Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolyte including Li, O, P and a transition metal element. In the solid electrolyte, because the transition metal element T is reduced prior to phosphorus atoms, it is possible to prevent the valence of phosphorus atoms from decreasing. Thereby, the decomposition of the solid electrolyte resulting from the decrease of valence of phosphorus atoms is prevented, and therefore high ion conductivity is retained even in a wet atmosphere.

Abstract: A battery of the present invention has a strip-shaped electrode group. The electrode group includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The first electrode has a strip-shaped first current collector and a first active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The first active material layer faces the separator. The second electrode has a strip-shaped second current collector and a second active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The second active material layer faces the separator. The electrode group is folded in a zigzag pattern to form a laminate having a plurality of flat portions, at least one first bent portion located on a first end side of the plurality of flat portions in which the first current collector is located on the outermost side, and at least one second bent portion located on a second end side that is opposite to the first end side in which the second current collector is located on the outermost side.

Abstract: A battery of this invention includes: a separator which is folded in a zigzag manner, thereby forming a layered structure having at least one first-electrode holding part and at least one second-electrode holding part which are alternately aligned; a first electrode accommodated in the first-electrode holding part; and a second electrode accommodated in the second-electrode holding part. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has at least one protruding part. The first electrode is connected to a first terminal, and the second electrode is connected to second terminal.

Abstract: To provide an electrochemical device with a layer structure causing no deterioration of characteristics of materials, in the method for preparing an electrochemical device comprising a first current collector, a first electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second electrode active material layer and a second current collector, all of which are accumulated, the first electrode active material layer, the second electrode active material layer or the solid electrolyte layer is formed by supplying atoms, ions or clusters constituting the first electrode active material layer, the second electrode active material layer or the solid electrolyte layer to the substrate, while irradiating electrons or electromagnetic waves with energy prescribed according to the composition of the first electrode active material layer, the second electrode active material layer or the solid electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte of the present invention is represented by a general formula: LixMOyNz, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Ge, Al, C, Ga and S, and x, y and z respectively satisfy x=0.6 to 5.0, y=1.050 to 3.985, and z=0.01 to 0.50. The solid electrolyte hardly deteriorates in a wet atmosphere.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode having a current collector provided with convex portions and concave portions on both surfaces, a first columnar body formed in a tilting orientation on the convex portion on one of the surfaces of the current collector, and a second columnar body formed in a tilting orientation on the convex portion on the other surface, a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector provided with a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly inserting and extracting lithium ions on both surfaces, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a confronting manner, wherein the first columnar body and the second columnar body on the negative electrode are tilted to an orthogonal direction of a winding direction of the current collector.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising at least a negative electrode having a current collector provided thereon with convex portions and columnar bodies formed on the convex portions, each of the columnar bodies comprising n stages (where n?2) of overlaid columnar body portions alternately tilted to different orientations along a longitudinal direction of the current collector, a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector provided on both surfaces thereof with a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material capable of inserting and extracting lithium ions reversibly, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a confronting manner, wherein tip portions of the columnar body portions at the uppermost stage of the columnar bodies on the negative electrode are tilted toward a trailing end of winding direction.

Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a current collector with a concave and a convex formed at least on one surface thereof, and a column member having n (n?2) stages of laminated columnar portions obliquely formed on the convex of the current collector, wherein a layer being less in expansion and contraction due to insertion and extraction of lithium ion is disposed in the column member.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a current collector, an intermediate layer formed on a surface of the current collector, and an active material layer formed on the intermediate layer. The current collector includes a metal capable of being alloyed with silicon. The active material layer includes an active material including silicon. The intermediate layer includes silicon and oxygen. The intermediate layer prevents the metal capable of being alloyed with silicon from diffusing into the active material layer. The diffusion of the constituent element of the current collector into the active material layer is suppressed.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium ion battery has a conductive collector, a positive electrode active material layer being contact with the collector, and a cover layer disposed on at least part of the surface of the positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer has a compound containing at least one kind selected from a group of cobalt, nickel, and manganese as a component. The cover layer is made of a compound with lithium ion conductivity that is expressed by general formula LixPTyOz or LiaMObNc and has high moisture resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery mounted integrated circuit device where an integrated circuit and a solid state battery are formed on the same substrate. In this battery mounted integrated circuit device, a first diffusion layer containing an N-type impurity is formed between a region of a semiconductor substrate where the solid state battery is mounted and a region of the semiconductor substrate where the integrated circuit is mounted, and a second diffusion layer containing an N-type impurity is formed below the region of the semiconductor substrate where the solid state battery is mounted, and overlaps with the first diffusion layer.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a sheet-like current collector and an active material layer being carried thereon and including silicon atom. The active material layer includes a plurality of columnar particles, and in each columnar particle, at least a portion forming the columnar particle is grown to tilt with respect to the direction normal to the current collector. In the thickness direction of the active material layer, porosity Pc of the current collector side lower half of the active material layer and porosity Ps of the surface side upper half of the active material layer satisfy Pc<Ps.

Abstract: To inhibit decrease in charge-discharge, storage and charge-discharge cycle characteristics due to reduction of phosphorus atoms in a battery including lithium phosphorus oxynitride as a solid electrolyte, a transition metal element is incorporated into lithium phosphorus oxynitride to prepare a solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte of the present invention is represented by a general formula: LixMOyNz, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Ge, Al, C, Ga and S, and x, y and z respectively satisfy x=0.6 to 5.0, y=1.050 to 3.985, and z=0.01 to 0.50. The solid electrolyte hardly deteriorates in a wet atmosphere.

Abstract: In order to enhance charge and discharge efficiency and to improve cycle characteristics by increasing a facing area between a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material, in a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery having a current collector and an active material layer carried on the current collector, the active material layer includes a plurality of columnar particles. The columnar particles include an element of silicon, and are tilted toward the normal direction of the current collector. Angle ? formed between the columnar particles and the normal direction of the current collector is preferably 10°??<90°.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a battery has a collector, active material layer, and inorganic compound layer. The active material layer is formed on the collector. The inorganic compound layer is formed on the surface of the active material layer. The inorganic compound layer is expressed by general formula LixPTyOz or LixMOyNz. The compound composing the inorganic compound layer has lithium ion conductivity and excels in moisture resistance.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material that includes at least Si. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes lithium hexafluorophosphate as a main supporting electrolyte and has an acid content of not less than 50 ppm and not more than 200 ppm. The negative electrode has a potential of not less than 0.6 V and not more than 1.5 V relative to a Li electrode at an end-of-discharge voltage of the battery. The battery is prevented from suffering degradation of storage characteristics caused by the dissolution reaction of Si from the negative electrode during charging and the precipitation reaction of the dissolved Si.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolyte including Li, O, P and a transition metal element. In the solid electrolyte, because the transition metal element T is reduced prior to phosphorus atoms, it is possible to prevent the valence of phosphorus atoms from decreasing. Thereby, the decomposition of the solid electrolyte resulting from the decrease of valence of phosphorus atoms is prevented, and therefore high ion conductivity is retained even in a wet atmosphere.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte of the present invention is represented by a general formula: LiaPbMcOdNe, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Ge, Al, C, Ga and S, and a, b, c, d and e respectively satisfy a=0.62 to 4.98, b=0.01 to 0.99, c=0.01 to 0.99, d=1.070 to 3.985, e=0.01 to 0.50, and b+c=1.0. The solid electrolyte hardly deteriorates in a wet atmosphere.

Abstract: A secondary battery comprising: a substrate; a first current collector; a first electrode; a solid electrolyte; a second electrode; and a second current collector; the first current collector being formed on the substrate and serving as a current collector of the first electrode, the first electrode being formed on the first current collector, the solid electrolyte being formed on the first electrode, the second electrode being formed on the solid electrolyte, the second current collector being formed on the second electrode and serving as a current collector of the second electrode, at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of an ion conductive material and an electron conductive material.