Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material containing a niobium titanium composite oxide is provided. The niobium titanium composite oxide has average composition represented by LiyNb2+xTi1?xO7+0.5x (0?x?0.5, 0?y?5.5). The niobium titanium composite oxide satisfies peak intensity ratios represented by the following formulae (1) to (3): 0.05?(B/A)?0.7??(1) 0.01?(C/A)?0.2??(2) 0?(D/A)?0.1??(3).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material including a titanium-containing composite oxide phase and a carboxyl group-containing carbon coating layer is provided. The titanium-containing composite oxide phase includes a crystal structure belonging to a space group Cmca and/or a space group Fmmm. The carbon coating layer covers at least a part of the titanium-containing composite oxide phase.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode including active material particles is provided. The active material particles contain monoclinic niobium-titanium composite oxide particles and an amorphous carbon body. The amorphous carbon body covers at least a part of surfaces of the monoclinic niobium-titanium composite oxide particles. A ratio S2/S1 of a carbon atom concentration S2 to a niobium atom concentration S1 at a surface of the electrode, according to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, is from 5 to 100.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material including particles of a composite oxide having an orthorhombic crystal structure and represented by the general formula Li2+wNa2?xM1yTi6?zM2zO14??. The particles of the composite oxide have an average crystallite size of 50 nm to 90 nm and an average primary particle size of 0.1 ?m to 0.6 ?m. M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cs and K. M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Y, Co, Mn, and Al. w falls within 0?w?4, x falls within 0<x<2, y falls within 0?y<2, z falls within 0<z<6, and ? falls within ?0.5???0.5.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode terminal electrically connected to the negative electrode current collector, a joint electrically connecting the negative electrode terminal and the negative electrode current collector, and a water repellent layer covering the joint. The joint is covered with the inner surface of the water repellent layer. A contact angle ? with respect to water on an outer surface of the water repellent layer satisfies 80°??.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a titanium-containing oxide. The aqueous electrolyte includes a sodium ion having a concentration of 3 mol/L or more and at least one type of first anion selected from the group consisting of [N(FSO2)2]?, SO32?, S2O32? and SCN?.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active substance. The active substance includes particles of niobium titanium composite oxide and a phase including a carbon material. The niobium titanium composite oxide is represented by Ti1?xM1xNb2?yM2yO7. The phase is formed on at least a part of the surface of the particles. The carbon material shows, in a Raman chart obtained by Raman spectrometry, a G band observed at from 1530 to 1630 cm?1 and a D band observed at from 1280 to 1380 cm?1. A ratio IG/ID between a peak intensity IG of the G band and a peak intensity ID of the D band is from 0.8 to 1.2.

Abstract: An active material for a battery contains a niobium composite oxide represented by the formula: LixM(1-y)NbyNb2O(7+?), where M represents at least one kind selected from Ti and Zr. X, y, and ? are numbers respectively satisfying the following: 0?x?6, 0?y?1, and ?1???1.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, there is provided an active material. The active material contains a composite oxide having an orthorhombic crystal structure. The composite oxide is represented by a general formula of Li2+wNa2?xM1yTi6?zM2zO14+?. In the general formula, the M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cs and K; the M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Mn, and Al; and w is within a range of 0?w?4, x is within a range of 0<x<2, y is within a range of 0?y<2, z is within a range of 0<z?6, and ? is within a range of ?0.5???0.5.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes positive electrode active material secondary particles and a layer. An average secondary particle size of the positive electrode active material secondary particles is from 3 ?m to 25 ?m. The layer covers at least a portion of surfaces of the positive electrode active material secondary particles. The layer contains a lithium titanium oxide and has a thickness of 3 nm to 30 nm. A shortest distance between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is 12 ?m or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte including a water-containing solvent and a lithium ion. The negative electrode includes an aluminum-containing negative electrode current collector and a boehmite-containing cover layer, and the boehmite-containing cover layer is provided on at least a part of a surface of the negative electrode current collector, and has a thickness of 10 nm to 1000 nm.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a negative electrode that includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixed-materials layer is provided. The negative electrode mixed-materials layer includes a titanium-including metal oxide particle that includes a phase including a carbon material on a surface and a binder that includes an acrylic resin. The negative electrode satisfies Equation (I): ?/?>6??(I) ? is a peel strength (kN/m) between the negative electrode current collector and the negative electrode mixed-materials layer, and ? is a cutting strength (kN/m) in the negative electrode mixed-materials layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes active material particles. The active material particle includes a core particle and a shell layer which covers at least a part of a surface of the core particle. The core particle contains a monoclinic or orthorhombic niobium-titanium composite oxide. The shell layer contains a compound which is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a lithium-titanium composite oxide, an Nb-containing lithium-titanium composite oxide, a lithium-niobium composite oxide, a lithium phosphate, and an Nb-containing lithium phosphate. The compound has a composition different from that of the monoclinic or orthorhombic niobium-titanium composite oxide.

Abstract: A production method of a battery active material of the present embodiment includes a step of obtaining a coprecipitated product containing Ti and Nb by mixing a solution with a pH of 5 or lower, in which a Ti compound is dissolved, and a solution with a pH of 5 or lower, in which a Nb compound is dissolved, such that molar ratio of Ti and Nb (Nb/Ti) is adjusted within a range of 1?Nb/Ti?28, and then further mixing with an alkali solution with a pH of 8 or higher; and a step of burning the coprecipitated product under condition of 635° C. or higher and 1200° C. or lower.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active substance. The active substance includes secondary particles and a carbon material phase formed on at least a part of a surface of each of the secondary particles. Each of the secondary particles is constructed by aggregated primary particles of an active material. The primary particles of the active material includes a niobium composite oxide represented by LixM(1?y)NbyNb2O(7+?), wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, and x, y, and ? respectively satisfy 0?x?6, 0?y?1, and ?1???1. The secondary particles have a compression fracture strength of 10 MPa or more.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution is provided. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode mixed-materials layer disposed on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode current collector has a carbon-including coating layer on at least a part of the surface thereof. The negative electrode mixed-materials layer includes a negative electrode active material including a titanium-including oxide. The electrolyte solution includes an aqueous solvent and an electrolyte.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing an active material is provided. The active material includes particles of a composite oxide of the general formula Ti1±xNb2±yMzO7?? and a carbon-including phase. Here, 0?x?0.15, 0?y?0.3, 0.01<z?0.2, and 0<?<0.3. M is at least one of Mg, Fe, Ni, Co, W, Ta, and Mo. The manufacturing method includes preparing a mixture by mixing in a liquid, a compound including Ti, a compound including Nb, a carbon source, and a compound including an element M, obtaining a precursor from the mixture, and calcining the precursor. The calcination is performed in a mixed atmosphere including nitrogen and oxygen, or argon and oxygen, with an oxygen concentration of 5% to 15%.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material includes particles and a carbon material. The particles is represented by Li2+aAdTi6?bBbO14?c, where A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, and Sr; B is a metal element other than Ti; and a, b, c, and d respectively satisfy 0?a?5, 0?b?6, 0?c?0.6, and 0?d?3. The carbon material covers at least a part of surfaces of the particles.

Abstract: A vehicle containing an nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte battery including: a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, where the negative electrode active material contains a composite oxide of formula: Lix(Nb1-yTay)2-zTi1+0.5zM0.5zO7, where 0?x?5, 0?y?1, and 0.4?z?1, and M is at least one metal element selected from Mo and W.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material. The active material contains a composite oxide represented by a following general formula: the general formula: Lix(Nb1?yTay)2?zTi1+0.5zM0.5zO7, in which 0?x?5, 0?y?1, and 0<z?1, and M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mo and W.