Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of batteries and at least one spacer disposed between adjacent batteries among the plurality of batteries. The spacer includes at least one reflection layer which reflects at least 60% of an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 0.7 to 3 ?m. The at least one reflection layer faces to one of the adjacent batteries.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a separator and positive and negative electrodes stacked through the separator; a covering member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The covering member has a multilayer structure including a stretchable resin layer and a heat absorbing layer containing a heat absorbing material.

Abstract: A stack-type nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack is housed in an exterior body and includes a plurality of positive electrodes, a plurality of negative electrodes, and a separator. The positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are alternately arranged. The separator includes a fanfold portion including a plurality of intervening elements interposed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes. The separator includes a wrapper portion at a portion continuous with the fanfold portion. The wrapper portion extends out of the electrode stack and is disposed to cover at least part of a periphery of the electrode stack.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of batteries and at least one spacer disposed between adjacent batteries among the plurality of batteries. The spacer includes at least one reflection layer which reflects at least 60% of an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 0.7 to 3 ?m.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a separator and positive and negative electrodes stacked through the separator; a covering member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The covering member has a multilayer structure including a stretchable resin layer and a heat absorbing layer containing a heat absorbing material.

Abstract: A stack-type nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack is housed in an exterior body and includes a plurality of positive electrodes, a plurality of negative electrodes, and a separator. The positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are alternately arranged. The separator includes a fanfold portion including a plurality of intervening elements interposed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes. The separator includes a wrapper portion at a portion continuous with the fanfold portion. The wrapper portion extends out of the electrode stack and is disposed to cover at least part of a periphery of the electrode stack.

Abstract: A stack-type battery includes a casing, a stacked electrode assembly housed in the casing, and a terminal to which leads extending from single-plate cells of the stacked electrode assembly are connected. The stacked electrode assembly is divided into first and second electrode assembly blocks in a stacking direction. The terminal includes a first inner terminal portion to which the leads of the first electrode assembly block are connected, a second inner terminal portion to which the leads of the second electrode assembly block are connected, and an outer terminal portion continuous with base ends of the first and second inner terminal portions and extending outside the casing. The terminal has a T-shaped side profile.

Abstract: A method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by preparing a positive electrode by applying a positive electrode mixture onto a positive electrode core material, the mixture containing a positive electrode active material mainly made of a lithium nickel composite oxide and a binding agent containing polyvinylidene fluoride; measuring the amount of carbon dioxide gas generated when a layer of the positive electrode mixture is removed out of the positive electrode and the layer is heated to 200° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower in an inactive gas atmosphere; selecting a positive electrode satisfying the following formulas: y<(0.27x?51)/1000000(200?x<400)??formula 1 y<57/1000000(400?x?1500)??formula 2 where x is a heating temperature (° C.) and y is the amount of carbon dioxide gas (mole/g) per 1 g of the lithium nickel composite oxide measured; and preparing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by using the positive electrode selected.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, is characterized in that the sodium oxide contains lithium, and the molar amount of the lithium is less than the molar amount of the sodium.

Abstract: A method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by preparing a positive electrode by applying a positive electrode mixture onto a positive electrode core material, the mixture containing a positive electrode active material mainly made of a lithium nickel composite oxide and a binding agent containing polyvinylidene fluoride; measuring the amount of carbon dioxide gas generated when a layer of the positive electrode mixture is removed out of the positive electrode and the layer is heated to 200° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower in an inactive gas atmosphere; selecting a positive electrode satisfying the following formulas: y<(0.27x?51)/1000000(200?x<400)??formula 1 y<57/1000000(400?x?1500)??formula 2 where x is a heating temperature (° C.) and y is the amount of carbon dioxide gas (mole/g) per 1 g of the lithium nickel composite oxide measured; and preparing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by using the positive electrode selected.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material is made of sodium containing oxide. The sodium containing oxide contains NaALiBMO2±? that belongs to a space group P63/mmc of a hexagonal system, where the M includes at least one of manganese (Mn) and cobalt (Co). In the NaALiBMO2±?, the composition ratio A of sodium (Na) is not less than 0.5 and not more than 1.1, the composition ratio B of lithium (Li) is larger than 0 and not more than 0.3, and the ? is not less than 0 and not more than 0.3.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material quality judgment method that can easily and accurately judge the quality of a positive electrode active material used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell without having to complete the positive electrode. The positive electrode active material quality judgment method includes: heating a positive electrode active material mainly made of a lithium nickel composite oxide to a temperature x (° C.) of 200° C. or higher and 1500° C. or lower; measuring the amount of carbon dioxide gas occurring from the heating; and the positive electrode active material as a suitable positive electrode active material when the positive electrode active material satisfies formulas 1 and 2: y<(0.27x?51)/1000000(200?x<400)??formula 1 y<57/1000000(400?x?1500)??formula 2 where x is the heating temperature x (° C.) and y is the amount of carbon dioxide gas (mole/g) occurring per 1 g of the positive electrode active material in the heating to the heating temperature x (° C.).

Abstract: A method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by preparing a positive electrode by applying a positive electrode mixture onto a positive electrode core material, the mixture containing a positive electrode active material mainly made of a lithium nickel composite oxide and a binding agent containing polyvinylidene fluoride; measuring the amount of carbon dioxide gas generated when a layer of the positive electrode mixture is removed out of the positive electrode and the layer is heated to 200° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower in an inactive gas atmosphere; selecting a positive electrode satisfying the following formulas: y<(1.31x?258)/1000000(200?x<300)??formula 3 y<1.20x?225/1000000(300?x?400)??formula 4 where x is a heating temperature (° C.) and y is the amount of carbon dioxide gas (mole/g) per 1 g of the lithium nickel composite oxide measured; and preparing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell by using the positive electrode selected.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, is characterized in that the sodium oxide contains lithium, and the molar amount of the lithium is less than the molar amount of the sodium.

Abstract: A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, characterized in that: the sodium oxide contains lithium; and the molar amount of the lithium is less than the molar amount of the sodium.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material quality judgment method that can easily and accurately judge the quality of a positive electrode active material used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell without having to complete the positive electrode. The positive electrode active material quality judgment method includes: heating a positive electrode active material mainly made of a lithium nickel composite oxide to a temperature x (° C.) of 200° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower; measuring the amount of carbon dioxide gas generated from the heating; and the positive electrode active material as a suitable positive electrode active material when the positive electrode active material satisfies formulas 3 and 4: y<(1.31x?258)/1000000(200?x<300)??formula 3 y<1.20x?225/1000000(300?x?400)??formula 4 where x is the heating temperature x (° C.) and y is the amount of carbon dioxide gas (mole/g) generated per 1 g of the positive electrode active material in the heating to the heating temperature x (° C.).

Abstract: A mixed positive electrode active material is used. The mixed positive electrode active material is obtained by mixing a layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency when lithium metal is used for a counter electrode is less than 100% (hereinafter referred to as a first layered oxide) and a layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency is 100% or more (hereinafter referred to as a second layered oxide). Examples of the first layered oxide include Li1+aMnxCoyNizO2. A sodium oxide such as LiANaBMnXCoYNiZO2 other than a layered compound from which lithium is previously extracted by acid treatment or the like can be used as the second layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency is 100% or more. A layered oxide obtained by replacing (ion exchange) sodium in the foregoing LiANaBMnXCoYNiZO2 with lithium can be also used as the second layered oxide.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material is formed of a lithium containing layered oxide. The lithium containing layered oxide contains either or both of LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? that belongs to a space group P63mc or LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? that belongs to a space group Cmca. The lithium containing layered oxide contains the LiANaBMnxCoyO2±? as a solid solution, a mixture or both of them. In the LiANaBMnxCoyO2±?, 0.5?A?1.2, 0<B?0.01, 0.40?x?0.55, 0.40?y?0.55, 0.80?x+y?1.10 and 0???0.3.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material including lithium (Li), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and a transition metal that can be in the hexavalent state is used. As the transition metal that can be in the hexavalent state, for example, one or both of tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo) can be used. As the positive electrode active material including a plurality of materials as mentioned above, LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2 can be used. As a negative electrode, a carbon material or a silicon material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions can be used.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that has a high discharge capacity and in which the structure is stable even when lithium is extracted to a high potential so that good cycle performance can be obtained. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, characterized in that: the sodium oxide contains lithium; and the molar amount of the lithium is less than the molar amount of the sodium.