Abstract: When a coin-type battery is manufactured using a sealing can in which a fold portion is not provided in a side wall portion, a coin-type battery with excellent reliability, which has excellent mass productivity and sealing properties and a capacity of which has been increased by increasing a housing space in which an electrode body is housed is manufactured. An open end portion of a side wall portion of a sealing can is formed not to bend toward an inner circumference side and an outer circumference side, an edge of the open end portion is formed not to have a sharp angle, a cut off portion is formed in an inner circumference side of an upper end portion, the sealing can is fitted to a gasket an inner diameter of which is made smaller than an external diameter of the side wall portion of the sealing can, an exterior can is caulked, thereby manufacturing a coin-type battery.

Abstract: To provide a transmission-type electromagnetic-wave absorber that can satisfactorily absorb electromagnetic waves of high frequencies in or above the millimeter-wave band while reducing the reflection of electromagnetic waves on the surface of the absorber. The transmission-type electromagnetic-wave absorber includes an electromagnetic-wave absorbing layer 1 containing a magnetic iron oxide 1a that magnetically resonates at a frequency in or above the millimeter-wave band and a binder 1b containing an organic material. The real part of the complex relative permittivity of the electromagnetic-wave absorber is 5.5 or less at 1 GHz.

Abstract: A positive electrode can-side bottom face portion and a negative electrode can-side bottom face portion of a flat battery have a positive electrode can-side mounting face and a negative electrode can-side mounting face to which external terminals are attached by welding. Each external terminal includes: an outer circumferential portion that is formed so as to overlap with a region that is on an outer side relative to a position located one-half of the distance from the center, and so as not to overlap with a region which is on an inner side relative to the position located one-half of the distance from the center; a protruding portion formed so as to protrude toward the inner side of the flat battery from the outer circumferential portion; and a connection portion that electrically connects the flat battery to a device.

Abstract: An electrochemical device having excellent safety at high temperature is provided by using a separator for an electrochemical device, which is made of a porous film comprising: a porous base (5) having a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher and including filler particles (3); at least one kind of shutdown resin (6) selected from the group consisting of resin A that has a melting point in a range of 80° C. to 130° C. and resin B that absorbs an electrolyte and swells due to heating, and the swelling degree is increased as the temperature rises; and a binder (4).

Abstract: The nonaqueous electrolyte battery has good storage characteristics in a high temperature environment. The inventive nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: an electrode body that is obtained by laminating a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator in between; a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that contains a lithium salt and an organic solvent. The inventive nonaqueous electrolyte battery is characterized in that the positive electrode includes a lithium-containing layered nickel oxide that contains 50% by mole or more of Ni relative to Li; that the negative electrode includes a laminate that contains a metal base layer which is not alloyed with Li, and an Al active layer that is bonded to one surface or both surfaces of the metal base layer; and that a Li—Al alloy is formed on at least the surface side of the Al active layer.

Abstract: An ink set for stereolithography according to the present invention is an ink set for stereolithography to be used in ink-jet stereolithography, and the ink set for stereolithography includes a composition for a support material to be used to shape a support material and a composition for a model material to be used to shape a model material. When the composition for a support material is ejected onto a support material cured article, which is a cured article of the composition for a support material, a contact angle of the composition for a support material with respect to the support material cured article at 0.3 seconds after the composition for a support material hits the support material cured article is taken as a contact angle SS. When the composition for a model material is ejected onto a support material cured article, which is a cured article of the composition for a support material, a contact angle of the composition for a model material with respect to the support material cured article at 0.

Abstract: A method for producing a plated part, includes: forming, on a surface of a base member, a catalyst activity inhibiting layer containing a polymer which has at least one of an amide group and an amino group; irradiating with light or heating a part of the surface of the base member on which the catalyst activity inhibiting layer is formed; applying an electroless plating catalyst to the surface of the base member heated or irradiated with the light; and bringing an electroless plating solution into contact with the surface of the base member to which the electroless plating catalyst is applied, to form an electroless plating film at a light-irradiated portion or a heated portion of the surface.

Abstract: A so-called electromagnetic-wave interference type electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet is realized which is low-cost and can favorably absorb electromagnetic waves in a desired frequency band that are incident not only in a direction perpendicular to the sheet surface, but also in a wide incidence angle range. The electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet is formed by stacking an electric resistance film 1, a dielectric layer 2, and an electromagnetic-wave shielding layer 3. The electric resistance film is formed using a conductive organic polymer, and a surface electric resistance of the electric resistance film is 303 Q/sq or more and 350 Q/sq or less, or 415 Q/sq or more and 502 Q/sq or less.

Abstract: An alkaline secondary battery disclosed in the present application includes: a positive electrode that is provided with a positive electrode mixture layer containing a silver oxide; a negative electrode; and an alkaline electrolyte. The positive electrode mixture layer further contains insulating inorganic particles and carbon particles. The carbon particles include graphite particles and carbon black particles. The negative electrode contains zinc-based particles selected from zinc particles and zinc alloy particles. The alkaline electrolyte contains potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, and polyalkylene glycols. Further, in a charging method and a charging device for an alkaline secondary battery disclosed in the present application, a charging voltage during constant-voltage charging is set so that in the positive electrode, an oxidation reaction from silver to silver oxide (I) progresses while an oxidation reaction from silver oxide (I) to silver oxide (II) does not progress.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet-type cell with excellent reliability. The sheet-type cell of the present invention includes power generation elements, including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, and a sheet-type outer case made of a resin film in which the power generation elements are contained. The electrolyte solution is an aqueous electrolyte solution. The resin film has an electrically insulating moisture barrier layer. The sheet-type cell is a primary cell. The moisture barrier layer of the resin film is preferably composed of at least an inorganic oxide. The pH of the electrolyte solution is preferably 3 or more and less than 12.

Abstract: Provided are an air cell that has a reduced environmental impact and has favorable discharge characteristics as well as a patch equipped with the air cell. An air cell of the present invention includes, an outer case, which contains a positive electrode having a catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a binder, a negative electrode containing a metal material, a separator, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is an aqueous solution with a pH of 3 or more and less than 12. The separator has an air permeability of 10 sec/100 ml or more, or the positive electrode has a porous sheet made of carbon as a current collector. A patch of the present invention includes the air cell of the present invention as a power supply.

Abstract: An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The separator includes a first porous layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a second porous layer composed mainly of insulating particles with a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher. The first porous layer is disposed to face the negative electrode.

Abstract: An ink composition according to the present invention contains a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein an amount of organic sulfonic acid measured at a temperature of 25° C. by using a water extraction method is 50 ppm or less, and an amount of water measured by a Karl Fischer method is 0.50 mass % or less with respect to a total mass of the ink composition. Also, an ink-jet ink set according to the present invention includes the above-described ink composition of the present invention. Also, an ink-jet printing system according to the present invention uses the above-described ink composition of the present invention and an ink-jet recording apparatus, and the ink-jet recording apparatus includes an ink heating portion and an ink filter.

Abstract: The inventive negative electrode for the electrochemical element includes a negative electrode composition layer provided on at least one surface of a current collector made of a metal foil; in which the negative electrode composition layer includes material S comprising Si and a hardly-graphitizable carbon material as a negative electrode active material; in which assuming that the whole amount of the negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode composition layer is 100 mass %, a ratio of the material S is 50 to 90 mass % and a ratio of the hardly-graphitizable carbon materials is 10 to 50 mass %. The inventive lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte liquid, and the negative electrode is constituted by the negative electrode for the electrochemical element of the present invention.

Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet of an electromagnetic-wave interference type that can favorably absorb electromagnetic waves in a frequency band equal to or higher than the millimeter-wave band and can be produced at low cost. The electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet of an electromagnetic-wave interference type includes an electric resistance film 1 formed of a conductive organic polymer, a dielectric layer 2 having adhesiveness, and an electromagnetic-wave shielding layer 3 that are sequentially stacked. The sheet as a whole has flexibility. A thickness of the dielectric layer is set so that the dielectric layer can absorb electromagnetic waves in a frequency band equal to or higher than the millimeter-wave band.

Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a high-density and a high folding strength. There is also provided a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including such a positive electrode. The positive electrode has a high folding strength when it is used in a battery with a high current density, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having such a positive electrode. The positive electrode has an electrode body having formed a folded portion at least at one part of the positive electrode. With respect to a cross-section of the positive electrode composition layer, a domain A extends from a central part to a surface side of a thickness direction, and a domain B extends from the central part to the current collector. The distribution of the binder in domain A and domain B are specified.

Abstract: A refractive index nL and an attenuation rate kL of a magnetic layer are obtained by irradiating linearly polarized light at an irradiation angle of 70° from a lengthwise direction of the magnetic layer to the surface of the magnetic layer, and a vertical reflectance RL during vertical incidence of the linearly polarized light in the lengthwise direction is obtained based on nL and kL. A refractive index nT and an attenuation rate kT of the magnetic layer are obtained by irradiating linearly polarized light at an irradiation angle of 70° from a width direction of the magnetic layer to the surface of the magnetic layer, and a vertical reflectance RT during vertical incidence of the linearly polarized light in the width direction is obtained from nT and kT. If a variation rate A (%) of RL and RT is A=|RL/RT?1|×100, the relationship A?10% is established.

Abstract: An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The separator includes a first porous layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a second porous layer composed mainly of insulating particles with a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher. The first porous layer is disposed to face the negative electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a waterproof device that is impervious to water and can also use an air cell as a power source. The waterproof device of the present disclosure is worn on the body and includes a circuit unit, a power source, and an exterior package that protects the circuit unit and the power source. At least a part of the exterior package is composed of a water-repellent air-permeable sheet. The water-repellent air-permeable sheet has a water pressure resistance of 12 kPa or more.

Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a high-density and a high folding strength. There is also provided a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including such a positive electrode. The positive electrode has a high folding strength when it is used in a battery with a high current density, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having such a positive electrode. The positive electrode has an electrode body having formed a folded portion at least at one part of the positive electrode. With respect to a cross-section of the positive electrode composition layer, a domain A extends from a central part to a surface side of a thickness direction, and a domain B extends from the central part to the current collector. The distribution of the binder in domain A and domain B are specified.