Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent and a solute dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte further contains a chain phosphoric acid ester and at least one imide salt represented by the formula (1): where R1 and R2 each independently represent CnX2n+1, X represents a hydrogen atom or halogen atom, and n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, and the amount of the chain phosphoric acid ester is 50 to 20000 ppm relative to the total weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: The present invention provides a highly-reliable non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery excellent in safety. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode group, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a case accommodating the electrode group and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a specific bromine compound having an aromatic ring.

Abstract: This invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte including: a first solute; a second solute; and an organic solvent dissolving the first solute and the second solute. The first solute is a salt having at least one fluorine atom in an anion moiety thereof, and the second solute is an inorganic borate having at least one boron atom and at least one oxygen atom in an anion moiety thereof. The inclusion of the second solute in the non-aqueous electrolyte makes it possible to reduce the amount of gas produced even if an electrochemical device including the non-aqueous electrolyte is stored at high temperatures. It is also possible to improve the high-rate discharge characteristics and discharge cycle characteristics.

Abstract: A negative electrode capable of giving a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has high capacity, long cycle life and excellent safety, and exhibits an excellent cycle characteristic even when charging/deep-discharging are repeated. The negative electrode comprises a current collector sheet and an active material layer deposited on the surface of the current collector sheet, wherein the active material layer comprises SiOx satisfying: 0.6?x?1.3, and does not include a binder.

Abstract: A resistivity of an active material is reduced to drastically decrease an amount of a conductive auxiliary agent to be added, in order to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with high capacity. A material represented by a composition formula: LixMeOyNz, wherein 0?x?2, 0.1<y<2.2, 0<z<1.4, and Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Co, Ni, Mn, Si, Ge, and Sn is used as an active material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous electrochemical apparatus in which the difference (?l??se) between the surface tension ?l of non-aqueous electrolyte and the surface free energy ?se of electrode is not more than 10 dynes/cm.

Abstract: A negative electrode capable of giving a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has high capacity, long cycle life and excellent safety, and exhibits an excellent cycle characteristic even when charging/deep-discharging are repeated. The negative electrode comprises a current collector sheet and an active material layer deposited on the surface of the current collector sheet, wherein the active material layer comprises SiOx satisfying: 0.7?x?1.3, and does not include a binder.

Abstract: A polymeric solid electrolyte capable of conducting lithium ions which contains silylamide bonds in its polymer skeleton structure, for example, which is obtained by a method comprising subjecting a mixture of lithium silylamide and an organic compound having at least one carbon—carbon double bond to a polymerization in a dry atmosphere; and a lithium secondary cell using the polymeric solid electrolyte. The polymeric solid electrolyte is a “dry” polymeric solid electrolyte which contains counter ions forming lithium salts with lithium ions in its polymer skeleton structure and thus has a single ion electron conducting system wherein lithium ions alone are mobile ions, and hence has excellent conductivity, and further is easy to produce.

Abstract: Lithium batteries having excellent high rate characteristics and low-temperature characteristics, and less in evolution of gases and superior in discharge characteristics are provided by using LiCoO2 mixed with CaO or Cr2O3 or the like as an active material of positive electrode in combination with a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a mixed electrolyte salt comprising both a fluorine-containing inorganic anion lithium salt and a lithium imide salt.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a cyclic carboxylic acid ester having a high conductivity in a low-temperature environment is used as an electrolyte, and, furthermore, a cyclic carbonic acid ester having at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond is added thereto for the inhibition of reductive decomposition of the cyclic carboxylic acid ester.

Abstract: A lithium secondary cell comprising a safe aqueous-solution electrolyte free from danger of firing and explosion and capable of supplying a high voltage of more than 3 V. The cell includes a positive plate having an active material absorbing/desorbing lithium ions and exhibiting a high voltage, a negative plate having an active material exhibiting a low voltage, a polymer solid electrolyte having a lithium-ionic conductivity, and an aqueous-solution electrolyte. The positive and negative plates are coated with a polymer solid electrolyte having an ionic conductivity and therefore isolated from the aqueous-solution electrolyte by the plate coating layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte for non-aqueous electrochemical device containing at least one of 6-substituted-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dithiol and derivatives thereof as an additive and a non-aqueous electrochemical device, particularly a lithium secondary battery by the use thereof. The additive of the present invention forms a stable and low resistance film on the positive electrode, inhibiting characteristics of the electrochemical device from deteriorating on account of gas generated due to the decomposition of electrolyte.

Abstract: By using a winding type electrode plate assembly resistant to displacement by wind-up and buckling and thus integrated at the time of the completion thereof, a lithium ion secondary battery, capable of suppressing deterioration in cycle characteristic and storage characteristic caused by expansion and shrinkage of the electrode plate due to charge/discharge cycles or by generation of gas during storage at high temperatures or the like, is accomplished.

Abstract: Lithium batteries having excellent high rate characteristics and low-temperature characteristics, and less in evolution of gases and superior in discharge characteristics are provided by using LiCoO2 mixed with CaO or Cr2O3 or the like as an active material of positive electrode in combination with a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a mixed electrolyte salt comprising both a fluorine-containing inorganic anion lithium salt and a lithium imide salt.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous electrochemical apparatus in which the difference (&ggr;l-&ggr;se) between the surface tension &ggr;l of non-aqueous electrolyte and the surface free energy &ggr;se of electrode is not more than 10 dynes/cm.

Abstract: A porous sheet is obtained by wet coagulating a polyurethane comprising a soft segment component of repeating units from a polycarbonate, those from a diethylene glycol-based polyester and those from a tetramethylene glycol-based polyester and a hard segment component of an aromatic diisocyanate and ethylene glycol. The polyurethane has excellent processability such as wet coagulatability and the obtained porous sheet has good durability and flexibility, in particular flexibility at low temperatures and is well usable for leather-like sheets.

Abstract: A porous sheet is obtained by wet coagulating a polyurethane comprising a soft segment component of repeating units from a polycarbonate, those from a diethylene glycol-based polyester and those from a tetramethylene glycol-based polyester and a hard segment component of an aromatic diisocyanate and ethylene glycol. The polyurethane has excellent processability such as wet coagulatability and the obtained porous sheet has good durability and flexibility, in particular flexibility at low temperatures and is well usable for leather-like sheets.