Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkali ion secondary battery, the positive electrode active material containing a large amount of a transition metal and enabling operation of the battery. In the method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkali ion secondary battery, in which the positive electrode active material contains 34 mol % or more of CrO+FeO+MnO+CoO+NiO, the method includes: a step of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor containing crystals; and a step of irradiating the positive electrode active material precursor with light to melt the crystals and amorphize at least a portion of the positive electrode active material precursor.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode mixture used for an all-solid-state sodium storage battery that can maintain a high discharging capacity in a room temperature environment and exhibit excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristics. Further provided is a storage battery comprising the same. An object of the present invention is to provide an electrode mixture used for an all-solid-state sodium storage battery, the electrode mixture comprising an active material, wherein the active material is a cluster formed of polyphosphate acid transition metal oxide with a plurality of individual particles connected together, each particle having a particle size within the range of 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a sintered body electrode, a battery member, and sintered body electrode and battery member manufacturing methods all of which can increase the safety and operate a battery at low temperatures. A sintered body electrode 3 according to the present invention contains: a carbon electrode material made of graphite or hard carbon; and an alkali-ion conductive solid electrolyte.

Abstract: Provided is a member for a power storage device that, even when the amount of electrode active material supported is increased, enables charge and discharge and thus achieves a high capacity. A member 6 for a power storage device includes: a solid electrolyte layer 1; and an electrode layer 2 provided on the solid electrolyte layer 1 and made of a sintered body of an electrode material layer 2A containing an electrode active material precursor powder having an average particle diameter of not less than 0.01 ?m and less than 0.7 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a positive electrode material for an electricity storage device that can reduce excessive reactions between particles of a positive electrode active material precursor powder and between the positive electrode active material precursor powder and a solid electrolyte during thermal treatment to achieve excellent charge and discharge characteristics. A method for manufacturing a positive electrode material for an electricity storage device includes the step of subjecting a raw material containing a positive electrode active material precursor powder made of an amorphous oxide material to thermal treatment, wherein the positive electrode active material precursor powder has a crystallization temperature of 490° C. or lower.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte sheet capable of increasing the adhesiveness to the electrode layer and thus achieving an excellent discharge capacity. A solid electrolyte sheet 10 in which a second solid electrolyte layer 2 is formed on at least one of both surfaces of a first solid electrolyte layer 1, the second solid electrolyte layer 2 being a porous solid electrolyte layer.