Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to easily provide at low cost, a cathode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which exhibits high particle strength and high weather resistance, while enabling achievement of excellent charge and discharge capacity and excellent output characteristics in cases where the cathode active material is used as a cathode material of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A slurry of from 500 g/L to 2000 g/L is formed by adding water to a powder of a lithium nickel composite oxide represented by the general formula (A): LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2, where 0.10?x?0.20, 0?y?0.10, 0.97?z?1.20, and M represents at least one element selected from among Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti and Al); the slurry is washed with water by stirring; and after filtration, the resulting material is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of from 120° C. to 550° C. (inclusive) in an oxygen atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 80% by volume or more.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which achieves high output and high capacity when used as a positive electrode material. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the method comprising: a first step, wherein an alkaline solution with a tungsten compound dissolved therein is added to and mixed with a lithium metal composite oxide powder represented by a general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (wherein, 0.10?x?0.35, 0?y?0.35, 0.97?Z?1.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the method comprising: a first step, wherein an alkaline solution with a tungsten compound dissolved therein is added to and mixed with a lithium metal composite oxide powder represented by a general formula LizNi1—x—yCoxMyO2 (wherein, 0.10?x?0.35, 0?y?0.35, 0.97?Z?1.20, and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, and Al), including primary particles and secondary particles composed of aggregation of the primary particles, and thereby W is dispersed on a surface of the primary particles; and a second step, wherein, by heat treating the mixture of the alkaline solution with the tungsten compound dissolved therein and the lithium metal composite oxide powder, fine particles containing W and Li are formed on a surface of the primary particles.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having both thermal stability and charge-discharge capacity at a high level as well as excellent cycle characteristics. The method for manufacturing a positive active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a step of adding a niobium salt solution and an acid simultaneously to a slurry of a nickel-containing hydroxide, and controlling the pH of the slurry at between 7 and 11 on a 25° C. basis to obtain a nickel-containing hydroxide coated with a niobium compound; a step of mixing the nickel-containing hydroxide coated with the niobium compound with a lithium compound to obtain a lithium mixture; and a step of firing the lithium mixture in an oxidizing atmosphere at 700° C. to 830° C. to obtain a lithium-transition metal composite oxide.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material is provided that has a high capacity, a low irreversible capacity, an excellent initial charge/discharge efficiency, and excellent rate characteristics. This positive electrode active material comprises a hexagonal lithium nickel complex oxide having a layer structure and represented by the general formula LixNi1-y-zCoyMzO2 (0.98?x?1.04, 0.25?y?0.40, 0?z?0.07, and M is at least one element selected from Al, Ti, Mn, Ga, Mg, and Nb), wherein a lithium occupancy rate in a lithium main layer as obtained by Rietveld analysis from the x-ray diffraction pattern is at least 98.7%, and a crystallite diameter as calculated from the peak for the (003) plane in x-ray diffraction is 50 to 300 nm.

Abstract: A nickel composite hydroxide having a volume-average particle size of the secondary particles of 8.0 ?m to 50.0 ?m is obtained, by obtaining a nickel composite hydroxide slurry in a primary crystallization process by providing an aqueous solution having at least a nickel salt and a neutralizer into a reaction vessel while continuously stirring in a state of not containing a complex ion formation agent, and controlling the crystallization reaction so that the ratio of the volume-average particles size of secondary particles with respect to that of the secondary particles finally obtained is 0.2 to 0.6, and producing the nickel composite hydroxide in a secondary crystallization process by continuing the crystallization process while keeping the amount of the obtained slurry constant, continuously removing only the liquid component of the slurry, and performing control so that the slurry has a temperature of 70° C. to 90° C. and a pH value at a standard liquid temperature of 25° C. of 10.0 to 11.0.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a uniform particle size and high packing density, and that is capable of increased battery capacity and improved coulomb efficiency. When producing a nickel composite hydroxide that is a precursor to the cathode active material by supplying an aqueous solution that includes at least a nickel salt, a neutralizing agent and a complexing agent into a reaction vessel while stirring and performing a crystallization reaction, a nickel composite hydroxide slurry is obtained while controlling the ratio of the average particle size per volume of secondary particles of nickel composite hydroxide that is generated inside the reaction vessel with respect to the average particle size per volume of secondary particles of nickel composite hydroxide that is finally obtained so as to be 0.2 to 0.

Abstract: Provided is a positive-electrode material for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive-electrode material being capable of achieving both high capacity and high output when used for a positive electrode for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary batteries. Also, provided is a method for manufacturing the positive-electrode material for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary batteries, wherein a lithium metal composite oxide powder is mixed with lithium tungstate, the lithium metal composite oxide powder being represented by a general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (wherein 0.10?x?0.35, 0?y?0.35, 0.97?z?1.20, and M is an addition element and at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, and Al) and comprising primary particles and secondary particles composed of aggregation of the primary particles.

Abstract: A nickel composite hydroxide represented by Ni1-x-y-zCoxMnyMz(OH)2+A (where 0?x?0.35, 0?y?0.35, 0?z?0.1, 0<x+y, 0<x+y+z?0.7, 0?A?0.5, with M being at least one of V, Mg, Al, Ti, Mo, Nb, Zr and W), a plate-shaped crystal core is generated by allowing a crystal core generating aqueous solution containing cobalt and/or manganese to have a pH value of 7.5 to 11.1 at a standard liquid temperature of 25° C., and slurry for the particle growth containing the plate-shaped crystal core is adjusted to a pH value of 10.5 to 12.5 at a standard liquid temperature of 25° C., while a mixed aqueous solution containing a metal compound containing at least nickel is being supplied thereto, so that the crystal core is grown as particles.

Abstract: Provided are nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small and uniform particle size and having a double structure which enables to obtain a cathode active material having a hollow structure, and a manufacturing method thereof. When obtaining the nickel manganese composite hydroxide by a reaction crystallization, using an aqueous solution for nucleation, which includes at least a metallic compound that contains nickel, a metallic compound that contains manganese and an ammonium ion donor and controlling the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25° C. is 10.5 to 12.0, nucleation is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere in which the oxygen concentration is greater than 1% by volume, and then nuclei are grown by switching the atmosphere from the oxidizing atmosphere to a mixed atmosphere of oxygen and inert gas in which the oxygen concentration is 1% by volume or less.

Abstract: To provide nickel composite hydroxide particles having a small and uniform particle diameter and a method for producing the same. The method for producing the nickel composite hydroxide particles includes: a nucleation step of producing nuclei including primary particles by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation to 11.5 to 13.2 at a liquid temperature of 25° C., the aqueous solution for nucleation containing a metal compound having an atomic ratio of metals corresponding to an atomic ratio of metals in the nickel composite hydroxide particles and substantially not containing a metal complex ion-forming agent; and a particle growth step of forming, on an outer surface of each of the nuclei, an outer shell portion including platy primary particles larger than primary particles of the nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing the nuclei obtained in the nucleation step to 9.5 to 11.0 at a liquid temperature of 25° C.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for initiating a security action at an intermediate layer coupled between a library and an application. In use, a library of data is stored. Additionally, system calls intended for operating on the data are produced, utilizing an application. Furthermore, the system calls are intercepted and a security action is initiated on the data in response to the interception, utilizing an intermediate layer between the library and the application.

Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.

Abstract: According to the invention, a VOI (Volume of Interest) generation setting section disposed in an endoscope insertion support apparatus comprises a VOI setting function section, a VOI extending function section, a VOI direction determining function section, a VOI branch determining function section, a VOI resetting function section, a VOI information storage function section, a VOI size determining function section and a VOI branch extracting function section. This configuration enables a VOI to be effectively set in a tubular organ having a strictured part and tubular path area information on the tubular organ to be extracted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a high capacity, high stability and excellent output characteristics and a method for producing the same, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the cathode active material. The cathode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is represented by a general formula: LitNi1.x.y.zCoxAlyTizO2 wherein 0.98?t?1.10, 0<x?0.30, 0.03?y?0.15, 0.001?z?0.03; and includes a hexagonal lithium-containing composite oxide with a layer structure of secondary particles having primary particles, in which a titanium-enriched layer is formed on a surface of the primary particles and/or a grain boundary between the primary particles. The titanium-enriched layer on the surface of the primary particles and/or a grain boundary between the primary particles serves as a lithium ion conductor, yielding smooth extraction and insertion of lithium ions.

Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.

Abstract: An electronic value exchange system 100 comprises a mobile terminal 10 and a mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 10 causes a driver 12 to transmit an exchange offer message of electronic value V1, V2 to the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 stores handlers that the driver 12 can execute in relationship to a message in a common table 221, and acquires a handler corresponding to the above-mentioned offer message, and notifies the exchange offer contents based on the handler to an application program 21. If the application program 21 consents to the offer contents according to the operation of a user, the electronic value V2 stored in an IC card 23 is transmitted to an IC card 13 via a driver 22 and the driver 12.

Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.

Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.