Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that has a high discharge capacity and in which the structure is stable even when lithium is extracted to a high potential so that good cycle performance can be obtained. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, characterized in that: the sodium oxide contains lithium; and the molar amount of the lithium is less than the molar amount of the sodium.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material containing a lithium-containing oxide active material, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The lithium-containing oxide active material is represented by the general formula LiaMgbMO2±?, where 0.65?a?1.05, 0<b?0.3, 0 ???0.3, and M is at least one of manganese and cobalt.

Abstract: An electrode for a lithium battery having a thin film composed of active material capable of lithium storage and release, e.g., a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, provided on a current collector, the electrode being characterized in that a constituent of the current collector is diffused into the thin film.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material is formed of a lithium containing layered oxide. The lithium containing layered oxide contains either or both of LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? that belongs to a space group P63mc or LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? that belongs to a space group Cmca. The lithium containing layered oxide contains the LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? as a solid solution, a mixture or both of them. In the LiANaBMnxCoyO2±?, 0.5?A?1.2, 0<B?0.01, 0.40?x?0.55, 0.40?y?0.55, 0.80?x+y?1.10 and 0???0.3.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material is made of sodium containing oxide. The sodium containing oxide contains NaALiBMO2±? that belongs to a space group P63/mmc of a hexagonal system, where the M includes at least one of manganese (Mn) and cobalt (Co). In the NaALiBMO2±?, the composition ratio A of sodium (Na) is not less than 0.5 and not more than 1.1, the composition ratio B of lithium (Li) is larger than 0 and not more than 0.3, and the ? is not less than 0 and not more than 0.3.

Abstract: As a positive electrode active material, a lithium transition metal complex oxide having a layered rock-salt structure containing lithium (Li) and containing magnesium atoms (Mg) substituted for part of lithium atoms (Li) is used. The lithium transition metal complex oxide is formed by chemical or electrochemical substitution of Mg atoms for part of Li atoms in LiCoO2, LiMnO2, LiFeO2, LiNiO2, or the like. A cell is prepared in which a negative electrode 2 and a positive electrode 1 including the lithium transition metal complex oxide (positive electrode active material) are disposed in a non-aqueous electrolyte 5 including a lithium salt, and part of Li in the lithium transition metal complex oxide is extracted by discharging the cell. Then, the electrolyte including Li is replaced with an electrolyte including Mg, and the cell is discharged, so that Mg atoms are substituted for the part of Li atoms in the lithium transition metal complex oxide.

Abstract: A mixed positive electrode active material is used. The mixed positive electrode active material is obtained by mixing a layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency when lithium metal is used for a counter electrode is less than 100% (hereinafter referred to as a first layered oxide) and a layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency is 100% or more (hereinafter referred to as a second layered oxide). Examples of the first layered oxide include Li1+aMnxCoyNizO2. A sodium oxide such as LiANaBMnXCoYNiZO2 other than a layered compound from which lithium is previously extracted by acid treatment or the like can be used as the second layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency is 100% or more. A layered oxide obtained by replacing (ion exchange) sodium in the foregoing LiANaBMnXCoYNiZO2 with lithium can be also used as the second layered oxide.

Abstract: The positive electrode active material of a positive electrode includes a sodium-containing transition metal oxide (NaaLibMxO2±?). The M includes at least two of manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni). For a negative electrode, a sodium metal or a metal that forms an alloy with sodium is used. A non-aqueous electrolyte produced by dissolving an electrolytic salt (sodium salt) in a non-aqueous solvent is used. Examples of the non-aqueous solvent may include a cyclic carbonate, a chain carbonate, esters, cyclic ethers, chain ethers, nitrites, amides and a combination thereof.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a manganese oxide containing lithium and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, and rubidium. The manganese oxide has a strongest peak in the range of 2?=42.0° to 46.0° and a second strongest peak in the range of 2?=64.0° to 66.0°, as determined by X-ray powder diffraction analysis (Cuk?) of the manganese oxide.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode active material particle for a rechargeable battery wherein a layer of an active material capable of being alloyed with Li is formed on a surface of a metal particle incapable of being alloyed with Li and then a heat treatment is conducted to diffuse the active material into the metal particle so that the resulting active material particle has a concentration profile in which a concentration of a metal element of the metal particle decreases from an interior toward the surface.

Abstract: A rolled foil of surface roughened copper as thick as 26 ?m for example having a surface formed into an irregular shape with copper precipitated thereon by an electrolytic method is prepared as a negative electrode collector. Tin (Sn) or germanium (Ge) is deposited on the rolled foil described above, so that a negative electrode active material layer is formed. Note that the deposited tin or germanium is amorphous. The arithmetic mean roughness Ra in the surface-roughened rolled foil described above is preferably not less than 0.1 ?m nor more than 10 ?m. A non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a concentration of 1 mol/l to a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate in the ratio of 50:50 by volume.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows reversible charge and discharge to be carried out and can be used for a long period because of a stable non-aqueous electrolyte used therein. The invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material and capable of storing and releasing sodium, a negative electrode capable of storing and releasing sodium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the positive electrode active material includes sodium, nickel, manganese, and a transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state. An example of the transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state may include tungsten (W). An example of the negative electrode may include a sodium metal capable of storing and releasing sodium ions.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said positive electrode comprises sulfur and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a room-temperature molten salt having a melting point of 60° C. or less.

Abstract: Li2-xAxMO3 obtained by replacing lithium in Li2MO3 having a layered structure by an alkali metal having ion radius larger than that of lithium is used as a positive electrode active material. In this Li2-xAxMO3, x satisfies the relation 0<x?O.5, the above-mentioned A indicates the alkali metal having the ion radius larger than that of lithium (Li) (for example, sodium (Na) or potassium (K)) and M indicates a transition metal that can be tetravalent. Examples of the transition metal that can be tetravalent indicated by the above-mentioned M include manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru) and the like.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows a good charge/discharge cycle characteristic to be obtained. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the invention includes a negative electrode containing silicon as a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the average particle size of the negative electrode active material is not less than 5 ?m nor more than 20 ?m, and the weight of the negative electrode active material is at least 10% of the weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A material (hereinafter referred to as “positive electrode material”) including sodium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material, carbon black powder as a conductive agent, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder is prepared. The positive electrode material is mixed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solution to produce slurry as a positive electrode mixture. A working electrode is produced by applying the slurry on a positive electrode collector. A negative electrode containing tin or germanium is produced. The non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylenecarbonate and diethyl carbonate.

Abstract: As a positive electrode active material, a lithium transition metal complex oxide having a layered rock-salt structure containing lithium (Li) and containing magnesium atoms (Mg) substituted for part of lithium atoms (Li) is used. The lithium transition metal complex oxide is formed by chemical or electrochemical substitution of Mg atoms for part of Li atoms in LiCoO2, LiMnO2, LiFeO2, LiNiO2, or the like. A cell is prepared in which a negative electrode 2 and a positive electrode 1 including the lithium transition metal complex oxide (positive electrode active material) are disposed in a non-aqueous electrolyte 5 including a lithium salt, and part of Li in the lithium transition metal complex oxide is extracted by discharging the cell. Then, the electrolyte including Li is replaced with an electrolyte including Mg, and the cell is discharged, so that Mg atoms are substituted for the part of Li atoms in the lithium transition metal complex oxide.

Abstract: A high-capacity positive electrode active material is provided that enables a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery to have excellent load characteristics and high initial charge-discharge efficiency. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and performs charge and discharge by transferring lithium ions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode has a positive electrode mixture and a positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode mixture contains a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder agent (binder). The positive electrode active material includes Li1+x?a(MnyM1?y)1?xO2±b, where 0<a<0.3, 0<b<0.1, 0<x<0.4, 0<y<1, and 0.95<1+x?a<1.15, and M is at least one transition metal other than manganese (Mn).

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that even at high-rate discharge wherein discharge is carried out at relatively large current, can attain an increase of discharge capacity. There is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising positive electrode (2), the positive electrode (2) including a collector and, superimposed thereon, a mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material in which lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is contained, a conductive agent and a binder, the mixture layer exhibiting a mixture packing density after electrode formation of ?1.7 g/cm3, and further comprising nonaqueous electrolyte (5) containing a solvent in which ethylene carbonate and a linear ether such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane are contained.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a positive electrode of an inexpensive material capable of sufficiently storing and releasing ions, and another object is to provide an inexpensive non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows reversible charge and discharge to be carried out. The positive electrode according to the invention includes an oxide containing potassium and manganese, and the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing potassium ions. The positive electrode includes an oxide containing potassium and manganese.