Abstract: A lithium battery employs for a battery separator and a battery insulating packing and the like a battery polymeric material comprising repeating units wherein p-phenylene is combined with one type of group selected from the group composed of oxygen, a methylene group, an isopropylidene group, a carbonyl group, a carbonyldioxy group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an amide group, an ureylene group and a sulfonyl group, or a polymeric material comprising at least two types of repeating units wherein p-phenylene is combined with one type of group selected from the group composed of oxygen, a methylene group, an isopropylidene group, a carbonyl group, a carbonyldioxy group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an amide group, an ureylene group, a sulfonyl group, sulfur and a carbonyloxy group.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery using an Li alloying metal as the active material of at least one of its positive and negative electrodes. The metal active material is covered with a thin film which is nonreactive with Li ions, permits passage of Li ions but does not have an Li ion conductivity.

Abstract: In an inventive polymer electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a polymer electrolyte, at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is formed with an inorganic amorphous solid electrolyte film at its interface with the polymer electrolyte.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using titanium oxide or lithium titanate as a negative electrode material for negative electrode, polymeric electrolyte is interposed between the negative electrode and a positive electrode. If titanium oxide or lithium titanate is used as the negative electrode material for negative electrode and the polymeric electrolyte is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, the polymeric electrolyte is less liable to be decomposed by catalytic reduction induced by titanium oxide or lithium titanate. This prevents decline in the charge/discharge efficiency which occurs when a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is used. Thus, the non-aqueous electrolyte battery excellent in charge/discharge efficiency is provided.

Abstract: A polyelectrolytic battery wherein a porous film having a polyelectrolyte impregnated into its cavities is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the porous film having a porosity of not less than 80% and the polyelectrolyte impregnated therein at a ratio of 20 to 90% by volume of the cavities thereof. Another polyelectrolytic battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a carbon material, and a polyelectrolytic film interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, the positive and negative electrodes each containing a polyelectrolyte composed of a high polymer having a polystyrene main chain and a side chain of polyethlene oxide and a lithium salt.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device having a single crystal aluminum nitride film wherein when the direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave is expressed by (.lambda.,.mu.,.theta.) according to the Euler angle notation, .theta. is set to 90 degrees, .lambda. to a desired angle, and .theta. to an angle in the range of 30 to 150 degrees. In a surface acoustic wave device having a c-axis-oriented aluminum nitride film, the direction of c-axis orientation of the piezoelectric film is inclined within a plane containing the direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave and perpendicular to the surface of the piezoelectric film at an angle in the range of about .+-.30 degrees to about .+-.150 degrees with respect to a normal to the piezoelectric film. The devices are 1.122% in maximum coupling coefficient.