Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a negative-electrode active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound is used and which has an excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristic. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the negative-electrode active material used is an active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound, and the negative electrode binder used comprises a polyimide and polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with which characteristics of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, such as a charge/discharge efficiency, a capacity retention ratio, and a discharge capacity retention ratio are not easily degraded even in the case where the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is continuously charged at a high temperature. [Solution] A positive electrode 12 of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 1 includes a positive electrode active material layer 12b. The positive electrode active material layer 12b contains a positive electrode active material and a compound represented by a general formula (1): MH2PO2 (1). In the general formula (1), M represents a monovalent cation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which after continuous charge is performed, an increase in battery thickness is suppressed, and a residual capacity rate is increased by reduction in gas generation amount and also provides a method for manufacturing the positive electrode described above. This positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer which contains a positive electrode active material and a phosphate salt represented by NaH2PO4 and which is formed on a surface of the positive electrode collector. In addition, on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer, a porous layer containing an inorganic oxide filler is preferably formed.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode 1, a negative electrode 2 and a non-aqueous electrolyte, a positive electrode active material wherein a particle of at least one compound selected from Er hydroxide, Er oxyhydroxide, Yb hydroxide, Yb oxyhydroxide, Tb hydroxide, Tb oxyhydroxide, Dy hydroxide, Dy oxyhydroxide, Ho hydroxide, Ho oxyhydroxide, Tm hydroxide, Tm oxyhydroxide, Lu hydroxide, and Lu oxyhydroxide is dispersed and adhered on a surface of a positive electrode active material particle containing Li is used.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery and a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery are provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and a coupling agent represented by a general formula (1). The positive electrode active material includes lithium transition metal oxide particles. At least one rare-earth compound selected from the rare-earth compound group consisting of specific rare-earth hydroxides and specific rare-earth oxyhydroxides is fixed on the surfaces of the lithium transition metal oxide particles in a dispersed form.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode 1, a negative electrode 2 and a non-aqueous electrolyte, a positive electrode active material wherein a particle of at least one compound selected from Er hydroxide, Er oxyhydroxide, Yb hydroxide, Yb oxyhydroxide, Tb hydroxide, Tb oxyhydroxide, Dy hydroxide, Dy oxyhydroxide, Ho hydroxide, Ho oxyhydroxide, Tm hydroxide, Tm oxyhydroxide, Lu hydroxide, and Lu oxyhydroxide is dispersed and adhered on a surface of a positive electrode active material particle containing Li is used.

Abstract: The invention provides an active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which contains a silicon oxide as an active material and can suppress the generation of gas during storage at high temperatures, a method for producing such active materials, a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries including the active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the negative electrode. An active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is used which includes a silicon oxide having a surface coated with a polyacrylonitrile or a modified product thereof that has been heat treated.

Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent high-temperature durability and capable of reducing the initial percent defective and a process for producing the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material; negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; a non-aqueous electrolyte; and a porous layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode, wherein the porous layer contains inorganic solid electrolyte particles having a crystalline structure of rhombohedral crystal (R3c) with lithium ion conductivity represented by Li1+x+yAlxTi2-xSiyP3-yO12 (where 0?x?1 and 0?y?1) and an aqueous binder.

Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a mixture of a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound is used as a negative electrode active material and which has excellent cycle characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, and is wherein the negative electrode contains the negative electrode active material and a negative electrode binder, the negative electrode active material is a mixture of a graphite material and silicon and/or a silicon compound that is contained in an amount less than that of the graphite material, and the negative electrode binder is polyacrylonitrile or a modified form thereof which has been heat-treated.

Abstract: A composition for an electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains an active material and a binder resin. The composition contains a vinylpyrrolidone-based polymer as the binder resin. The hydroxyl group equivalent of the vinylpyrrolidone-based polymer is within the range of 250 to 2500.

Abstract: To obtain a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that has an excellent nonaqueous electrolyte permeability into an electrode and an excellent electrolyte retentivity of the electrode and achieves a large capacity, a high energy density and a good high-temperature charge characteristic. A separator 3 used for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is formed by disposing a porous layer 2 made of inorganic fine particles and a resin binder on a porous separator substrate 1, the resin binder is made of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyimide resins, polyamide resins and polyamideimide resins and the molecular chain of the resin has a halogen atom content of 10% to 30% by weight, and the content of the resin binder in the porous layer is 5% by weight or more.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that remarkably improves battery reliability by quickly lowering the potential of the positive electrode while preventing separator shrinkage at high temperatures. A separator has on its surface a shrinkage-prevention-layer formed portion (3a), in which a layer for preventing separator shrinkage is formed, and a shrinkage-prevention-layer unformed portion (3b), in which the layer for preventing separator shrinkage is not formed. A positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector respectively have a positive electrode current collector exposed portion (1b) and a negative electrode current collector exposed portion (2b). The shrinkage-prevention-layer unformed portion (3b) of the separator is disposed at a region where the current collector exposed portions (1b, 2b) face each other.

Abstract: A polymer for bonding the positive electrode and negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte solution, with a separator arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The polymer contains a cationically polymerizable monomer unit (A), a monomer unit (B) providing affinity to the electrolyte solution, a monomer unit (C) providing poor solubility to the electrolyte solution, and a monomer unit (D) containing an anionic or nonionic hydrophilic group. This polymer can be obtained through radical polymerization such as emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization, and is characterized by having a dissolution rate into a mixed solvent of ethylene carbonate (EC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) [EC:DEC=5:5 (weight ratio)] of not more than 10% by weight.

Abstract: A negative electrode mixture layer containing CMC and a hydroxy group-modified PVP. The mass ratio of CMC is greater than that of the hydroxy group-modified PVP. The hydroxy group-modified PVP has low affinity with a solvent for a solvent-system slurry that forms an inorganic particle layer. Adhesion strength is prevented from degrading after forming the inorganic particle layer on the negative electrode mixture layer.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode employs a positive electrode active material wherein oxide containing Al and/or hydroxide containing Al having a protruding-shape is uniformly distributed and adhered to the surface of a positive electrode active material particle.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The positive electrode has a current collector and an active material layer formed on the current collector. The method includes: coating a slurry onto the current collector, the slurry having a pH of from 5 to 9 and containing a positive electrode active material, water as a dispersion medium, carboxymethylcellulose, and a pH adjuster; and drying the coated slurry to form the active material layer.

Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a negative-electrode active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound is used and which has an excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristic. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the negative-electrode active material used is an active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound, and the negative electrode binder used comprises a polyimide and polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Abstract: The object is to obtain a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of suppressing gas generation even if continuous charging is performed at a high temperature. Provided is a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive-electrode active material, wherein the positive-electrode active material has a surface-treated layer with a silane coupling agent represented by the following general formula (1): X1-Y—X2 ??(1) wherein Y is an alkylene group having 10 or less carbon atoms, and X1 and X2 are each represented by the general formula (2): wherein Z is an alkyl group having 10 or less carbon atoms or OR3, and R1, R2 and R3, are each an alkyl group having 5 or less carbon atoms.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, a non-aqueous electrolyte, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a porous layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode. The porous layer contains titania particles, a dispersing agent, and an aqueous binder. The dispersing agent includes silica having an average particle size of less than 100 nm and less than that of the titania particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a porous layer containing inorganic particles formed on a surface of a positive electrode and provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of reducing the incipient failure and having an excellent shelf life characteristic. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a porous layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode, wherein the porous layer contains silica particles and an aqueous binder.