Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hojung Yang

Hwiyeol Park

Jin Seong Heo

Huisu Jeong

Kyounghwan Kim

Sungjin Lim

Kyunghoon Cho

Seunghoon Nam

Junhyeong Lee

Jinseok Heo

JinS Heo

Jin Heo S

A secondary battery includes a first electrode collector layer and a second electrode collector layer, which face each other, a plurality of first active material layers that electrically contact the first electrode collector layer and are substantially perpendicular to the first electrode collector layer, a plurality of second active material layers that electrically contact the second electrode collector layer and are substantially perpendicular to the second electrode collector layer, and a first conductor layer that electrically contacts the first electrode collector layer and is inserted into the plurality of first active material layers.

Secondary battery having high rate capability and high energy density and method of manufacturing the same

A three-dimensional all-solid-state lithium ion batteries including a cathode protection layer, the battery including: a cathode including a plurality of plates which are vertically disposed on a cathode current collector; a cathode protection layer disposed on a surfaces of the cathode and the cathode current collector; a solid state electrolyte layer disposed on the cathode protection layer; an anode disposed on the solid state electrolyte layer; and an anode current collector disposed on the anode, wherein the cathode protection layer is between the cathode and the solid state electrolyte layer, and wherein the solid state electrolyte layer is between the cathode protection layer and the anode.

Three dimensional all-solid-state lithium ion battery and method of fabricating the same

An electrochemical device including a positive electrode current collector; a first protruding portion including a plurality of positive electrodes in electrical contact with the positive electrode current collector, and a first dented portion disposed between each positive electrode of the plurality of positive electrodes; an electrolyte layer including a second protruding portion and a second dented portion respectively disposed on the first protruding portion including the plurality of positive electrodes and the first dented portion disposed between each positive electrode of the plurality of positive electrodes; and a negative electrode current collector layer including a third protruding portion and a third dented portion respectively disposed on the second protruding portion and the second dented portion of the electrolyte layer.

Electrochemical device and method of preparing the same

An all solid type three-dimensional ('3D') battery may include a cathode collector, a cathode structure in contact with the cathode collector, an electrolyte structure in contact with the cathode structure, an anode structure in contact with the electrolyte structure, the anode structure not being in contact with the cathode structure and the cathode collector, and an anode collector in contact with the anode structure, where the electrolyte structure is in contact with the cathode collector around the cathode structure. An entirety of a surface of the cathode structure which is used for a battery operation may be in contact with the cathode collector and the electrolyte structure.

All solid type three-dimensional battery and method of manufacturing the same

A three-dimensional ('3D') electrode structure includes an electrode collector plate, a plurality of active material plates disposed on the electrode collector plate and protruding from the electrode collector plate, and partition walls arranged on the electrode collector plate and substantially perpendicular to the plurality of active material plates in a plan view so as to provide structural stability of the plurality of first active material plates where the 3D electrode structure may be one of two electrode structures that are spaced apart from each other with an electrolyte layer therebetween.

Three-dimensional electrode structure and battery having the electrode structure

A cathode includes a cathode collector layer, and a cathode active material layer on a surface of the cathode collector layer. The cathode active material layer includes a sintered polycrystalline material having a plurality of crystal grains of a lithium-based oxide, and each of the plurality of crystal grains includes a seed template, and a matrix crystal around the seed template, where the seed template is a single crystal and having a shape of a plate.

Cathode including sintered polycrystalline material, secondary battery including the cathode, and method of manufacturing the cathode

A plurality of unit cells is stacked on each other in a secondary battery, and each of the plurality of unit cells includes first and second collector layers, which are spaced apart from each other, and a 3-dimensional ('3D') electrode structure provided between the first and second collector layers and having an outer side surface that is externally exposed and insulated, wherein, in the plurality of unit cells, the first collector layers are stacked to face each other and the second collector layers are stacked to face each other.

High capacity secondary battery

A secondary battery having a three-dimensional ('3D') structure with a curvature and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The secondary battery includes a 3D electrode structure, and a first collector layer and a second collector layer, which are disposed on the 3D electrode structure. The 3D electrode structure is curved in a thickness direction thereof to have a curvature, and the first collector layer and the second collector layer have a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the 3D electrode structure.

Curved secondary battery having three-dimensional structure and method of manufacturing the same

A three-dimensional ('3D') electrode structure includes a current collecting layer, a plurality of plates including an active material and disposed on the current collecting layer, and a plurality of inner support layers disposed between the plurality of plates. The plurality of plates includes first, second, and third plates. An inner support layer of the inner support layers is disposed between the first and second plates, and another inner support layer of the inner support layers is disposed between the second and third plates. The inner support layer between the first and second plates and the another inner support layer between the second and third plates are arranged at different positions in a lengthwise direction of the second plate.

Three-dimensional electrode structure and secondary battery including the same

A battery structure including a positive electrode current collector layer; a plurality of battery modules on the positive electrode current collector layer and spaced apart from one another; and a negative electrode current collector layer on the battery modules, opposite to the positive electrode current collector layer, wherein each battery module of the plurality of battery modules includes a plurality of first positive active material layers which are in electrical contact with the positive electrode current collector layer and disposed in a direction protruding from the positive electrode current collector layer; a plurality of first negative active material layers which are in electrical contact with the negative electrode current collector layer and disposed in a direction protruding from the negative electrode current collector layer; and an electrolyte layer between the first positive active material layers and the first negative active material layers.

Battery structure and method of manufacturing the same

A three-dimensional ('3D') electrode structure includes a current collecting layer, a plurality of plates protruding from the current collecting layer and including an active material, and a base layer provided between the current collecting layer and the plurality of plates. The base layer includes an active material-metal sintered composite. The plurality of plates includes an active material-metal sintered composite. A metal content of the active material-metal sintered composite of the plurality of plates is less than a metal content of the active material-metal sintered composite of the base layer. At least one partition wall supporting the plurality of plates is further provided on the base layer.

A cathode of a three-dimensional lithium secondary is defined by a sintered body including a cathode active material, in which a thickness of the sintered body is in a range of about 5 &#x3bc;m to about 30 &#x3bc;m, and an electrode density of the sintered body is in a range of about 3.7 g/cc to about 4.6 g/cc. The cathode active material may include a lithium cobalt oxide.

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