Abstract: Provided is a sodium ion secondary battery excellent in cycle characteristic. A sodium ion secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the cathode includes a composite oxide including Na as a cathode active material, and a boron compound represented by the following general formula (1) is added to the electrolytic solution. (in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 are independently hydrogen or a C1-C6 hydrocarbon group, and the hydrocarbon group may have oxygen as a hetero atom.

Abstract: A hybrid ion battery system is disclosed which includes a hybrid ion battery of a Li ion and a Na ion, and a heating unit, wherein the hybrid ion battery includes a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material, an anode active material layer containing an anode active material, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, the cathode active material is an active material containing at least Na, the anode active material is an active material capable of absorbing and releasing the Li ion, the electrolyte layer contains a molten salt composed of LiN(SO2F)2 and NaN(SO2F)2 and contains no solvent, and the heating unit heats the hybrid ion battery to a temperature such that the molten salt becomes in a molten state.

Abstract: An air cathode for air batteries, having excellent high-rate discharge performance, and an air battery comprising the air cathode, are set forth. The air cathode for air batteries uses oxygen as an active material and may be configured to form an air battery comprising the air cathode, an anode and an electrolyte layer present between the air cathode and the anode. The air cathode includes: a catalyst layer that contains at least an electrode catalyst and an electroconductive material; an oxide as the electrode catalyst, which is active against at least oxygen reduction reaction; and at least one kind of metal carbide as the electroconductive material, selected from a tungsten carbide, a titanium carbide and a molybdenum carbide.

Abstract: Misalignment of a weather strip is controlled by a corner formed by a shoulder part and a lower inclined part formed in an edge portion of an opening of a roof. A locating face of a sealing part is pressed onto the shoulder part on one side of the corner, and a locating face of an inclined extension part is pressed onto the lower inclined part on the other side of the corner. The sealing part is adhered to at least one of the shoulder part or the upper inclined part with a double-sided tape.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte air battery with large discharge capacity and excellent rate characteristics. Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte air battery including an air cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte present between the air cathode and anode, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes an ionic liquid as the solvent, the ionic liquid including bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide as the anion portion.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an air cathode for air batteries, having excellent high-rate discharge performance, and an air battery comprising the air cathode. Disclosed is an air cathode for air batteries, using oxygen as an active material and configured to form an air battery comprising the air cathode, an anode and an electrolyte layer present between the air cathode and the anode, the air cathode comprising: a catalyst layer which contains at least an electrode catalyst and an electroconductive material; an oxide as the electrode catalyst, which is active against at least oxygen reduction reaction; and at least one kind of metal carbide as the electroconductive material, selected from the group consisting of a tungsten carbide, a titanium carbide and a molybdenum carbide.

Abstract: Provided is an active material for a sodium ion battery including: (t-butyl)3-trioxotriangulene shown below. In Formula (1), a double line including a solid line and a broken line represents a single bond or a double bond.

Abstract: Provided is an active material used for a sodium ion battery or a lithium ion battery, the active material including: (COONa)3-trioxotriangulene represented by the following Formula (1) or (COOLi)3-trioxotriangulene represented by the following Formula (2). In Formulae (1) and (2), a double line including a solid line and a broken line represents a single bond or a double bond.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material configured to increase, when used in a lithium battery, the discharge capacity of the lithium battery higher than conventional lithium batteries, and a lithium battery including the cathode active material. Presented is a cathode active material for lithium batteries, wherein the cathode active material is represented by the following composition formula (1) and has a rock salt type crystal structure including formula (1): Li2Ni1-x-yCoxMnyTiO4 wherein x and y are real numbers that satisfy x>0, y>0 and x+y<1.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material which performs favorable discharge capacity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a cathode active material comprising a crystal phase of an inverse-spinel structure represented by LiM1?xFexVO4 (M is Co or Ni, and x satisfies 0<x<1).

Abstract: Misalignment of a weather strip is controlled by a corner formed by a shoulder part and a lower inclined part formed in an edge portion of an opening of a roof. A locating face of a sealing part is pressed onto the shoulder part on one side of the corner, and a locating face of an inclined extension part is pressed onto the lower inclined part on the other side of the corner. The sealing part is adhered to at least one of the shoulder part or the upper inclined part with a double-sided tape.

Abstract: An air battery system may include an air battery cell containing an air cathode, an anode, a separator, and an oxygen gas supply for supplying an oxygen gas by bubbling to a liquid electrolyte. The air cathode may include an air cathode layer containing a conductive material, and an air cathode current collector for collecting current of the air cathode layer. The anode may include an anode layer containing an anode active material which stores and releases a metal ion, and an anode current collector for collecting current of the anode layer. The separator may be provided between the air cathode layer and the anode layer, wherein the air cathode layer and the anode layer may be constantly filled with the liquid electrolyte at a time of a change in a volume of the electrode caused by a discharge or a discharge and charge.

Abstract: An air battery which can maintain a good performance and inhibit ingress of water into its housing. The air battery including a power section having an air electrode, an anode containing an alkali metal, and an electrolyte layer conducting ions between the air electrode and the anode; an oxygen-containing solvent showing both hydrophobic nature and oxygen solubility; a housing being configured to incorporate the power section and the oxygen-containing solvent; and an oxygen supply portion being configured to supply oxygen gas to the oxygen-containing solvent. The oxygen-containing solvent being arranged between the oxygen supply portion and the electrolyte layer.

Abstract: An air battery system has a sealed air battery cell (10) having: an air electrode having an air electrode layer (4) containing a conductive material and an air electrode power collector (6) for collecting electric power from the air electrode layer; a negative electrode having a negative electrode layer (3) containing an negative electrode active material that adsorbs and releases metal ions and a negative electrode power collector (2) for collecting electric power from the negative electrode layer; a separator (7) provided between the air electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; and a sealed air battery case (1a, 1b). The air battery system also has a depressurization portion (20) that reduces the internal pressure of the sealed air battery cell to below the atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a lithium air battery which can use different battery properties according to the current density at the time of discharge. The present invention attains the object by providing a lithium air battery comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, characterized in that the cathode layer further comprises a first cathode layer having at least oxygen reduction ability and a second cathode layer having at least Li ion storage ability, and the second cathode layer contains a cathode active material having an average voltage of less than 2.0 V (vs. Li) or an average voltage of more than 2.9 V (vs. Li).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an air cathode for air batteries, having excellent high-rate discharge performance, and an air battery comprising the air cathode. Disclosed is an air cathode for air batteries, using oxygen as an active material and configured to form an air battery comprising the air cathode, an anode and an electrolyte layer present between the air cathode and the anode, the air cathode comprising: a catalyst layer which contains at least an electrode catalyst and an electroconductive material; an oxide as the electrode catalyst, which is active against at least oxygen reduction reaction; and at least one kind of metal carbide as the electroconductive material, selected from the group consisting of a tungsten carbide, a titanium carbide and a molybdenum carbide.

Abstract: A main objective of the present invention is to provide an air secondary battery which can suppress the deterioration in charge-discharge properties caused by the oxygen generated in an air cathode layer at the time of charge. The present invention solves the problems by providing an air secondary battery which comprises: an air cathode which has an air cathode layer containing a conductive material and an air cathode current collector which collects current of the air cathode layer; an anode which has an anode layer containing an anode active material and an anode current collector which collects current of the anode layer; and a permeation preventing layer which is formed on the surface of the side of the anode layer of the air cathode layer, made of a nonaqueous polymer electrolyte, and which prevents the permeation of the oxygen generated in the air cathode layer at the time of charge.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte air battery with large discharge capacity and excellent rate characteristics. Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte air battery including an air cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte present between the air cathode and anode, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes an ionic liquid as the solvent, the ionic liquid including bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide as the anion portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an air battery module comprising: a housing; a plurality of power sections incorporated in the housing; and an electrolytic solution which is filled in the housing to immerse the plurality of power sections and in which oxygen is dissolved, one of the power sections and another of the power sections sharing the electrolytic solution. The air battery module is capable of attaining downsizing and of obtaining high output.

Abstract: A negative electrode structure for aqueous electrolyte comprising at least a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises, as the negative electrode active material, at least one selected from the group consisting of the following metals and alloys comprising at least one of the metals: Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Al and Ag, and wherein a solid electrolyte layer comprising a Zr-containing garnet-type solid electrolyte described by the following formula (1), is provided on one side of the negative electrode active material layer: Formula (1): Li5+xLayZrzO12 wherein 0<x?3, 0?y?3 and 0?z?2.