Abstract: A fluororesin composition containing a melt moldable fluororesin and a silica, wherein the fluororesin has 25 or more carbonyl group-containing functional groups per 106 main-chain carbon atoms; the silica is a spherical silica; and the fluororesin composition has a linear expansion coefficient of 100 ppm/° C. or lower. Also disclosed is a fluororesin sheet including the fluororesin composition, a laminate including a copper foil layer and a layer including the fluororesin composition and a substrate for circuits including a copper foil layer and a layer including the fluororesin composition.

Abstract: A molded body which is formed from a shaping material containing a fluororesin powder. The fluororesin powder has a D50 of 30 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less and a D10 of 12 ?m or more. Also disclosed is a method for forming a molded body from a shaping material containing the fluororesin powder, the method including controlling the temperature of the fluororesin powder; and irradiating the fluororesin powder with a laser at the controlled temperature to fuse the same.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid-state secondary battery sheet, which includes: (1) preparing a composition for producing a secondary battery sheet by using a binder that is a powder which comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a conductive aid homogeneously mixed and which is free of an active material, and (2) preparing the composition into a sheet by applying shear stress to the composition in solvent content of 10% mass or less relative to the composition. Also disclosed is a binder for a solid-state secondary battery, that is a powder which is composed of a composition essentially including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a conductive aid in a weight ratio proportion of 90:10 to 65:35 and which is free of an electrode active material. Also disclosed is a binder for a solid-state secondary battery electrode including a mixed powder of a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and ketjen black and/or a carbon nanotube.

Abstract: A binder containing a mixed powder including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a single-walled carbon nanotube. A weight ratio of the polytetrafluoroethylene resin to the single-walled carbon nanotube is 99.9:0.1 to 80:20. Also disclosed is a composition for producing an electrode in a form of a powder including the binder and an electrode active material substantially free of a liquid medium; an electrode mixture including the composition for producing an electrode; an electrode using the electrode mixture; a secondary battery having the electrode; a method for producing the binder; and a method for producing the electrode.

Abstract: A method for producing a secondary battery electrode using a non-aqueous electrolyte, which includes: (1) preparing a composition for producing an electrode substantially free of a liquid medium by using a binder that is a powder which is composed of a composition essentially including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a conductive aid and which is free of an active material, and (2) preparing the composition into a sheet by applying shear stress to the composition in solvent content of 10% mass or less relative to the composition. Also disclosed is a binder for a secondary battery electrode using a non-aqueous electrolyte, that is a powder which is composed of a composition essentially including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin and a conductive aid in a proportion of 90:10 to 65:35 in terms of weight ratio and which is free of an electrode active material.

Abstract: A fluororesin film including a fluorine-containing composition, wherein the oxygen element percentage as measured when heat treatment is performed at 180° C. for 3 minutes and then the state of one or both surfaces of the film is observed by scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/ESCA) is 1.35 atom % or more, and an absolute value of the rate of dimensional change in MD and TD before and after heat treatment as measured when the film is heat-treated at 180° C. for 10 minutes and then cooled to room temperature is 2% or less. Also disclosed is a copper-clad laminate, including copper foil and the fluororesin film; a substrate for circuit, including the copper-clad laminate; and a method for producing the copper-clad laminate.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing elastomer composition for a heat dissipation material, including a fluorine-containing elastomer being VdF-based fluoroelastomer having a Mooney viscosity at 121° C. of 10 or lower and an insulating thermal conductive filler. Also disclosed is a sheet obtained by molding the fluorine-containing elastomer composition.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery mixture, a secondary battery electrode mixture sheet containing the all-solid-state secondary battery mixture, and a secondary battery including the all-solid-state secondary battery sheet. Also provided is a method for producing an all-solid-state secondary battery sheet containing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin having a fine fiber structure. The all-solid-state secondary battery mixture includes a solid-state electrolyte and a binder. The binder is a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, and the polytetrafluoroethylene resin has a fibrous structure with a fibril diameter (median value) of 70 nm or less. In addition, the all-solid-state secondary battery mixture sheet contains the all-solid-state secondary battery mixture.

Abstract: An oxide-based solid-state secondary battery and a binder for a solid-state secondary battery using an oxide-based solid electrolyte that contains a fluorine-containing polymer including a vinylidene fluoride unit and a fluorinated monomer unit other than the vinylidene fluoride unit. The fluorinated monomer unit is at least one copolymerization unit (A) selected from a monomer unit having a structure represented by formula (1) and a monomer unit having a structure represented by formula (2): wherein Rf1 and Rf2are each a linear or branched fluorinated alkyl or fluorinated alkoxy group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which optionally contains an oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms when the number of carbon atoms is 2 or more.

Abstract: A secondary battery electrode mixture, a secondary battery electrode mixture sheet containing the electrode mixture, and a secondary battery including the secondary battery electrode mixture sheet. Also provided is a method for producing an electrode mixture sheet containing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin having a fine fiber structure. The secondary battery electrode mixture includes an electrode active material and a binder. The binder is a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, and the polytetrafluoroethylene resin has a fibrous structure with a fibril diameter (median value) of 70 nm or less. In addition, the secondary battery electrode mixture sheet contains the electrode mixture.

Abstract: Provided is a binder for a battery, including a fluorine-containing copolymer, wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer comprises a repeating unit (a) based on vinylidene fluoride and at least one repeating unit (b) selected from the group consisting of a repeating unit (bl) represented by a specific structural formula (bl) and a repeating unit (b2) represented by a structural formula (b2), and the fluorine-containing copolymer has a molar ratio of the repeating unit (a) to the repeating unit (b), (a)/(b), of 95/5 to 5/95.

Abstract: A composite containing a fluorine-containing copolymer, an alkali metal salt, and an ionic liquid. The fluorine-containing copolymer essentially contains: a structural unit represented by formula (1): —[CR1R2—CR3R4]— wherein R1 to R4 are each independently H, F, Cl, CF3, or OR10, where R10 is an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that at least one of R1 to R4 is F; and a structural unit represented by formula (2): —[CR5R6—CR7R8]— wherein R5 to R8 are each independently H, F, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a functional group containing a heteroatom other than the fluorine atom, or a group containing the functional group. At least one of R5 to R8 is a functional group containing a heteroatom other than the fluorine atom or a group containing the functional group, and the composite has a volatile content of 0.1 mass % or less.

Abstract: Provided are a composite that can be suitably used as an electrolyte in polymer-based solid-state batteries, and various electrochemical devices using the composite. The composite includes a fluorine-containing elastomer and an alkali metal salt as essential components, wherein the fluorine-containing elastomer is an amorphous fluorine-containing elastomer having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or less, and the composite has a volatile content of 0.1 mass % or less with respect to the entire composite.

Abstract: A molded body which is formed from a shaping material containing a fluororesin powder. The fluororesin powder has a D50 of 30 µm or more and 200 µm or less and a D10 of 12 µm or more. Also disclosed is a method for forming a molded body from a shaping material containing the fluororesin powder, the method including controlling the temperature of the fluororesin powder; and irradiating the fluororesin powder with a laser at the controlled temperature to fuse the same.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shaped object including a fluororesin, wherein the three-dimensional shaped object is a laminate of a layer according to the slice data of the three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional shaped object has a tensile stress at break of 9 MPa or more, and a tensile elongation at break in the direction perpendicular to the shaped plane of 20% or more. Also disclosed is a method for producing the three-dimensional shaped object.

Abstract: Provided are a composite that can be suitably used as an electrolyte for polymer-based solid-state batteries and is excellent in oxidation resistance and flame retardancy, and various electrochemical devices using such a composite. The composite contains a fluorine-containing copolymer that comprises a tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) unit and a vinylidene fluoride (VdF) unit, and an alkali metal salt, wherein the total content of the TFE unit and the VdF unit in the fluorine-containing copolymer is 1 to 99 mol %, and the composite has a volatile content of 0.1 mass % or less with respect to the entire composite.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oxide-based solid-state secondary battery which may be enlarged at a low cost and for which production costs are reduced. A binder for a solid-state secondary battery using an oxide-based solid-state electrolyte, wherein the binder contains a vinylidene fluoride unit and a fluorinated monomer unit excluding the vinylidene fluoride unit.

Abstract: A shaping material for a powder bed fusion method, including a powder of a fluororesin, wherein the fluororesin has a D50 of 30 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less, and the fluororesin has a D10 of 12 ?m or more.

Abstract: A composition for an electrochemical device, the composition containing a single-walled carbon nanotube, a binder and a solvent. The binder contains a fluorine-containing copolymer containing a vinylidene fluoride unit and a fluorinated monomer unit other than the vinylidene fluoride unit, and the content of the vinylidene fluoride unit in the fluorine-containing copolymer is 50.0 mol % or more relative to total monomer units. Also disclosed is a positive electrode mixture including the composition and a positive electrode structure including a current collector and the positive electrode mixture layer provided on one or both sides of the current collector.

Abstract: A binder and a slurry suitable for use in the production of an electrode in a sulfide-based solid-state battery. The binder contains sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles, and is a polymer including a vinylidene fluoride unit and at least one copolymerization unit (A) selected from a monomer unit having a structure represented by formula (1) below and a monomer unit having a structure represented by formula (2) below: where Rf1 and Rf2 are each a linear or branched fluorinated alkyl or fluorinated alkoxy group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which optionally contains an oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms when the number of carbon atoms is 2 or more. The slurry contains sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles, the binder and a solvent. Also disclosed is an electrode including an electrode active material layer formed using the slurry and a lithium-ion secondary solid state battery including the electrode.