Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Mie University

Sang-bok Ma

Dong-min Im

Min-sik Park

Dong-joon Lee

Victor Roev

Won-sung Choi

Tae-young Kim

Young-Gyoon Ryu

Nobuyuki Imanishi

Osamu Yamamoto

Yasuo Takeda

Dong-Joon Lee

Ki-Hyun Kim

Myung-jin Lee

A metal-air battery including: a negative electrode metal layer; a negative electrode electrolyte layer disposed on the negative electrode metal layer; a positive electrode layer disposed on the negative electrode electrolyte layer, the positive electrode layer comprising a positive electrode material which is capable of using oxygen as an active material; and a gas diffusion layer disposed on the positive electrode layer, wherein the negative electrode electrolyte layer is between the negative electrode metal layer and the positive electrode layer; wherein the negative electrode metal layer, the negative electrode electrolyte layer, and the positive electrode layer are disposed on the gas diffusion layer so that the positive electrode layer contacts a lower surface and an opposite upper surface of the gas diffusion layer, and wherein one side surface of the gas diffusion layer is exposed to an outside.

Metal-air battery having folded structure and method of manufacturing the same

An air battery cathode including an organic-inorganic composite material including lyophobic nanopores, the organic-inorganic composite material including a porous metal oxide, and a lyophobic layer on a surface of a pore of the porous metal oxide and having a contact angle of greater than about 90&#xb0;; and a binder. Also a lithium air battery including the cathode, and a method of manufacture the cathode.

Cathode, lithium air battery including same, and preparation method thereof

A metal-air battery including: a negative electrode metal layer; a negative electrode electrolyte layer disposed on the negative electrode metal layer; a positive electrode layer disposed on the negative electrode electrolyte layer, the positive electrode layer including a positive electrode material which is capable of using oxygen as an active material; and a gas diffusion layer disposed on the positive electrode layer, wherein the negative electrode electrolyte layer is between the negative electrode metal layer and the positive electrode layer; wherein the negative electrode metal layer, the negative electrode electrolyte layer, and the positive electrode layer are disposed on the gas diffusion layer so that the positive electrode layer contacts a lower surface and an opposite upper surface of the gas diffusion layer, and wherein one side surface of the gas diffusion layer is exposed to an outside.

A protected anode including: an anode including lithium or capable of reversibly incorporating lithium ions; and a lithium ion-conductive protective layer on the anode and including a ceramic composite represented by Formula 1:LiAlGeMPO&#x2003;&#x2003;Formula 1wherein M is at least one element selected from titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and germanium (Ge), 0&#x2266;a&#x2266;1, 0&#x2266;b&#x2266;1, 0&#x2266;c&#x2266;1, 0&#x2266;d&#x2266;0.5, 0&#x2266;e&#x2266;0.1, and 0&#x2266;f&#x2266;1.

Protected anode, lithium air battery including the same, and method of preparing ion conductive protective layer

A lithium air battery including an anode for intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions; a cathode having oxygen as a cathode active material, a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode; and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is disposed between the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane and the cathode, and wherein the electrolyte includes at least one compound selected from a compound represented by Formula 1 and a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by Formula 2 as an additive: 

Lithium air battery

A lithium battery including a negative electrode including a lithium metal or a lithium alloy; a positive electrode; and a polymer gel electrolyte contacting the negative electrode, wherein the polymer gel electrolyte has an ionic conductivity of about 10S/cm or greater, a lithium ion transference number of about 0.15 or greater, and a lithium ion mobility of about 10cm/V&#xd7;sec or greater, wherein the polymer gel electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a polymer capable of forming a complex with the lithium salt, an insulating inorganic filler, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is inert with respect to the lithium metal, wherein an anionic radius of the lithium salt is about 2.5 Angstroms or greater, and wherein a molecular weight of the lithium salt is about 145 or greater.

Lithium battery

A lithium air battery including an electrolyte including lithium ion conductive polymers and lithium salts between a positive electrode and a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane. The lithium ion conductive polymers are hydrophilic matrix polymers.

Electrolyte for lithium air battery and lithium air battery including the same

A protected anode for lithium air batteries and a lithium air battery including the protected anode are provided. The protected anode includes: an anode intercalates and deintercalates lithium ions; a lithium ion-conductive solid electrolyte membrane; and a polymer electrolyte disposed between the anode and the ion-conductive solid electrolyte membrane, wherein the polymer electrolyte includes a lithium ion-conductive polymer, a compound represented by Formula 1 having a number average molecular weight from about 300 to about 1,000, and a lithium salt, and an amount of the compound of Formula 1 is from about 10 parts to about 25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polymer electrolyte:  In Formula 1, Rto R, and n are the same as defined in the specification.

Protected anode for lithium air battery and lithium air battery including the same

A lithium air battery module including a lithium air battery cell including a first electrolyte; an additional electrolyte disposed non-adjacent the first electrolyte; and a housing which accommodates the lithium air battery cell and the additional electrolyte.

Lithium air battery module

The apparatus of charging a rechargeable battery includes a voltage detector which detects a voltage value between terminals of a rechargeable battery, a current generator which generates current for charging the rechargeable battery and outputs the generated current to the terminals of the rechargeable battery, and a controller which controls the current generator based on the voltage value detected by the voltage detector. The current generator outputs a first current for which a direction thereof between the terminals of the rechargeable battery is constant, in a charging period of the rechargeable battery, wherein the first current comprises direct current, and a second current for which a direction thereof between the terminals of the rechargeable battery is periodically reversed, in an intermittent period of the rechargeable battery.

Apparatus and method of charging rechargeable battery

A lithium air battery including a negative electrode comprising lithium, a positive electrode using oxygen as a positive active material, and an organic electrolyte including an organic compound capable of intercalating and deintercalating electrons involved in an electrochemical reaction.

An anode for a lithium air battery including an anode active material layer including an anode active material; a first protective layer disposed on the anode active material layer; and a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, wherein the first protective layer includes a liquid electrolyte having a viscosity of 5 centipoise or less at a temperature of 20&#xb0; C., and the second protective layer includes an ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Sang-bok Ma