Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that has excellent cycle characteristics and output characteristics. Also disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that includes a powder of a volume resistivity of 20 ?·cm or more and 100 ?·cm or less when said powder has a bulk density of 3 g/cm3. The use of the lithium nickel composite oxide as a positive electrode active material can provide a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that has excellent cycle characteristics and output characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode used in a wound electrode assembly, the electrode including: a current collector; a first material mixture layer including a first active material, which is formed on one surface of the current collector; and a second material mixture layer including a second active material, which is formed on the other surface of the current collector. When an electrode assembly is assembled, the first material mixture layer is wound in a manner such that it is positioned on the outer side of the second material mixture layer. In a part corresponding to a predetermined region of a cross section of said electrode assembly perpendicular to the winding axis thereof, the radius of curvature of the predetermined region being 3.0×10?3 m or less, the capacity per unit volume of the first material mixture layer is higher than the capacity per unit volume of the second material mixture layer.

Abstract: A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a negative electrode precursor by applying a negative electrode slurry including graphite particles and a binder onto a negative electrode core material and drying the same to form a negative electrode material mixture layer; and (2) producing a negative electrode by compressing while heating the negative electrode precursor at a temperature at which the binder softens. In the step (2), a temperature at which the negative electrode precursor is heated and a force with which the negative electrode precursor is compressed are controlled such that the compressed negative electrode material mixture layer in the negative electrode includes 1.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a positive electrode precursor by applying a positive electrode slurry including a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-containing composite oxide including nickel, a binder, and a conductive agent on a positive electrode core material, the positive electrode active material including secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 8 ?m or more, and then drying the positive electrode slurry to form a positive electrode material mixture layer; and (2) rolling while heating the positive electrode precursor to produce a positive electrode in which 3.5 g or more of the positive electrode active material is included per 1 cm3 of the positive electrode material mixture layer, and the positive electrode active material includes secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 5 ?m or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that has excellent cycle characteristics and output characteristics. Also disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that includes a powder of a volume resistivity of 20 ?·cm or more and 100 ?·cm or less when said powder has a bulk density of 3 g/cm3. The use of the lithium nickel composite oxide as a positive electrode active material can provide a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that has excellent cycle characteristics and output characteristics.