Abstract: An electrode comprises a current collector; and an active material-containing layer having active materials on the current collector. The active material-containing layer has a first surface contacting the current collector and a second surface which is opposite side of the first surface. At least one part of the second surface is covered by a compound containing Zn. When an image of the second surface is taken by Scanning Electron Microscope, the image is divided into 100 blocks, a ratio of existence of blocks having hexagonal platelet shaped compound containing Zn to the 100 blocks is calculated, and the ratio of existence of blocks is calculated with respect to 10 images, an average of the ratio of existence of blocks with respect to the 10 images is 20% or less (including 0).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a current collector and an active material-containing layer formed on the current collector and containing active material particles. A median diameter (D50) calculated from a volume-based frequency distribution chart obtained by a laser diffraction/scattering method for the active material particles is in the range of 1.2 ?m to 4.0 ?m. In the frequency distribution chart, a proportion of an integrated amount of particles having a particle size of 2.0 ?m or less is in the range of 36% to 62% with respect to the entire active material particles on a volume basis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a current collector, an electrode mixture layer, and a self-assembled film. The first self-assembled film covers at least a part of a surface of the current collector. The first self-assembled film contains organic molecules. The electrode mixture layer disposed on at least a part of the first self-assembled film.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a first aqueous electrolyte held on the positive electrode, a negative electrode, a second aqueous electrolyte held on the negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A difference between an osmotic pressure (N/m2) of the first aqueous electrolyte and an osmotic pressure (N/m2) of the second aqueous electrolyte is 90% or less (including 0%) of the higher one of the osmotic pressure of the first aqueous electrolyte and the osmotic pressure of the second aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electrode group is provided. The electrode group includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes a facing section which faces the positive electrode active material-containing layer and a non-facing section which does not. A first fluorine-containing coating is formed on a main surface of the negative electrode active material-containing layer in at least a part of the non-facing section. The abundance ratio of fluorine atoms included in the first fluorine-containing coating is in the range of 2.5 atom % to 10 atom %.

Abstract: An electrode group includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a separator. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer and a mesh negative electrode current collector. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer. The separator includes a composite membrane containing inorganic solid particles and a polymer material. At least one of a first polymer material constituting the negative electrode active material-containing layer is the same as a second polymer material. A ratio a/b of denseness a and denseness b is greater than 1.05. A peeling strength ?1 is greater than a peeling strength ?2. An air permeability coefficient of a joined body of the composite membrane and the negative electrode is 1×10?19 m2 or more and 1×10?15 m2 or less.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided, which includes an electrolytic solution, and a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are immersed in the electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains water, an electrolyte salt, and at least one kind of an organic solvent with a relative permittivity of not more than 42. The relative permittivity of the electrolytic solution fractionated when converted according to a volume fraction is not more than 78.50.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a lithium zinc secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a zinc-including metal body and an oxide on at least a part of a surface of the metal body. The aqueous electrolyte includes zinc and a lithium salt. Zinc is dissolved and deposited at the negative electrode. Lithium is inserted and extracted from the oxide in a range of ?1.4 V (vs. SCE) or more and ?1.0 V (vs. SCE) or less. A specific surface area of the oxide is 10 m2/g or more and 350 m2/g or less. A mol concentration ratio Zn/Li between zinc and lithium in the aqueous electrolyte is 1.0×10?5 or more and 0.3 or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode construct including an electrode and a composite membrane is provided. The electrode includes an active material-containing layer and a current collecting layer. The active material-containing layer includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface. The current collecting layer is in contact with the second principal surface. The composite membrane includes a composite layer in contact with the first principal surface. The composite layer contains inorganic solid particles and a polymeric material. A peel strength ?1 at a first interface between the active material-containing layer and the composite layer and a peel strength ?2 at a second interface between the active material-containing layer and the current collecting layer satisfy a relationship of ?1>?2, and ?2?1 N/cm.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a secondary battery including a negative electrode containing a titanium-containing oxide, a positive electrode, a separator between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a first aqueous electrolyte, a second aqueous electrolyte, and a third aqueous electrolyte. The first aqueous electrolyte is held in the negative electrode and contains 0.001% by mass to 0.5% by mass of zinc ions. The second aqueous electrolyte is held in the separator and contains 1% by mass to 5% by mass of a first compound that includes a hydrophobic portion and a hydrophilic portion. The third aqueous electrolyte is held in the positive electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an electrode including a current collector and an active material-containing layer in contact with the current collector. The active material-containing layer contains a carbon nanotube and particles of titanium-containing oxide having an average particle size or 0.1 ?m to 3 ?m. A peel strength between the current collector and the active material-containing layer is within a range of 0.2 kN/m to 0.7 kN/m.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a current collector, and an active material-containing layer which is formed on a surface of the current collector and includes a plurality of niobium titanium composite oxide particles. A X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu-K? ray source with respect to a surface of the active material-containing layer includes a peak A with a highest intensity in a range of 2?=26°±0.2° and a peak B with a highest intensity in a range of 2?=23.9°±0.2°. An intensity ratio (Ia/Ib) between an intensity Ia of the peak A and an intensity Ib of the peak B is in a range of 1.80 or more to 2.60 or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode structure is provided. The electrode structure includes an electrode group and a hold member. The hold member clamps the electrode group in a thickness direction of the electrode group. The electrode group satisfies a formula (1) below. m/L?0.01??(1) Here, m is a difference ?t in a cross section which is selected from among a plurality of cross sections along the thickness direction of the electrode group. L is a maximum length of the electrode group in an in-plane direction orthogonal to the thickness direction.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode is provided with a negative electrode current collector having a compound including aluminum, and a negative electrode active material including titanium on a granule surface of the negative electrode current collector. A ratio of an atomic concentration of aluminum atoms to sum of atomic concentrations of aluminum atoms and titanium atoms on a surface of the negative electrode ({Al atomic concentration/(Al atomic concentration+Ti atomic concentration)}×100) is 3 atm % or more and 30 atm % or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material and an additive resin containing a hydroxyl group unit and a first unit. The first unit consists of at least one of a butyral unit and an acetal unit. A content ratio of a content of the first unit contained in the additive resin to a content of the hydroxyl group unit contained in the additive resin is in a range of 1.2 to 18.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including titanium oxide particles, and an aqueous electrolyte. The surfaces of the titanium oxide particles are partially covered with an alkyl-based silane compound. The ratio IB/IA of the intensity IB of the second peak PB to the intensity IA of the first peak PA is within a range of 4 to 10. The first peak PA is a maximum peak present within a range of 3200 cm?1 to 3600 cm?1 in an infrared absorption spectrum of the titanium oxide particles. The second peak PB is a maximum peak present within a range of 565 cm?1 to 570 cm?1 in the infrared absorption spectrum of the titanium oxide particles.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode active material layer contains carbon dioxide and releases the carbon dioxide in the range of 0.1 ml to 5 ml per 1 g when heated at 200° C. for 1 minute.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an insulating layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer containing a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer having a first surface. The insulating layer includes a solid electrolyte layer having a second surface that is at least partly opposed to or partly in contact with the first surface and containing a Li ion conductive oxide. At least part of the second surface or the first and second surfaces includes a Mn-containing substance. An abundance ratio of Mn on the second surface is higher than that on the first surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an aqueous electrolyte containing alkali metal ions. The aqueous electrolyte contains an organic compound containing a carboxyl group or carboxylate group and a hydroxyl group. The pH of the aqueous electrolyte is 0 or less. The ratio of the weight of the organic compound to the weight of the aqueous electrolyte is within a range of 0.01% by weight to 6.5% by weight. The number of carbon atoms in the organic compound is 5 or more.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, separator, and an aqueous electrolyte. The separator is located at least between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes a composite film. The composite film includes a mixture of a polymeric material and ion conductive solid electrolyte particles having alkali metal ions conductivity. The polymeric material includes a polymer comprising a monomer unit. The monomer unit is a hydrocarbon with a functional group including at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O), sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), and fluorine (F). A ratio of the polymer in the polymeric material is not less than 70 mol %.