Abstract:
A cathode includes: a porous carbon structure including a carbon nanostructure, wherein the porous carbon structure includes small-diameter pores having an average diameter of about 25 nanometers to about 200 nanometers, and large-diameter pores having an average diameter of greater than 200 nanometers to about 1.6 micrometers.
Abstract:
A metal air battery having an air purification module and a method of operating the metal air battery, the metal air battery including: a battery cell module configured to generate electricity using oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen; an air purification module including a first adsorption unit and being configured to supply air purified by the first adsorption unit to the battery cell module, the first adsorption unit being configured to adsorb an impurity; and a detection module configured to detect a concentration of the impurity, wherein the air purification module further includes a recycling unit configured to desorbs the impurity adsorbed into the first adsorption unit;and a controller configured to control an operation of the recycling unit based on the concentration of the impurity detected by the detection module.
Abstract:
A metal air battery includes a battery cell module configured to generate electricity based on oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen; a first air purification module in fluid communication with the battery cell module and configured to supply stabilized air to the battery cell module when the metal air battery is charged; and a second air purification module in fluid communication with the battery cell module and configured to supply purified air to the battery cell module when the metal air battery is discharged.
Abstract:
An electrolyte for a lithium air battery and lithium air battery including the electrolyte are provided. The electrolyte includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and a lithium salt:
Abstract:
A composite electrode for a lithium air battery including: i) a polymerization product of a first heteroatom-containing ionic liquid or ii) a mixture of a second heteroatom-containing ionic liquid and a polymer ionic liquid represented by Formula 1:
Abstract:
An anode, a lithium battery including the anode, and a method of preparing the anode. The anode includes a current collector; a first anode layer disposed on the current collector; a second anode layer disposed on the first anode layer; and an inorganic protection layer disposed on the second anode layer, wherein an oxidation/reduction potential of the first anode layer and an oxidation/reduction potential of the second anode layer are different from each other.
Abstract:
Provided is a metal-air battery including a cathode having a space which may be filled with a metal oxide formed during a discharge of the metal-air battery and thus having improved energy density and lifespan. The cathode for the metal-air battery includes a plurality of cathode materials, a plurality of electrolyte films disposed on surfaces of the plurality of cathode materials, and a plurality of spaces which are not occupied by the plurality of cathode materials and the plurality of electrolyte films. A volume of the plurality of spaces may be greater than or equal to a maximum space of a metal oxide formed during a discharge of the metal-air battery.
Abstract:
An all-solid secondary battery including: a cathode; an anode; and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the cathode includes a cathode active material, wherein the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes a binder and an anode active material that does not include an alkali metal, wherein the binder includes a polymer main chain and a polyvinyl alcohol-containing copolymer, and wherein the polymer main chain includes polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol derivative, or a combination thereof, and the polyvinyl alcohol-containing copolymer has at least one repeating unit linked to the polymer main chain.
Abstract:
A positive electrode for metal-air battery, comprising: a plurality of carbon nanotube films comprising a first carbon nanotube layer comprising a plurality of first carbon nanotubes; and a second carbon nanotube layer adjacent to the first carbon nanotube layer and comprising a plurality of second carbon nanotubes, wherein an alignment direction of the plurality of first carbon nanotubes in the first carbon nanotube layer and an alignment direction of the plurality of second carbon nanotubes in the second carbon nanotube layer are different from each other, and wherein an average specific tensile strength of the plurality of carbon nanotube films is greater than or equal to about 0.1 gigapascal per gram per cubic centimeter and less than or equal to about 1 gigapascal per gram per cubic centimeter.
Abstract:
A gas diffusion layer for a metal-air battery, the gas diffusion layer including: a porous layer including non-conductive fiber structures, a conductive carbon layer including a carbon material that is disposed on a surface of a non-conductive fiber structure of the plurality of non-conductive fiber structures.