Abstract: To provide an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery being an electrode for obtaining a lithium ion secondary battery including a foamed metal as a current collector and having a high energy density, and further capable of improving durability and input/output characteristics (output density), and a lithium ion secondary battery using the electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery. A porous coating layer is disposed on an electrode layer of the electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery using a current collector made of a foamed metal, an electrolytic solution extruded from the electrode layer due to expansion of a negative electrode active material can be absorbed and trapped in the coating layer.

Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode which can improve a battery life as compared with a conventional one, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including it and a method for manufacturing it. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode includes: a collector; and a negative electrode layer formed on the collector, the negative electrode layer includes a negative electrode active material, a conductivity aid, a binder and a skeleton-forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond or a phosphate having a phosphate bond and the skeleton-forming agent is arranged on at least the interface of the negative electrode layer with the collector.

Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode material which can improve a battery life as compared with a conventional one, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode including such a negative electrode material and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including such a negative electrode. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode material that includes a negative electrode active material formed of a silicon-based material a skeleton-forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond and an interface layer formed in an interface between the negative electrode active material and the skeleton-forming agent and formed of an inorganic material, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode including it and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery are provided.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode including a metal foam as a current collector for obtaining a lithium-ion secondary battery having a high energy density. More particularly, provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery electrode that achieves improved input/output properties (power density) and improved durability, and a lithium-ion secondary battery including the lithium-ion secondary battery electrode. An electrode is formed by providing, in an electrode layer, a region having an excessive amount of an electrolytic solution by forming a region where a current collector made of a metal foam contains no electrode material mixture.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries which is an electrode for obtaining a lithium ion secondary batteries having high energy density with foam metal as the collector, and further being able to improve durability and input/output characteristics (output density), as well as a lithium ion secondary battery made using this electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries. The electrode layer of the electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries using a collector consisting of foam metal is configured by dividing into a plurality of electrode divided parts, whereby the migration distance of electrons and migration distance of ions in each of the electrode divided parts is shortened.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery electrode allowing excellent charge-and-discharge cycle characteristics to be obtained when used in a lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery electrode includes a current collector composed of a metal porous body having a three-dimensional network structure in which columnar skeletons are three-dimensionally connected, a first active material held on one side of the current collector, and a second active material held on the other side of the current collector.

Abstract: To provide an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, and a lithium ion secondary battery made using this electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, which can suppress an increase in electron resistance of a current collector area, and improve heat dissipation, in an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries establishing a foam metal body as the collector. In the electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries made using a foam porous body consisting of metal as a current collector, the electrode shape is rectangular, and a current collector region is made to span at least two adjacent sides.

Abstract: To provide an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, and a lithium ion secondary battery made using this electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, which can sufficiently secure electron conductivity between a foam metal body and an electrode active material in an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries which establish a foam metal body as the collector, reduce the resistance of a lithium ion secondary batter, and improve the durability. A carbon layer consisting of carbon material is disposed on a surface of a foam porous body consisting of metal, and used as a collector. More specifically, an electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries includes a collector, and an electrode mixture filled into the collector, in which the collector is made to have a carbon layer consisting of carbon material on a surface of a foam porous body consisting of metal.

Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery (1), a positive electrode (2) and a negative electrode (3) are alternately adjacent to each other via separators (4) and (5). The positive electrode (2) includes a positive electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first positive electrode active material (21) held on one side of the positive electrode current collector, and a second positive electrode active material (22) held on the other side. The negative electrode (3) includes a negative electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first negative electrode active material (31) held on one side of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode active material (32) held on the other side. The first positive electrode active material (21) faces the first negative electrode active material (31), and the positive electrode active material (22) faces the second negative electrode active material (32).

Abstract: A cathode active material is provided which has a charge and discharge capacity larger than that of FeF3 when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The cathode active material for use in secondary batteries with a non-aqueous electrolyte includes an amorphous metal fluoride represented by a general formula Fe(1-x-ny)NaxMyF(3-2(x+ny)), wherein M is a metal element selected from a group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Al, Zn, and Sn, n represents an oxidation number of the metal element M, 0<x?0.4, and 0?y?0.1.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an energy density and a power density higher than those of a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing only iron fluoride as the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characteristic in including a first positive electrode active material represented by a general formula: Fe(1?x?2y)NaxCoyF3?2(x+2y) (0<x?0.4, 0<y?0.1) and a second positive electrode active material composed of LiFePO4 having a surface coated with carbon.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material capable of obtaining high capacity density and also capable of obtaining sufficient charge-discharge characteristics in a region which involves high current density, when the positive electrode active material is used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material for the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes FeF3 in which at least a part of a surface thereof is coated with an electroconductive metal oxide.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an energy density and a power density higher than those of a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing only iron fluoride as the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characteristic in including a first positive electrode active material represented by a general formula: Fe(1-x-2y)NaxCoyF3-2(x+2y) (0<x?0.4, 0<y?0.1) and a second positive electrode active material composed of LiFePO4 having a surface coated with carbon.

Abstract: There is provided a cathode material capable of reducing the overvoltage in the charge and discharge time and attaining an excellent energy efficiency when the cathode material is used for a cathode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The cathode material is used for a cathode of a secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte, and contains FeF3 and Li4Ti5O12 as cathode active materials.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode material capable of obtaining high energy density and superior instantaneous output characteristics in a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode material is used in a lithium ion secondary battery (1), and includes FeF3 and LiV3O8 as a cathode active material. A mass ratio of FeF3 to LiV3O8 of the cathode material is in a range of 86:14 to 43:57. The cathode material further comprises a conductive auxiliary.

Abstract: A cathode active material is provided which has a charge and discharge capacity larger than that of FeF3 when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The cathode active material for use in secondary batteries with a non-aqueous electrolyte includes an amorphous metal fluoride represented by a general formula Fe(1?x?ny)NaxMyF(3?2(x+ny)), wherein M is a metal element selected from a group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Al, Zn, and Sn, n represents an oxidation number of the metal element M, 0<x?0.4, and 0?y?0.1.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode material capable of obtaining high energy density and superior instantaneous output characteristics in a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode material is used in a lithium ion secondary battery (1), and includes FeF3 and LiV3O8 as a cathode active material. A mass ratio of FeF3 to LiV3O8 of the cathode material is in a range of 86:14 to 43:57. The cathode material further comprises a conductive auxiliary.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material capable of obtaining high capacity density and also capable of obtaining sufficient charge-discharge characteristics in a region which involves high current density, when the positive electrode active material is used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material for the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes FeF3 in which at least a part of a surface thereof is coated with an electroconductive metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode material that can achieve a high energy density and excellent instantaneous output characteristics in lithium ion secondary batteries. The cathode material is used in a lithium ion secondary battery 1, and contains FeF3 and carbon-coated LiFePO4 as cathode active materials.