Industrial Technology Research Institute

National Taiwan University

Chih-Ching Chang

Wei-Hsin Wu

Chia-Chen Fang

Chung-Hsiang Chao

Jason Fang

Li-Duan Tsai

Yueh-Wei Lin

Chun-Lung Li

Li-Ju Chen

Nae-Lih Wu

Chia-Erh Liu

Jen-Jeh Lee

Sheng-Hui Wu

Kun-Lin Liu

Chia-Nan Lin

Chi-Yang Chao

Yu Fang Huang

Jing Luo

Han-Jung Li

An electrode and a lithium-ion battery employing the electrode are provided. The electrode includes an active layer, a conductive layer, and a non-conductive layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the top surface of the active layer. The conductive layer includes a first porous film and a conductive lithiophilic material, and the conductive lithiophilic material is within the first porous film and covers the inner surface of the first porous film. The non-conductive layer includes a second porous film and a non-conductive lithiophilic material, and the non-conductive lithiophilic material is within the second porous film and covers the inner surface of the second porous film. The conductive layer is disposed between the active layer and the non-conductive layer. The binding energy (&#x394;G) of the lithiophilic material with lithium is less than or equal to &#x2212;2.6 eV.

Electrode and lithium-ion battery employing the same

A battery is provided, which includes an anode and a cathode. The anode includes a first current collector and anode active material. The anode active material is lithium metal or lithium alloy. The cathode includes a second current collector and cathode active material. The battery also includes an electrolyte film disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a porous film disposed between the electrolyte film and the anode. The battery includes an anolyte in the porous film between the electrolyte film and the anode, and a catholyte between the electrolyte film and the cathode. The catholyte is different from the anolyte, and the anolyte and the catholyte are separated by the electrolyte film and are not in contact with each other.

Battery

A lithium ion battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and a &#x3b2;-phase-based polyvinylidene fluoride (&#x3b2;-PVDF) layer coating on the current collector. The &#x3b2;-PVDF layer may have a thickness of 1 &#x3bc;m to 10 &#x3bc;m.

Negative electrode and lithium ion battery

A precursor composition of a gel electrolyte is provided, which includes (1) meta-stable nitrogen-containing polymer, (2) gelling promoter, (3) carbonate compound, and (4) metal salt. The (1) meta-stable nitrogen-containing polymer is formed by reacting (a) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound with (b) maleimide compound, wherein (a) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound and (b) maleimide compound have a molar ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:10.

Gel electrolyte and precursor composition thereof and battery

An electrolyte is provided, which includes (a) 100 parts by weight of oxide-based solid state inorganic electrolyte, (b) 20 to 70 parts by weight of [Li(&#x2014;OR)OR]Y, wherein Ris Calkylene group, Ris Calkyl group, n is 2 to 100, and Y is PF, BF, AsF, SbF, ClO, AlCl, GaCl, NO, C(SOCF), N(SOCF), SCN, CFCFSO, CFSO, CFCO, SOF, B(CH), CFSO, or a combination thereof, (c) 1 to 10 parts by weight of nano oxide, and (d) 1 to 20 parts by weight of binder. The electrolyte can be disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode to form a battery.

Electrolyte and battery

An electrode is provided, which includes a sulfur- and carbon-containing layer having a carbon material, a sulfur material, and a binder. A sulfur content at a core part of the sulfur- and carbon-containing layer is gradually reduced to a sulfur content at two side surfaces of the sulfur- and carbon-containing layer. The electrode may serve as a positive electrode of a battery. The battery also includes a negative electrode, and an electrolyte liquid between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Electrode and method for manufacturing the same and battery

A polyelectrolyte includes a first segment and a second segment, wherein the structure of the first segment is at least one of formula (1) and formula (2); the structure of the second segment is at least one of formula (3) and formula (4). The polyelectrolyte undergoes microphase separation to form a nanoscale ordered self-assembled microstructure. 

Polyelectrolyte and energy storage device

The application relates to a gel polymer electrolyte and/or polymer modified electrode materials for lithium batteries. The gel polymer electrolyte or the polymer modified electrode material includes at least a polymer represented by the following formula (I): 

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