Abstract: The present invention provides a binder composition for an electrode. The binder composition includes PTFE particles as primary particles uniformly dispersed in an organic solvent at a high concentration. The present invention relates to a binder composition for an electrode, comprising an organosol composition containing PTFE particles (A), a polymer (B), and a fluorine-free organic solvent (C); and no electrode active material (J), wherein the polymer (B) is soluble in the fluorine-free organic solvent (C).

Abstract: There is provided an electrochemical device provided with an electrolytic solution comprising (I) a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) a fluorine-containing ether represented by the formula (1): Rf1—O—Rf2 wherein Rf1 and Rf2 are the same or different and each is a fluorine-containing alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (B) a cyclic carbonate, and (C) a chain carbonate being compatible with both of the fluorine-containing ether (A) and the cyclic carbonate (B), and (II) an electrolyte salt, in which the solvent (I) for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprises 30 to 60% by volume of the fluorine-containing ether (A), 3 to 40% by volume of the cyclic carbonate (B) and 10 to 67% by volume of the chain carbonate (C) based on the whole solvent (I), and when the electrochemical device is provided with such an electrolytic solution, no phase separation occurs even at low temperature, flame retardancy and heat resistance are excellent, solubility of an electrolyte salt is high, discharge

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a fluoride of a low crystalline carbon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a high-temperature treated fluoride produced by treating a fluoride of a carbon material at 200° C. to 400° C.

Abstract: The invention provides a stable positive-electrode mixture slurry that is not subject to gelation, a positive electrode with abundant flexibility, and a lithium secondary battery with excellent battery characteristics. The slurry comprises a positive-electrode active material, a binder, and an organic solvent, the positive-electrode active material is a lithium-containing complex metal oxide represented by Formula: Lix M1yM21?yO2 (wherein 0.4?x?1; 0.3?y?1; M1 is at least one selected from Ni or Mn; and M2 is at least one selected from Co, Al, or Fe); and the binder comprises a fluorine-containing polymer represented by Composition Formula: (VDF)m(TFE)n(HFP)l (wherein VDF is a structural unit from vinylidene fluoride; TFE is a structural unit from tetrafluoroethylene; HFP is a structural unit from hexafluoropropylene; and 0.45?m?1; 0?n?0.5; and 0?l?0.1, and m+n+l=1).

Abstract: A solvent for a non-aqueous electrolytic solution providing a lithium secondary cell being specifically excellent in discharge capacity, rate characteristic and cycle characteristic and having improved incombustibility (safety), a non-aqueous electrolytic solution using the solvent, and further a lithium secondary cell are provided. The solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt of a lithium secondary cell comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (I) selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing ether, fluorine-containing ester and fluorine-containing chain carbonate, a fluorine-containing aromatic compound (II), in which a part or the whole of hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms, and other carbonate (III), the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises the solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the lithium secondary cell uses the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: There is provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution assuring good solubility of an electrolyte salt and having enough cell characteristics (charge and discharge cycle characteristic, discharge capacity, and the like), and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) at least one fluorine-containing solvent selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing ethers and fluorine-containing carbonates, (B) a non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate and (C) a chain ester represented by the formula (C): R1COOR2, wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorine-containing alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and (II) an electrolyte salt.

Abstract: There is provided a lithium secondary cell having specifically excellent discharge capacity, rate characteristics and further cycle characteristics and improved incombustibility (safety). The lithium secondary cell comprises a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution and a positive electrode, in which an active material for the negative electrode comprises lithium titanate and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises a fluorine-containing solvent.

Abstract: There is provided a solvent for non-aqueous electrolytic solution of lithium secondary battery comprising a non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate (I), a non-fluorine-containing chain carbonate (II) and 1,2-dialkyl-1,2-difluoroethylene carbonate (III), wherein assuming that the total amount of (I), (II) and (III) is 100% by volume, the non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate (I) is contained in an amount of 10 to 50% by volume, the non-fluorine-containing chain carbonate (II) is contained in an amount of 49.9 to 89.9% by volume and the 1,2-dialkyl-1,2-difluoroethylene carbonate (III) is contained in an amount of not less than 0.1% by volume and less than 30% by volume. Also, there are provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising the mentioned solvent and a lithium secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: There is provided an electrolytic solution causing no phase separation even at low temperatures, being excellent in flame retardancy and noncombustibility, assuring high solubility of an electrolyte salt, having a high discharge capacity, being excellent in charge-discharge cycle characteristics and being suitable for electrochemical devices such as lithium ion secondary batteries.

Abstract: There are provided a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt of lithium secondary battery comprising at least one fluorine-containing solvent (I) selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing ether, a fluorine-containing ester and fluorine-containing chain carbonate, 1,2-dialkyl-1,2-difluoroethylene carbonate (II) and other carbonate (III), a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising the solvent and an electrolyte salt, and a lithium secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt provides a lithium secondary battery being excellent particularly in discharge capacity, rate characteristic and cycle characteristic and has enhanced incombustibility (safety) and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises the solvent and an electrolyte salt.

Abstract: There is provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte salt, a specific fluorine-containing solvent and a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate represented by the formula (A1): wherein X1 to X4 are the same or different and each is —H, —F, —CF3, —CHF2, —CH2F, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3 or —CH2OCH2CF2CF3; at least one of X1 to X4 is —F, —CF3, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3 or —CH2OCH2CF2CF3, and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution has further excellent noncombustibility and is suitable for lithium secondary batteries.

Abstract: There is provided an electrochemical device provided with an electrolytic solution comprising (I) a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) a fluorine-containing ether represented by the formula (1): Rf1—O—Rf2 wherein Rf1 and Rf2 are the same or different and each is a fluorine-containing alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (B) a cyclic carbonate, and (C) a chain carbonate being compatible with both of the fluorine-containing ether (A) and the cyclic carbonate (B), and (II) an electrolyte salt, in which the solvent (I) for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprises 30 to 60% by volume of the fluorine-containing ether (A), 3 to 40% by volume of the cyclic carbonate (B) and 10 to 67% by volume of the chain carbonate (C) based on the whole solvent (I), and when the electrochemical device is provided with such an electrolytic solution, no phase separation occurs even at low temperature, flame retardancy and heat resistance are excellent, solubility of an electrolyte salt is high, discharge