable lithium cell comprising a cathode having a cathode active material, an anode having an anode active material, a porous separator electronically separating the anode and the cathode, a non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte in contact with the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrolyte contains a lithium salt dissolved in a first organic liquid solvent with a concentration sufficiently high so that the electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure less than 0.01 kPa when measured at 20° C., a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than the flash point of the first organic liquid solvent alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no flash point. This battery cell is non-flammable and safe, has a long cycle life, high capacity, and high energy density.

A non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte and a rechargeable non-lithium alkali metal cell containing this electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises an alkali metal salt dissolved in an organic liquid solvent with a concentration higher than 2.5 M (preferably >3.5 M) or a molecular ratio greater than 0.2 (preferably >0.3), wherein the alkali metal is selected from Na, K, a combination of Na and K, or a combination of Na and/or K with Li. The alkali metal salt concentration is sufficiently high so that the electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure <0.01 kPa when measured at 20° C., a vapor pressure <60% of the vapor pressure of thet organic solvent when measured alone, a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than a flash point of the organic liquid solvent when measured alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no detectable flash point.

This invention provides a film comprising a cross-linked polymer having an oxyalkylene group or a cross-linked polymer having an oxyalkylene group through a urethane bond, as a constituent component, a production method of the film, and an electrochemical apparatus using the film as a separator. The film for separator of an electrochemical apparatus can be easily and uniformly processed, can include an electrolytic solution, exhibits good film thickness and ensures excellent safety and reliability. The electrochemical apparatus is free of leakage of the solution.

The present invention provides apparatus and methods for controlling flow dynamics of a plating fluid during a plating process. The invention achieves this fluid control through use of a diffuser membrane. Plating fluid is pumped through the membrane; the design and characteristics of the membrane provide a uniform flow pattern to the plating fluid exiting the membrane. Thus a work piece, upon which a metal or other conductive material is to be deposited, is exposed to a uniform flow of plating fluid.

The invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolytic solution used for lithium secondary batteries, in particular to an electrolytic solution capable of improving the high-voltage cycle performance of lithium batteries and the storage performance of the electrolytic solution. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution disclosed by the invention contains 0.01-2% by weight of antioxidant based on the total weight of the electrolytic solution, and due to the incorporation of the additives, the storage stability of the electrolytic solution is obviously improved. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution also contains lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent and also contains the following components in percentage by total weight of the electrolytic solution of 0.5-7 percent of film-forming additives, 0-15 percent of flame-retardant additives, 2-10 percent of overcharge protection additives, 0.01-0.02 percent of a stabilizing agent and 0.01-1 percent of a wetting agent. According to the non-aqueous electrolytic solution provided by the invention, batteries can stably work under the high voltage of 4.3V or above, due to the synergic action of the incorporated additives with various functions, the high-capacity lithium-ion batteries can bring high specific energy into full play and have outstanding safety and high-temperature performances and cycle life.

An electroplating apparatus prevents anode-mediated degradation of electrolyte additives by creating a mechanism for maintaining separate anolyte and catholyte and preventing mixing thereof within a plating chamber. The separation is accomplished by interposing a porous chemical transport barrier between the anode and cathode. The transport barrier limits the chemical transport (via diffusion and/or convection) of all species but allows migration of ionic species (and hence passage of current) during application of sufficiently large electric fields within electrolyte.

A positive active material is provided which can inhibit side reactions between the positive electrode and an electrolyte even at a high potential and which, when applied to a battery, can improve charge/discharge cycle performance without impairing battery performances even in storage in a charged state. Also provided are: a process for producing the active material; a positive electrode for lithium secondary batteries which employs the active material; and a lithium secondary battery which has improved charge/discharge cycle performance while retaining intact battery performances even after storage in a charged state and which can exhibit excellent charge/discharge cycle performance even when used at a high upper-limit voltage. The positive active material comprises: base particles able to dope and release lithium ions; and an element in Group 3 of the periodic table present on at least part of that part of the base particles which is able to come into contact with an electrolyte. It is produced by, e.g., a process which comprises: producing base particles containing lithium and able to dope and release lithium ions; and then imparting an element in Group 3 of the periodic table to the base particles so that the element can be present on at least part of that part of the base particles which is able to come into contact with an electrolyte.

The invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte for high-voltage lithium ion batteries, which is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 70-85% of carbonate, 3-20% of functional additive and 11-17% of lithium hexafluorophosphate. The carbonate is one or mixture of more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, methylethyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate and methyl butyl carbonate; and the functional additive is one or mixture of more of 0.5-10% of negative pole film-forming additive, 0.5-10% of high-temperature additive, 0.5-10% of positive pole film-forming additive, 0.5-10% of high-voltage additive and 0.001-2% of stability additive. The invention solves the problem of adaptation of the lithium ion battery electrolyte to the 4.35V high-voltage battery positive/negative pole, and provides an electrolyte for high-voltage batteries, which has the advantages of high cycle life, low inflation rate and favorable high-temperature properties.

The invention discloses an electrolyte solution for a high-capacity lithium-ion battery. The electrolyte solution includes non-aqueous solvent, lithium hexafluorophosphate, negative electrode film forming additive, positive electrode surface activity inhibiting additive and transition metal ion complexant; the negative electrode film forming additive includes organic ester negative electrode film forming additive of 1 to 10wt% of the total electrolyte solution and inorganic lithium salt negative electrode film forming additive of 0.5 to 2wt% of the total electrolyte solution; the positive electrode surface activity inhibiting additive includes fluorinated ether additive of 1 to 5wt% of the total electrolyte solution and nitrile additive of 0.1 to 5wt% of the total electrolyte solution; the transition metal ion complexant is of 0.1 to 1.0wt% of the total electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution is adaptive to the high-capacity lithium-ion battery and is capable of optimizing the circulating performance and high-temperature storage performance of the lithium-ion battery. The invention further provides a preparation method of the electrolyte solution and the high-capacity lithium-ion battery adopting the electrolyte solution.

Disclosed is an electrolyte for batteries, comprising: (a) an electrolyte salt; (b) an organic solvent; (c) a first compound having an oxidation initiation voltage (vs. Li/Li⁺) higher than the operating voltage of a cathode; and (d) a second reversible compound having an oxidation initiation voltage higher than the operating voltage of the cathode, but lower than the oxidation initiation voltage of the first compound. Also disclosed is a lithium secondary battery comprising said electrolyte. In the lithium secondary battery, two compounds having different safety improvement actions at a voltage higher than the operating voltage of the cathode are used in combination as electrolyte components. Thus, the safety of the secondary battery in an overcharged state can be ensured, and at the same time, the deterioration of the battery can be prevented from occurring when it is repeatedly cycled, continuously charged and stored at high temperature for a long time.

The present invention provides an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a phosphazene derivative represented by the following formula (1): (PNR2)n formula (1) wherein R represents a fluorine-containing substituent or fluorine, at least one of all R's is a fluorine-containing substituent, and n represents 3 to 14. More particularly, the present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell and a non-aqueous electrolyte electric double layer capacitor comprising the additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte which exhibit good low temperature characteristics, good resistance to deterioration, and good incombustibility, and accordingly are significantly high in safety.

A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode and an electrolyte having a lithium salt dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent characterized in that said non-aqueous solvent contains a vinylethylene carbonate compound represented by the general formula (I) in an amount of from 0.01 to 20% by weight is subject to minimized decomposition of the electrolyte and can provide a high capacity as well as exhibits excellent storage properties and cycle life performance.

wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

In order to manufacture a lithium secondary battery having excellent performances in safety under overcharge condition, cycle property, electric capacity, and storage endurance, 0.1 wt. % to 10 wt. % of a tert-alkylbenzene compound is favorably incorporated into a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, preferably in combination with 0.1 wt. % to 1.5 wt. % of a biphenyl compound.

<heading lvl="0">Abstract of Disclosure</heading> A method of making a double layer capacitor consists of the steps of: impregnating each of a plurality of carbon preforms with a metal; forming a plurality of current collector foils, each of the plurality of current collector foils having a tab portion and a paddle portion; forming a plurality of electrodes by positioning one of the plurality of carbon preforms against respective paddle portions of each of the plurality of current collector foils, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes comprises one of the plurality of current collector foils and one of the plurality of carbon preforms; stacking each of the plurality of electrodes such that tab portions of adjacent ones of the plurality of current collector foils are offset, thereby forming an electrode stack; interposing respective porous separator portions between each of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the porous separator portions function as electrical insulators between the adjacent ones of the plurality of electrodes preventing electrical shorting against each other; applying a modest constant pressure against the electrode stack; saturating the electrode stack with an electrolytic solution; and maintaining the electrode stack immersed within the electrolytic solution.

An electrochemical device having excellent safety at high temperature is provided by using a separator for an electrochemical device, which is made of a porous film comprising: a porous base ( 5 ) having a heat-resistant temperature of 150 DEG C. or higher and including filler particles ( 3 ); at least one kind of shutdown resin ( 6 ) selected from the group consisting of resin A that has a melting point in a range of 80 DEG C. to 130 DEG C. and resin B that absorbs an electrolyte and swells due to heating, and the swelling degree is increased as the temperature rises; and a binder ( 4 ).

The invention discloses a water system chargeable sodium-ion battery system. The system uses a concept of a 'rocking chair battery' of a lithium ion battery; and the entire battery system is formed by using sodium-based prussian blue matter as an embedded anode, titanium sodium phosphate as an embedded cathode, and sodium-contained inorganic salt solution as electrolyte. The system has the advantages of high discharge voltage, large specific capacity, good rate capability, long cycle life and the like, and further has the characteristics of green and environmental friendliness, and high security and no pollution. The system very hopefully becomes an electrochemical stored energy system with low price and environmental friendliness.

The invention discloses a high-capacity lithium-ion battery electrolyte of considering high-and-low temperature performance. The electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent, lithium hexafluorophate, a negative film-forming additive, an inflatable inhibition additive and a low-impedance additive, wherein the negative film-forming additive is prepared from fluoroethylene carbonate which accounts for 3%-15% of total mass of the electrolyte; the inflatable inhibition additive is prepared from one or two of 1,3-propene sultone or anhydride compounds which account for 0.3%-5% of total mass of the electrolyte; and the low-impedance additive is prepared from one or two of lithium difluorophosphate and difluoride phosphate lithium oxalate which account for 0.2%-3% of total mass of the electrolyte. The electrolyte is suitable for a high-nickel positive electrode and silicon-carbon composite negative electrode lithium-ion battery; the high-temperature storage performance and the low-temperature discharge performance of the lithium-ion battery are improved while the room-temperature cycle performance is considered; and meanwhile, the invention further provides a preparation method of the electrolyte and the high-capacity lithium-ion battery of using the electrolyte.

The present invention relates to the field of lithium battery processing, and discloses a coating composite separation membrane and a preparation method thereof. The coating composite separation membrane comprises a base film and a polymer covering layer coated on the surface of the base film, wherein the polymer covering layer comprises a water-soluble adhesive, a surfactant, a dispersing agent, a thickening agent, deionized water and polymer powder particles. The invention further discloses the preparation method for the coating composite separation membrane. The preparation method comprises: 1) preparing an aqueous slurry; 2) coating the polymer covering layer on the base film; 3) drying; and 4) winding. According to the present invention, absorption capacity and retention capacity of the separation membrane on the electrolyte are well improved, safety of the liquid state lithium battery during the use process is increased, and advantages of environmental protection and low cost are provided.