Abstract: A negative-electrode material has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.

Abstract: A negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery including a negative electrode that includes a current collector; and a negative-electrode active-material layer formed on a surface of the current collector, and including negative-electrode active-material particles. The negative-electrode active-material particles include an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium, the negative-electrode active-material particles include particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more thereof when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, and exhibit a “D10” being 3 ?m or more. The negative-electrode active-material layer having a thickness that is 1.4 times or more of a “D90” that said negative-electrode active-material particles exhibit.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery including a negative electrode including negative-electrode active-material particles including an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of alloying with lithium; or/and an elementary compound including an element that is capable of alloying with lithium; a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material that enables Li ions to be sorbed therein and desorbed therefrom; and an electrolytic solution made by dissolving an electrolyte in a solvent. The negative-electrode active-material particles include particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more thereof when the entirety of said negative-electrode active-material particles, which are included in said negative electrode, is taken as 100% by volume, and the negative-electrode active-material particles exhibit a “D10” being 3 ?m or more. The solvent in the electrolytic solution includes a fluorinated ethylene carbonate.

Abstract: It is an assignment to provide the following: a negative-electrode material for electric storage device, a negative electrode for electric storage device, and an electric storage device, negative-electrode material, negative electrode and electric storage device in which SiOx is used as a negative-electrode active material, which excel in the conductivity, and which can inhibit the discharge capacity from declining; as well as a vehicle having the electric storage device on-board.

Abstract: A negative-electrode stuff has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.

Abstract: A negative-electrode stuff has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material containing SiOx and carbonaceous particles containing graphite and having both good discharge capacity and good electric conductivity. Also provided is a negative electrode using the negative electrode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. When the carbonaceous particles have an average particle diameter D50 of ? (?m) and a BET specific surface area of ? (m2/g), the ? and the ? satisfy the following Formulae (1) and (2). ???(12/18)?+12??(1) 5???15??(2).

Abstract: A negative-electrode stuff has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material containing SiOx and carbonaceous particles containing graphite and having both good discharge capacity and good electric conductivity. Also provided is a negative electrode using the negative electrode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. When the carbonaceous particles have an average particle diameter D50 of ? (?m) and a BET specific surface area of ? (m2/g), the ? and the ? satisfy the following Formulae (1) and (2).

Abstract: It is an assignment to provide the following: a negative-electrode material for electric storage device, a negative electrode for electric storage device, and an electric storage device, negative-electrode material, negative electrode and electric storage device in which SiOx is used as a negative-electrode active material, which excel in the conductivity, and which can inhibit the discharge capacity from declining; as well as a vehicle having the electric storage device on-board.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium containing composite oxide powder suitable for the positive electrode active material of the non-aqueous electrolysis solution secondary battery such as the lithium ion secondary battery, and a manufacturing process for the same. A lithium containing composite oxide powder includes a single crystal particle containing a lithium containing composite oxide that is manufactured by a molten salt method and that includes at least lithium and another one or more metal elements and in which a crystal structure belongs to a lamellar rock salt structure, wherein an average primary particle diameter is greater than or equal to 200 nm and smaller than or equal to 30 ?m. The lithium containing composite oxide powder is grown by reacting the metal containing ingredient in the molten salt of the lithium hydroxide at a reaction temperature of higher than or equal to 650° C. and lower than or equal to 900° C.