Abstract: A sodium electrochemical cell that supports a current density at the negative electrode of at least 500 ?A/cm2, the electrochemical cell comprising (i) a negative electrode and (ii) a sodium-ion ionic liquid electrolyte having a sodium-ion concentration that is no less than 75% of its saturation limit in the electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode has a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer formed as a result of the electrochemical cell having undergone a polarisation cycle.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises water, a lithium salt, and a polycarboxylic acid having two or more carboxylic acid groups. A secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte solution.

Abstract: An electrode material includes an electrode active material, a first solid electrolyte material, and a coating material. The first solid electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X and does not include sulfur, where M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of metal elements other than Li and metalloid elements, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. The coating material is located on the surface of the electrode active material.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery apparatus and an electronic device. The battery apparatus includes: a first shell including a first tubular side wall and a top cap; and a second shell including a second tubular side wall and a bottom cap, wherein a recessed structure is formed in at least part of a connection region between the second tubular side wall and the bottom cap; the first tubular side wall sleeves the second tubular side wall; an insulation sealing piece is arranged between the first tubular side wall and the second tubular side wall; a portion of the first tubular side wall close to its open end is bent towards the recessed structure along part of a circumference of the open end to form a partial crimped edge; and the partial crimped edge is clamped to the recessed structure.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery including: a battery case; an electrode group; and a nonaqueous electrolyte; the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent, a solute, and an additive; the electrode group includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween; the negative electrode includes foil composed of metal lithium or a lithium alloy, has a shape extending in a longitudinal direction and a short direction, and provided with a long tape adhered to at least one main surface of the negative electrode along the longitudinal direction thereof; the tape includes a resin substrate and an adhesive layer and has a width of 0.5 to 3 mm; and the additive is a lithium salt represented by the following formula (1): LixMCyOzF? (1?x?2, 0?y?6, 0?z?8, 0???6, and 1?y+z+? are satisfied, and y and z are not simultaneously 0), and the element M includes at least one of phosphorus and boron.

Abstract: Disclosed are an all-solid-state battery having high energy density and a method for manufacturing the same. One battery structure is pressed instead of pressing each cell unit, an amount of first or second electrode current collectors consumed is reduced, and insulating members are used, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process of the all-solid-state battery and allowing the all-solid-state battery to have high energy density and a stable structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide for pyrolysis reactions to be performed at reduced temperatures that convert non-conductive precursor polymers to conductive carbon suitable for use in electrode materials, which may be incorporated into a cathode, an electrolyte, and an anode, where the pyrolysis method may include one or more catalysts or reactive reagents.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrolyte compositions comprising: a) a first solvent comprising a cyclic carbonate; b) a second solvent comprising a non-fluorinated acyclic carbonate; c) at least one electrolyte component selected from: i) a fluorinated acyclic carboxylic acid ester; ii) a fluorinated acyclic carbonate; iii) a fluorinated acyclic ether; or iv) a mixture thereof; and d) an electrolyte salt; wherein the electrolyte component is present in the electrolyte composition in the range of from about 0.05 weight percent to about 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the first and second solvents.

Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material, an anode including an anode active material, and an organic electrolytic solution between the cathode and the anode, wherein the organic electrolytic solution includes a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 below: wherein, in Formula 1, each of A1, A2, A3, and A4 is independently a covalent bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, or a sulfinyl group, in which both A1 and A2 are not a covalent bond and both A3 and A4 are not a covalent bond. The second lithium salt includes at least one selected from LiCF3SO3, Li(CF3SO2)2N, LiC4F9SO3, Li(FSO2)2N, and LiN(CxF2x+1SO2)(CyF2y+1SO2) where 2?x?20 and 2?y?20.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material particle including: a silicon compound particle containing a silicon compound that contains oxygen, wherein the silicon compound particle contains a Li compound; and the negative electrode active material particle including aluminum phosphorous composite oxide attached to at least part of the surface, wherein the aluminum phosphorous composite oxide is a composite of P2O5 and Al2O3, and the P2O5 and the Al2O3 are in a mass ratio in a range of 1.2<mass of the P2O5/mass of the Al2O3<3.0, wherein the negative electrode active material particle including aluminum phosphorous composite oxide has at least one peak in a region of a binding energy of more than 135 eV and 144 eV or less in a P 2p peak shape given in an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for an electrochemical device, such as a lithium secondary battery, or module. The electrolyte solution contains: a solvent that contains a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %; at least one organosilicon compound selected from a compound represented by the formula (1): (R11)n11—M11—O—SiR12R13R14 and a compound represented by the formula (2): R21R22R23—Si—F; a lithium salt (3) that contains an oxalato-complex as an anion; and a lithium salt (4) represented by the formula (4): LizM31FxOy, where R11, M11, R12, R13, R14, R21, R22, R23 and M31 are as defined herein.

Abstract: (A) A first lithium-ion battery is prepared. (B) A capacity loss of the first lithium-ion battery is detected. (C) Capacity restoration treatment is performed on the first lithium-ion battery having a detected capacity loss to produce a second lithium-ion battery. The first lithium-ion battery includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt, a solvent, and an additive in advance of the detecting a capacity loss. The additive has an oxidation potential. The oxidation potential is higher than an OCP of the positive electrode in the first lithium-ion battery having a state of charge of 100%. The capacity restoration treatment involves charging the first lithium-ion battery in such a way that at least part of the additive is oxidized.

Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material, an anode including an anode active material, and an organic electrolytic solution between the cathode and the anode. The organic electrolytic solution includes a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt different from the first lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 below: wherein, in Formula 1, each of A1, A2, A3, and A4 is independently a covalent bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, or a sulfinyl group, wherein both A1 and A2 are not a covalent bond and both A3 and A4 are not a covalent bond.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode having a perfluoropolyether group-containing compound in a surface thereof.

Abstract: A method for forming a battery structure includes texturing an anode packaging material to form a first textured surface, depositing one or more metal layers including an anode metal on the first textured surface and forming a separator on the anode metal. It also includes texturing a cathode packaging material to form a second textured surface, depositing a cathode metal on the second textured surface, and forming an electrolyte binder paste on the cathode metal, which contacts the separator with any gap being filled with electrolyte.

Abstract: A positive-electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The positive-electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a spinel structure and containing nickel and manganese. The lithium transition metal composite oxide has a surface region containing niobium as a solid solution. A mole ratio of an amount of niobium to a total amount of nickel and manganese in the surface region decreases according to a distance from a surface in a depth direction in a region from the surface to a distance of 0.3 nm in the depth direction.

Abstract: A lithium-ion electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode comprising elemental silicon, a microporous separator membrane between the first and second electrodes, and an electrolyte in contact with the electrodes and the membrane. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt at a concentration in the range of about 0.1 M to about 5 M, and an additional metal salt at a concentration in the range of about 0.001 to about 5 M dissolved in an organic solvent. The additional metal salt comprises a metal cation that can form a lithium-silicon-metal Zintl phase; and the first electrode comprises metallic lithium or a cathode active material capable of donating and accepting lithium ions to and from the second electrode during electrochemical cycling. Electrolytes for use with silicon-containing electrodes also are described.

Abstract: Electrolytes are described with additives that provide good shelf life with improved cycling stability properties. The electrolytes can provide appropriate high voltage stability for high capacity positive electrode active materials. The core electrolyte generally can comprise from about 1.1M to about 2.5M lithium electrolyte salt and a solvent that consists essentially of fluoroethylene carbonate and/or ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and optionally no more than about 40 volume percent methyl ethyl carbonate, and wherein the lithium electrolyte salt is selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4 and combinations thereof. Desirable stabilizing additives include, for example, dimethyl methylphosphonate, thiophene or thiophene derivatives, and/or LiF with an anion complexing agent.

Abstract: To provide an electrolytic solution that suppresses increase in the OH? ion concentration even in the case of electrochemical changes and thereby reduces deterioration or corrosion of resin, rubber, or metal to improve the reliability of an electrochemical device, an electrolyte used in the electrolytic solution, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrolytic solution. The electrolyte, for example, comprises a compound having a cation unit represented by the following formula and an electrolyte (a quaternary ammonium salt or the like). (In the formula, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different and each represent an alkyl group or an alkoxyalkyl group; R1 and R2 may together form a ring such as a pyrrolidine ring and a piperidine ring; and R3 and R4 may together form a ring such as a pyrrolidine ring and a piperidine ring.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes at least a negative electrode active material and a polymer binder. The negative electrode active material includes at least a graphitic material and a silicon oxide material. The amount of acidic functional groups per unit surface area of graphitic material is not lower than 0.017 mmol/m2 and not higher than 0.086 mmol/m2. A polymer binder contains a carboxy group. Polymer binder has a main chain with a length not smaller than 0.53 ?m and not greater than 2.13 ?m.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material containing a negative electrode active material particle; the negative electrode active material particle including a silicon compound particle containing a silicon compound (SiOx: 0.5?x?1.6), wherein the silicon compound particle contains a Li compound, and the negative electrode active material particle contains an Al element and an Na element as constituent elements, with a mass ratio MNa/MAl of the Al element and the Na element satisfying the following Formula 1. This provides a negative electrode active material that is capable of stabilizing slurry that is produced in production of a negative electrode for a secondary battery, and improving initial charge-discharge characteristics and cycle performance when it is used as a negative electrode active material for a secondary battery. 0.

Abstract: The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including at least one kind of cyclic nitrogen compounds and at least one of a first nitrile compound and a second nitrile compound.

Abstract: Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a carboxylic ether, a carboxylic acid based salt, or an acrylate electrolyte are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from carboxylic ethers, carboxylic acid based salts, and acrylates.

Abstract: A system and method for stabilizing electrodes against dissolution and/or hydrolysis including use of cosolvents in liquid electrolyte batteries for three purposes: the extension of the calendar and cycle life time of electrodes that are partially soluble in liquid electrolytes, the purpose of limiting the rate of electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen as a side reaction during battery operation, and for the purpose of cost reduction.

Abstract: An electrolyte additive for a lithium battery comprising a sulfone compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 is a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C4-C10 cycloalkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C5-C10 aryl group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 heteroaryl group, and R2 is a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 alkenyl group.

Abstract: Improved battery systems have been developed for lithium-ion based batteries. The improved systems include a nonaqueous electrolyte including one or more lithium salts, one or more nonaqueous solvents, and an additive or additive mixture comprising one or more operative additives selected from a group of disclosed compounds, including 3-aryl substituted 1,4,2-dioxazol-5-ones and 3-phenyl-1,3,2,4-dioxathiazole 2-oxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an oligomer represented by Formula 1 described in the present specification, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Since the non-aqueous electrolyte solution according to an embodiment of the present invention may reduce gas, such as CO or CO2, generated in the secondary battery during high-temperature storage, it may further improve high-temperature stability of the lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a novel positive electrode active material capable of suppressing resistance and improving rate characteristics and cycle characteristics while enhancing lithium ionic conductivity, wherein the surface of particles composed of a spinel-type composite oxide containing Li, Mn, O, and two or more other elements is coated with a lithium ion conductive oxide such as LiNbO3. Proposed is a positive electrode active material for an all-solid-type lithium secondary battery, wherein the surface of present core particles composed of a spinel-type composite oxide containing Li, Mn, O, and two or more other elements is coated with an amorphous compound containing Li, A (A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Ta, Nb, and Al), and O; and the molar ratio (Li/A) of Li relative to the A element in the surface, as obtained by XPS, is 1.0 to 3.5.

Abstract: A task is to provide a non-aqueous electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent cycle capacity maintaining ratio and excellent low-temperature resistance characteristics and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same. An object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolytic solution which improves the cycle capacity maintaining ratio and low-temperature resistance characteristics, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The present invention is a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent dissolving therein the electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains a compound represented by formula (1), and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.

Abstract: A battery is provided including an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte; wherein the electrolyte includes one or both of fluoro ethylene carbonate and difluoro ethylene carbonate in an amount of 0.5% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less, wherein the anode includes an anode active material layer provided on an anode current collector, and wherein a thickness of the anode active material layer, after charging the battery, is 58 um or more and 75 um or less.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material represented by Formula 1; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the electrolyte including a lithium salt; a nonaqueous solvent; and a cyclic compound represented by Formula 2, wherein an amount of the cyclic compound is less than about 2 percent by weight (wt %) based on a total weight of the electrolyte, wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, 0.9?x?1.2, 0.7?y?0.95, 0?z<0.2, M includes Al, Mg, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Ti, Cu, B, Ca, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sr, Sb, W, Bi, or a combination thereof, A includes a monovalent anion, a divalent anion, a trivalent anion, or a combination thereof, and R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkylene group.

Abstract: In terms of a lithium ion secondary battery using, in a positive electrode, a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing an over-stoichiometric amount of lithium, a lithium ion secondary battery in which an amount of a gas generated during charge/discharge cycles is reduced and capacity retention is improved is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing Fe and containing an over-stoichiometric amount of lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a nonaqueous organic solvent, an electrolyte, and lithium difluorophosphate.

Abstract: A lithium ion capacitor has an electrolytic solution that contains: 100 parts by volume of a solvent containing 20 to 50 parts by volume of propylene carbonate, 10 to 35 parts by volume of dimethyl carbonate, and 15 to 70 parts by volume of ethyl methyl carbonate; and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, as an electrolyte. The lithium ion capacitor can maintain its initial high capacitance and low internal resistance, while also undergoing minimal characteristics changes in a low-temperature environment, even after exposure to a high-temperature, high-voltage environment.

Abstract: A solid-state conductor with sodium oxoferrate structure is disclosed. The conductor may be used in battery applications where it is preferable to avoid the use of a liquid electrolyte. The conductor may be produced from an initial NaFeO2 chemical composition. So as to add defects and allow for sodium ion mobility, Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S can be added. For example, (1?x)(NaFeO2)+x(XO2) can be melted with the corresponding oxide XO2, where X is Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S, and x is between 0.1 and 0.5. These dopants generally preserve the crystallographic structure while decreasing the ion mobility barrier.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a positive electrode active material containing positive electrode active material particles. The positive electrode active material particles have an olivine structure. The positive electrode active material particles are represented by LiMn1?x?yFexMyPO4 (0<x?0.5, 0?y?0.2, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ni, Co, Sn, and Nb) and satisfy, Formula (1) below. ?<???(1), wherein ? is a ratio of Fe in LiMn1???yFe?MyPO4, and ? is a ratio of Fe in LiMn1???yFe?MyPO4.

Abstract: Provided are a gel polymer electrolyte including a polymer network, and an electrolyte solution impregnated in the polymer network, wherein the polymer network is formed by combining a first oligomer, which includes unit A derived from a monomer including at least one copolymerizable acrylate or acrylic acid, unit C including urethane, and unit E including alkylene group substituted with one or more fluorine, in a three-dimensional structure, and a lithium secondary battery including the gel polymer electrolyte.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also disclosed herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also disclosed herein are sintering techniques, e.g.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium iron manganese phosphate composite having an olivine structure; and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer containing a titanium-containing metal oxide composite, wherein an atomic concentration of manganese is 1 atm % or more and 15 atm % or less in a region from a surface to a depth D of the negative electrode active material layer and the depth D is more than 0 nm and 10 nm or less.

Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (30) which includes: a positive electrode (1); a negative electrode (2); a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent; an outer package (5, 7, 19) receiving the positive electrode (1), the negative electrode (2), and the non-aqueous electrolyte; and a current interrupt valve (14) which interrupts a current in response to an increase in pressure inside the outer package (5, 7, 19). The positive electrode (1) contains a carbonate compound, the non-aqueous solvent contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated chain ester, and the total content of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate and the fluorinated chain ester is with respect to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent, 50 percent by volume or more.

Abstract: Electrolytes are described with additives that provide good shelf life with improved cycling stability properties. The electrolytes can provide appropriate high voltage stability for high capacity positive electrode active materials. The core electrolyte generally can comprise from about 1.1M to about 2.5M lithium electrolyte salt and a solvent that consists essentially of fluoroethylene carbonate and/or ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and optionally no more than about 40 volume percent methyl ethyl carbonate, and wherein the lithium electrolyte salt is selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4 and combinations thereof. Desirable stabilizing additives include, for example, dimethyl methylphosphonate, thiophene or thiophene derivatives, and/or LiF with an anion complexing agent.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing halogenated carbonates, the method comprising reacting a halogenated alcohol or diol with a solid source of carbonyl moiety as a base in an ether.

Abstract: A solid-state conductor with sodium oxoferrate structure is disclosed. The conductor may be used in battery applications where it is preferable to avoid the use of a liquid electrolyte. The conductor may be produced from an initial NaFeO2 chemical composition. So as to add defects and allow for sodium ion mobility, Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S can be added. For example, (1?x)(NaFeO2)+x(XO2) can be melted with the corresponding oxide XO2, where X is Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S, and x is between 0.1 and 0.5. These dopants generally preserve the crystallographic structure while decreasing the ion mobility barrier.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution contains a non-aqueous solvent and an alkali metal salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous solvent contains a linear carboxylate represented by the following formula: where R1 and R2 independently represent an aromatic group, an unsaturated aliphatic group, or a saturated aliphatic group. A battery includes the electrolyte solution, a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material that has a property of occluding and releasing an alkali metal ion, and a negative electrode containing an alkali metal or a negative electrode active material that has a property of occluding and releasing the alkali metal ion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery comprising LiPF6 in a liquid carrier comprising a carbonate ester and an unsaturated organoboron compound comprising two or three unsaturated hydrocarbon groups, each unsaturated hydrocarbon group being covalently bonded to a boron atom. The unsaturated hydrocarbon groups are independently selected from vinyl, allyl, propargyl, substituted vinyl, substituted allyl, and substituted propargyl. The substituents of the substituted vinyl, allyl and propargyl groups independently comprise one or more of alkyl and phenyl. The alkyl and phenyl groups optionally can bear one or more substituent selected from halogen (e.g., F), hydroxy, amino, alkoxy, and perfluoroalkoxy.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery proposed herein is configured such that a positive-electrode active material layer includes graphite particles and a gas generant. Further, an electrolyte solution includes an ? solute. Here, a relationship between an upper limit electric potential X of a positive electrode in a predetermined normal use area, an electric potential Y at which an amount of the ? solute in the electrolyte solution begins to decrease due to the graphite particles, and an electric potential Z at which the gas generant begins to generate gas is X<Y<Z.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery that has a 5 V stabilized manganese cathode and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a phosphate additive is described. The lithium ion battery operates with a high voltage cathode (i.e. up to about 5 V) and has improved cycling performance at high temperature.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, and also the use of a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate component and lithium nitrate for improving the cycle stability and/or for increasing the performance of a lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution of the present invention includes: a solvent component including a glyme solvent and a phosphazene solvent; and an alkali metal salt composed of an alkali metal cation and an anion, the alkali metal salt being dissolved in the solvent component. The phosphazene solvent is a cyclic phosphazene compound represented by the formula (1). where X1 to X6 each independently represent a halogen atom or OR1, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted saturated aliphatic group, the aromatic group and the saturated aliphatic group each optionally contain a halogen atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a silicon atom, and the saturated aliphatic group is linear or cyclic.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode includes an active material including Li1?xMn2?y?zAlyMzO4 (?0.1?x?1, 0.20?y?0.35, 0?z?0.1, M is at least one metal selected from Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, and Sn). The negative electrode includes an active material including a first oxide represented by Li4+aTi5O12 (?0.5?a?3) and a second oxide of at least one element selected from Al, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ni, Zn, and Zr. The second oxide is included in an amount of from 300 ppm to 5000 ppm relative to a weight of the first oxide.