Abstract: In a nonaqueous secondary battery including a pressure-operated current interrupt device, a ratio (Vt/Cr) of a sum Vt (cm3) of an effective pore volume Vp of the positive electrode active material layer, an effective pore volume Vn of the negative electrode active material layer, and a pore volume Vs of the separator to a volume Cr (cm3) of a remaining space in the battery case is 0.92 to 1.05. The volume Cr of the remaining space in the battery case is calculated by subtracting a volume Ce of the electrode body, a volume Cna of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a volume Cc of auxiliary components from a volume Ct of the battery case. The remaining space volume Cr (cm3) is 14.8 vol % or higher of the volume Ct (cm3) of the battery case.

Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film-stacked body is provided. A piezoelectric thin film-stacked body has a first electrode layer, a first intermediate layer stacked on the first electrode layer, a second intermediate layer stacked on the first intermediate layer, and a piezoelectric thin film stacked on the second intermediate layer, the first intermediate layer includes K, Na, and Nb, the second intermediate layer is a layer causing stress in a compression direction in the piezoelectric thin film, and the piezoelectric thin film includes (K,Na)NbO3.

Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film-stacked body is provided. A piezoelectric thin film-stacked body has a first electrode layer, a first oxide layer stacked on the first electrode layer, a second oxide layer stacked on the first oxide layer, and a piezoelectric thin film stacked on the second oxide layer, the electrical resistivity of the first oxide layer is higher than the electrical resistivity of the second oxide layer, the first oxide layer includes K, Na, and Nb, and the piezoelectric thin film includes (K,Na)NbO3.

Abstract: A polymer treatment agent for rehabilitating damaged hair contains a block copolymer including a hydrophilic polymer chain segment and a hydrophobic polymer chain segment that is derived from a polyamino acid. The polymer treatment agent is not limited to methods for rehabilitating damaged head hair, but also can be applied to body hair including eyelashes and eyebrows; furthermore, it can increase the physical strength of hair even when applied in a very small amount and without using a silicone component.

Abstract: A polymeric micelle carrier composition contains i) a block copolymer having a hydrophilic polymer chain segment and a hydrophobic polymer chain segment; ii) a charged surfactant; and iii) a fatty oil. The carrier composition can be utilized as a base material of a cosmetic composition or a pharmaceutical composition and excels in loadability of non-lipophilic drugs. One example of a non-lipophilic drug is a hair growth promoting peptide.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic sputtering target containing a perovskite type oxide represented by chemical formula (I) of ABO3 as a main component, wherein the component A of the chemical formula (I) contains at least K (potassium) and/or Na (sodium), the component B of the chemical formula (I) contains at least Nb (niobium), the piezoelectric ceramic sputtering target is composed of a plurality of crystal grains; and the average particle diameter of the crystal grains is larger than 3 ?m and not larger than 30 ?m.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic sputtering target containing a perovskite type oxide represented by chemical formula (I) of ABO3 as a main component, wherein the component A of the chemical formula (I) contains at least K (potassium) and/or Na (sodium), the component B of the chemical formula (I) contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb (niobium), Ta (tantalum) and Zr (zirconium) with Nb (niobium) as a necessity, the piezoelectric ceramic sputtering target is composed of a plurality of crystal grains and grain boundaries existing among the crystal grains, and in the grain boundary, the molar ratio of at least one of Nb (niobium), Ta (tantalum), and Zr (zirconium) in the B components is higher than the molar ratio in the interior of the crystal grains by 30% or more.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a battery assembly fabricating step in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an overcharge additive and difluorophosphate are provided in a battery case, a first charging step and a conditioning step. In the conditioning step, discharging to a predetermined lowest SOC and charging to a predetermined highest SOC are performed at least once. The predetermined lowest SOC and the predetermined highest SOC are values enabling a volume change rate available when a lattice volume of a crystallite of the positive electrode active material at the lowest SOC is compared with a lattice volume of a crystallite at the highest SOC to become larger than 0% and equal to or smaller than 3%, and the highest SOC is a value enabling a high potential at which a conductive film derived from the overcharge additive can be formed.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous secondary battery including a pressure-operated current interrupt device, a ratio (Vt/Cr) of a sum Vt (cm3) of an effective pore volume Vp of the positive electrode active material layer, an effective pore volume Vn of the negative electrode active material layer, and a pore volume Vs of the separator to a volume Cr (cm3) of a remaining space in the battery case is 0.92 to 1.05. The volume Cr of the remaining space in the battery case is calculated by subtracting a volume Ce of the electrode body, a volume Cna of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a volume Cc of auxiliary components from a volume Ct of the battery case. The remaining space volume Cr (cm3) is 14.8 vol % or higher of the volume Ct (cm3) of the battery case.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode body, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a battery case. The electrode body has a cathode and an anode. The cathode has a cathode active substance. The anode has an anode active substance. A relationship between an irreversible capacity of the anode and an irreversible capacity of the cathode satisfies Uc<Ua. Where, Ua is the irreversible capacity of the anode, which is a product of multiplying a unit irreversible capacity of the anode per 1 g of the anode active substance by a mass of the anode active substance, and Uc is the irreversible capacity of the cathode, which is a product of multiplying a unit irreversible capacity of the cathode per 1 g of the cathode active substance by a mass of the cathode active substance.

Abstract: A negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes core-shell composite particles prepared by covering the surface of a graphite powder with an amorphous carbon powder via a carbide of binder pitch, the graphite powder having an average particle diameter of 5 to 30 ?m and an average lattice spacing d(002) of less than 0.3360 nm, and the amorphous carbon powder having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 2 ?m and an average lattice spacing d(002) of 0.3360 nm or more. A method to produce the negative electrode material includes mixing a graphite powder with pitch having a softening point of 70 to 250° C., adding an amorphous carbon powder to the resulting product, kneading the mixture while applying a mechanical impact to soften the pitch and carbonizing the pitch by heat treatment of the mixture at 750 to 2250° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: A negative electrode material for lithium secondary batteries includes carbon microspheres having an arithmetic mean particle diameter do measured using an electron microscope of 150 to 1000 nm, a volatile content Vm of 5.0% or less, a ratio ?Dst/Dst (where, Dst indicates the Stokes mode diameter Dst measured using a disk centrifuge (DCF), and ?Dst indicates the half-width of the Stokes mode diameter Dst) of 0.40 to 1.10, and a lattice spacing (d002) measured by X-ray diffractometry of 0.370 nm or less. The negative electrode material is used for a high-output lithium secondary battery that has a high lithium ion doping-undoping speed and excellent cycle characteristics, and is suitable as a power supply for portable instruments, hybrid cars, electric vehicles, and the like.

Abstract: A negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes core-shell composite particles prepared by covering the surface of a graphite powder with an amorphous carbon powder via a carbide of binder pitch, the graphite powder having an average particle diameter of 5 to 30 ?m and an average lattice spacing d(002) of less than 0.3360 nm, and the amorphous carbon powder having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 2 ?m and an average lattice spacing d(002) of 0.3360 nm or more. A method to produce the negative electrode material includes mixing a graphite powder with pitch having a softening point of 70 to 250° C., adding an amorphous carbon powder to the resulting product, kneading the mixture while applying a mechanical impact to soften the pitch, so that the amorphous carbon powder is dispersed and stabilized in the pitch that has softened, and carbonizing the pitch by heat treatment of the mixture at 750 to 2250° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.