Abstract: A positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the positive electrode current collector.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active substance layer formed upon the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active substance layer has a positive electrode active substance and a melamine-acid salt being a salt comprising melamine and acid.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode current collector, an intermediate layer on the positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode mix layer on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a flame retardant and a conductive material having a heat conductivity of 10 W/m·K or more.

Abstract: The positive electrode as an embodiment includes a positive electrode current collector mainly composed of aluminum, a positive electrode mixture layer containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and disposed above the positive electrode current collector, and a protective layer disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the positive electrode mixture layer. The protective layer contains inorganic particles, an electro-conductive material, and a binding material; is mainly composed of the inorganic particles; and is disposed on the positive electrode current collector to cover the positive electrode current collector in approximately the entire area where the positive electrode mixture layer is disposed and at least a part of the exposed portion of the positive electrode current collector where the positive electrode mixture layer is not disposed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode group including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. The positive and negative electrode plates are wound with the separator interposed therebetween. The positive electrode plate includes a first current collector exposed portion where a portion of the positive electrode current collector corresponding to an outermost portion of the electrode group is exposed over a length of greater than or equal to one turn in a winding direction of the electrode group, and a second current collector exposed portion where a portion of the positive electrode current collector corresponding to a middle portion of the electrode group is exposed over a length of greater than or equal to one turn in the winding direction. A positive electrode lead is provided on the second current collector exposed portion so as to be connected to an external electrode.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the separator contains a phosphoric acid ester compound containing at least one metal element and represented by a general formula (1) (where X and Y each represent a metal element, a hydrogen atom, or an organic group; at least one of X and Y represents a metal element; when the metal element is divalent, X and Y together represent a single metal element; and n represents an integer of 2 or more and 10 or less).

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode current collector, an intermediate layer on the positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode mix layer on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a flame retardant and a conductive material having a heat conductivity of 10 W/m·K or more.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode current collector mainly composed of aluminum (Al), a protective layer disposed on the positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode mixture layer containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and disposed on the protective layer. The protective layer has a thickness of 1 to 5 ?m and contains an electroconductive material and an inorganic compound having an oxidation power lower than that of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.

Abstract: In a rectangular battery, a lead 9L connected to an electrode plate having a first polarity is connected to a battery case 1 which is an external terminal having the first polarity. A lead 11L connected to an electrode plate having a second polarity is connected to an external terminal 25 having the second polarity, through a connection plate 29. A distance between the battery case 1 and the connection plate 29 at at least one end of the battery case 1 in a long-side direction is equal to or less than the half of the width of the battery case 1 in a short-side direction thereof.

Abstract: A positive electrode according to an embodiment includes a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode mixture layer disposed on the current collector, and an intermediate layer disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the positive electrode mixture layer. The intermediate layer includes particles, the particles are mainly composed of a material having a thermal conductivity of 100 W/m·K or more and a specific resistance of 103 ?·m or more, and the particles have a Vickers hardness of 5 GPa or more.

Abstract: A positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the positive electrode current collector.

Abstract: A positive electrode used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode collector, and a positive electrode active substance layer formed upon the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode active substance layer has a positive electrode active substance and an aromatic organophosphate compound. The aromatic organophosphate compound ideally has a solubility of no more than 1% relative to a non-aqueous electrolytic solution serving as a liquid non-aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer which contains a first positive electrode active material including a Li2MnO3-LiMO2 solid solution and a second positive electrode active material including LiaM*O2 and in which the ratio of the weight of the first positive electrode active material per unit thickness to the total weight of the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material is higher in the vicinity of the surface of the positive electrode active material layer than that in the vicinity of the interface between the positive electrode active material layer and a current collector.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture layer which includes positive electrode active material particles and a binder. A curve representing a correlation between a distance from a current collector in the thickness direction of the positive electrode material mixture layer and an amount of the binder has a first maximum point, a minimum point, and a second maximum point. The minimum point corresponds to a position in a center area of the positive electrode material mixture layer in a thickness direction thereof, and the first and second maximum points correspond to a position nearer the current collector and a position further away from the current collector than the position corresponding to the minimum point, respectively.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active substance layer formed upon the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active substance layer has a positive electrode active substance and a melamine-acid salt being a salt comprising melamine and acid.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, with a separator interposed between the electrodes. A wound positive electrode current collector exposing section faces a wound negative electrode current collector exposing section with the separator interposed therebetween, thereby forming a heteropolar electrode current collector facing zone corresponding to at least one turn in the electrode group. A unipolar electrode current collector facing zone, in which adjacent portions of the wound current collector exposing section or the wound current collector exposing section face each other directly or with the separator interposed therebetween corresponds to at least one turn in the electrode group.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the separator contains a phosphoric acid ester compound containing at least one metal element and represented by a general formula (1) (where X and Y each represent a metal element, a hydrogen atom, or an organic group; at least one of X and Y represents a metal element; when the metal element is divalent, X and Y together represent a single metal element; and n represents an integer of 2 or more and 10 or less).

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode group including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. The positive and negative electrode plates are wound with the separator interposed therebetween. The positive electrode plate includes a first current collector exposed portion where a portion of the positive electrode current collector corresponding to an outermost portion of the electrode group is exposed over a length of greater than or equal to one turn in a winding direction of the electrode group, and a second current collector exposed portion where a portion of the positive electrode current collector corresponding to a middle portion of the electrode group is exposed over a length of greater than or equal to one turn in the winding direction. A positive electrode lead is provided on the second current collector exposed portion so as to be connected to an external electrode.

Abstract: In the present invention, a novel 2-alkynyl-N9-propargyladenine represented by formula (I) wherein R1 represents a halogen atom, a furyl group, or a triazolyl group; R2 and R3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-8 alkyl group, or form a cycloalkyl group by bonding to each other; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has a stronger and longer-lasting effect as a therapeutic agent for Parkinsonian syndromes.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, with a separator interposed between the electrodes. A wound positive electrode current collector exposing section faces a wound negative electrode current collector exposing section with the separator interposed therebetween, thereby forming a heteropolar electrode current collector facing zone corresponding to at least one turn in the electrode group. A unipolar electrode current collector facing zone, in which adjacent portions of the wound current collector exposing section or the wound current collector exposing section face each other directly or with the separator interposed therebetween corresponds to at least one turn in the electrode group.