Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, a separator and a negative electrode comprising a carbon material capable of charging and discharging lithium ions, said negative electrode containing at least one type of graphite material which satisfies the following conditions (a) and (b):

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode material for a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery comprising a metal material M consisting of solid phases A and B, a graphite material, and a carbonaceous material having a crystallinity lower than that of said graphite material, wherein said metal material M has a structure in which a part or all of the surface of a core particle consisting of said solid phase A is covered with said solid phase B; said solid phase A contains at least silicon as a constitutive element; and said solid phase B is a solid solution or an intermetallic compound of silicon and a specific element.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode material for a non-aqueous solvent secondary battery, which comprises a composite carbonaceous material in which to the surface of a graphite carbonaceous material is attached a carbonized material of an organic substance in an amount to give a carbon residue of 12 parts by weight or less and 0.