Abstract: An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. The electrode includes an active material layer including an active material and having a first hole and a second hole, the second hole having a depth greater than a depth of the first hole, wherein a ratio of the depth of the first hole to (:) the depth of the second hole is about 1:2 to about 1:5.

Abstract: An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, wherein the electrode for the rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector, a first active material layer positioned on the current collector, and including a first active material and a first binder; and a second active material layer positioned on the first active material layer, and including a second active material and a second binder, and wherein an amount of the first binder included in the first active material layer is higher than an amount of the second binder included in the second active material layer, and the second active material layer includes a fibrous ceramic material.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium and a rechargeable lithium battery, and the negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative active material layer positioned on the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer includes a plurality of holes at a hole density of about 90 pt/mm2 or more.

Abstract: A microcrystal structure analysis apparatus includes: a magnetic field generation unit; a sample drive unit configured to rotate a sample container containing a sample having microcrystals suspended therein relative to the magnetic field generation unit such that a temporally varying magnetic field is applied to the sample container to three-dimensionally orient the microcrystals; an X-ray source configured to apply X rays to the sample container that is being rotated by the sample drive unit; an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X rays that have passed through and have been diffracted by the sample container; and a state switching device configured to cause a state where detection of the X rays by the X-ray detection unit is disenabled or a state where detection of the X rays by the X-ray detection unit is enabled, in accordance with a rotational position of a specific part which is a part of the sample container in a rotation direction thereof.

Abstract: A microcrystal structure analysis apparatus, a microcrystal structure analysis method, and an X-ray shielding device are provided which allow a favorable X-ray diffraction image to be obtained even when X rays are applied to a pseudo-single-crystallized sample while the sample is rotated.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution capable of suppressing the battery swollenness and improving the battery characteristics such as the charge and discharge efficiency and a battery using it are provided. A cathode (21) and an anode (22) are layered with an electrolyte layer (24) in between. The electrolyte layer (24) is gelatinous, containing the electrolytic solution and a polymer compound. The electrolytic solution contains a compound having proton scavenging capacity such as hexamethylenetetramine and hexaethylenetetramine. Thereby, a free acid such as hydrofluoric acid is scavenged, and decomposition reaction of the electrolytic solution or the like is prevented.

Abstract: A resin molded body includes a polymeric material, such as one of a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin, elastomer, and rubber, to which a required amount of ferromagnetic glittering agent having shape anisotropy is added. At a time when the polymeric material is in a molten resin state inside of a mold cavity, the polymeric material is subjected to the three-axis orientation control and orientation distribution control performed by applying a rotating magnetic field to the molten resin at a required position, adjusting an orientation of the ferromagnetic glittering agent mixed in the molten resin, and shifting the ferromagnetic glittering agent mixed in the molten resin in a required direction, and the ferromagnetic glittering agent mixed in the molten resin is then shifted to a design surface side to be thereby concentratedly distributed for orientation.

Abstract: An electrolyte whose battery capacity, cycle characteristics, load characteristics, and low temperature characteristics are all excellent, and a battery using it. A cathode and an anode are layered and wound with a separator and electrolyte layer in between. The electrolyte layer contains an electrolytic solution containing at least one from the group consisting of vinylethylene carbonate and its derivatives in the range of 0.05 wt % to 5 wt % in total and a polymer. Therefore, chemical stability of the electrolyte layer is improved. It is preferable that the electrolytic solution further contains ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate with a mass ratio of ethylene carbonate to propylene carbonate ranging from about 15/85 to about 75/25.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution capable of suppressing the battery swollenness and improving the battery characteristics such as the charge and discharge efficiency and a battery using it are provided. A cathode (21) and an anode (22) are layered with an electrolyte layer (24) in between. The electrolyte layer (24) is gelatinous, containing the electrolytic solution and a polymer compound. The electrolytic solution contains a compound having proton scavenging capacity such as hexamethylenetetramine and hexaethylenetetramine. Thereby, a free acid such as hydrofluoric acid is scavenged, and decomposition reaction of the electrolytic solution or the like is prevented.

Abstract: A gel electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing a binder-containing negative electrode mixture and a gel non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the binder contains polyvinylidene fluoride and polyacrylonitrile or a styrene-butadiene rubber.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrolyte whose battery capacity, cycle characteristics, load characteristics, and low temperature characteristics are all excellent, and a battery using it. A cathode and an anode are layered and wound with a separator and electrolyte layer in between. The electrolyte layer contains a high molecular weight compound and an electrolytic solution containing at least one from the group consisting of vinylethylene carbonate and its derivatives in the range of 0.05 wt % to 5 wt % in total. Therefore, chemical stability of the electrolyte layer is improved. It is preferable that the electrolytic solution further contains ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate by a mass ratio of ethylene carbonate:propylene carbonate=15-75:85-25.