Abstract: Carbon-coated non-graphitizable carbon used for a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery using the carbon-coated non-graphitizable carbon, and a lithium-ion secondary battery including the negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery are disclosed. The carbon-coated non-graphitizable carbon is carbon-coated non-graphitizable carbon comprising: non-graphitizable carbon; and a carbon coating layer provided on a surface of the non-graphitizable carbon, wherein an average thickness of the carbon coating layer is 4 nm or more and 30 nm or less, and a minimum value of a thickness of the carbon coating layer is 70% or more of a maximum value of the carbon coating layer.

Abstract: A laminate including a member that serves as a light-transmissive electrode layer and a zinc oxide layer that serves as an electron transport layer for an organic thin-film solar cell is provided. The zinc oxide layer has a Zn deposition amount of not less than 20.0 mg/m2 and not more than 120.0 mg/m2. An S value represented by Formula (1) is not more than 0.90 when, in the zinc oxide layer, an oxygen 1s spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is separated into three peaks, an area of a peak in which a binding energy of a peak top is in a range of not less than 529.0 eV and less than 530.7 eV is represented by ?, and an area of a peak in which a binding energy of a peak top is in a range of not less than 530.7 eV and less than 532.2 eV is represented as ?: S = ? / ( ? + ? ) .

Abstract: Provided are a steel sheet for battery outer tube cans, which is used for an aftergilding method and is suppressed in the occurrence of scratches, and which enables the achievement of a battery outer tube can that has excellent corrosion resistance and buckling resistance; and a battery outer tube can and a battery, each of which uses this steel sheet for battery outer tube cans. This steel sheet for battery outer tube cans has an Fe—Ni diffusion layer on both surface layers of a steel sheet; the Nb content in the steel sheet is from 0.010% by mass to 0.050% by mass (inclusive); and the adhesion amount of the Fe—Ni diffusion layer per one surface of the steel sheet is from 50 mg/m2 to 500 mg/m2 (inclusive) in terms of Ni.

Abstract: A method of producing a surface-treated steel sheet, comprising: subjecting a steel sheet having a Sn coating or plating layer to an anodic electrolytic treatment in an alkaline aqueous solution to form a Sn oxide layer; and then subjecting the steel sheet to a cathodic electrolytic treatment in an aqueous solution containing zirconium ions to form a layer containing zirconium oxide, wherein the Sn coating or plating layer has a Sn coating weight of 0.1 g/m2 to 20.0 g/m2, the Sn oxide layer has, at a point in time when the Sn oxide layer is formed, a reduction current peak within a potential range of ?800 mV to ?600 mV and an electric quantity of a reduction current in the potential range of 1.5 mC/cm2 to 10.0 mC/cm2, and the layer containing zirconium oxide has a Zr coating weight of 0.1 mg/m2 to 50.0 mg/m2.

Abstract: Provided is a novel method for producing a laminate that serves as an electron transport layer and an optically transparent electrode layer of a perovskite solar cell having, in the following order, an optically transparent electrode layer, an electron transport layer, a perovskite crystal layer, a hole transport layer, and a current collecting layer. The method involves forming a titanium oxide layer that serves as the electron transport layer on a member that serves as the optically transparent electrode layer by utilizing said member for cathode polarization in a treatment liquid containing a Ti component.

Abstract: Provided is spherically-shaped coated graphite exhibiting excellent cycle capacity-maintaining property when used as a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The spherically-shaped coated graphite includes: spherically-shaped graphite in which primary particles with an equivalent spherical diameter of not more than 0.8 ?m have a volume ratio of more than 40.0% and not more than 70.0%, and primary particles with an equivalent spherical diameter of not less than 1.5 ?m and not more than 3.0 ?m have a volume ratio of not less than 3.0% and not more than 17.0%, in a particle size distribution of primary particles obtained using X-ray computed tomography; and a carbonaceous substance covering the spherically-shaped graphite, and a pore volume of pores with a pore size of 7.8 nm to 36.0 nm is not more than 0.017 cm3/g, and a mass of infiltrated dibutyl phthalate is less than 0.70 g/cm3.

Abstract: Provided is carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that exhibit excellent battery properties when used as a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles includes: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, and the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a specific surface area SBET determined by BET method of 4.0 to 15.0 m2/g, and a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.001 to 0.026 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: Provided are carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that include: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a maximum particle diameter of 30.0 to 90.0 ?m, a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.009 to 0.164 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: Provided is spherically-shaped coated graphite exhibiting excellent cycle capacity-maintaining property when used as a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The spherically-shaped coated graphite includes: spherically-shaped graphite in which primary particles with an equivalent spherical diameter of not more than 0.8 ?m have a volume ratio of more than 40.0% and not more than 70.0%, and primary particles with an equivalent spherical diameter of not less than 1.5 ?m and not more than 3.0 ?m have a volume ratio of not less than 3.0% and not more than 17.0%, in a particle size distribution of primary particles obtained using X-ray computed tomography; and a carbonaceous substance covering the spherically-shaped graphite, and a pore volume of pores with a pore size of 7.8 nm to 36.0 nm is not more than 0.017 cm3/g, and a mass of infiltrated dibutyl phthalate is less than 0.70 g/cm3.

Abstract: Provided are carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that include: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a maximum particle diameter of 30.0 to 90.0 ?m, a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.009 to 0.164 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: Provided is carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles that exhibit excellent battery properties when used as a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles includes: graphite particles; and carbonaceous coatings covering at least part of surfaces of the graphite particles, and the carbonaceous substance-coated graphite particles have a specific surface area SBET determined by BET method of 4.0 to 15.0 m2/g, and a pore volume Vs of pores with a pore size of 7.8 to 36.0 nm is 0.001 to 0.026 cm3/g, and in a pore size distribution graph with the pore size being plotted on a horizontal axis and a dV/dP value obtained by differentiating the pore volume with the pore size being plotted on a vertical axis, a pore size Pmax with which the dV/dP value is maximized is 2.5 to 5.5 nm.

Abstract: A laminate which allows to obtain an organic thin-film solar cell having excellent output characteristics and transparency is provided. The laminate as above has a titanium oxide layer that is disposed on the member serving as a light-transmissive electrode layer and serves as an electron transport layer. The titanium oxide layer has a thickness of not less than 1.0 nm and not more than 200.0 nm. The titanium oxide layer contains indium oxide and metallic indium, InOx/Ti is not less than 0.50 and not more than 20.00 in atomic ratio, and InM/Ti is less than 0.100 in atomic ratio, where an elemental titanium content is represented by Ti, an indium oxide content is represented by InOx, and a metallic indium content is represented by InM.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate with which an organic thin-film solar cell having excellent output characteristics, even in an LED light irradiation environment, can be obtained. A titanium oxide layer that serves as an electron transport layer and is positioned on a member that serves as an optically transparent electrode layer has a thickness of 1.0 nm to 60.0 nm, inclusive, and satisfies condition 1 or condition 2. Condition 1: The titanium oxide layer contains an indium metal and an indium oxide, wherein, if the content of elemental titanium is denoted as Ti, the content of the indium metal is denoted as InM, and the content of the indium oxide is denoted as InOx, the atomic ratio (InM/Ti) is 0.10 to 0.25, inclusive, and the atomic ratio (InOx/Ti) is 0.50 to 10.00, inclusive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for producing a laminate to be used as a light-transmissive electrode layer and an N-type semiconductor layer of a wet or solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a light-transmissive electrode layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and a facing electrode in this order. In said method, a member to be used as the light-transmissive electrode layer is cathode-polarized in a treatment solution containing a Ti component so as to form a titanium oxide layer to be used as the N-type semiconductor layer on said member.

Abstract: A laminate which allows to obtain an organic thin-film solar cell having excellent output characteristics and transparency is provided. The laminate as above has a titanium oxide layer that is disposed on the member serving as a light-transmissive electrode layer and serves as an electron transport layer. The titanium oxide layer has a thickness of not less than 1.0 nm and not more than 200.0 nm. The titanium oxide layer contains indium oxide and metallic indium, InOx/Ti is not less than 0.50 and not more than 20.00 in atomic ratio, and InM/Ti is less than 0.100 in atomic ratio, where an elemental titanium content is represented by Ti, an indium oxide content is represented by InOx, and a metallic indium content is represented by InM.

Abstract: Provided are: a multilayer structure in which a titanium oxide layer exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity; and a method for producing this multilayer structure. The above-described multilayer structure comprises: a conductive part which contains a metal element A other than Ti, while having electrical conductivity; and a titanium oxide layer which is arranged on the conductive part and contains 1.0% by atom or more of the metal element A.

Abstract: A method of producing a surface-treated steel sheet, comprising: subjecting a steel sheet having a Sn coating or plating layer to an anodic electrolytic treatment in an alkaline aqueous solution to form a Sn oxide layer; and then subjecting the steel sheet to a cathodic electrolytic treatment in an aqueous solution containing zirconium ions to form a layer containing zirconium oxide, wherein the Sn coating or plating layer has a Sn coating weight of 0.1 g/m2 to 20.0 g/m2, the Sn oxide layer has, at a point in time when the Sn oxide layer is formed, a reduction current peak within a potential range of ?800 mV to ?600 mV and an electric quantity of a reduction current in the potential range of 1.5 mC/cm2 to 10.0 mC/cm2, and the layer containing zirconium oxide has a Zr coating weight of 0.1 mg/m2 to 50.0 mg/m2.

Abstract: A precursor of a positive electrode material with which it is possible to obtain a lithium-ion secondary cell having an excellent discharge capacity and cycle characteristics, and a method for manufacturing the precursor. The precursor is a precursor of a positive electrode material used for a lithium-ion secondary cell, wherein the precursor is at least one substance selected from the group made of nickel-manganese composite hydroxides and nickel-manganese composite oxides, the precursor contains nickel and manganese, the ratio of the nickel content relative to the nickel content and the manganese content is 0.45-0.60 inclusive in molar ratio, and the average valence of manganese is below 4.0.

Abstract: A steel sheet for cans which exhibits excellent weldability; and a production method therefor include a steel sheet for cans with the surface of a steel sheet in order from the steel sheet side, a chromium metal layer and a hydrous chromium oxide layer. The deposited amount of the chromium metal layer is 65-200 mg/m2. The deposited amount of the hydrous chromium oxide layer in terms of chromium is 3-30 mg/m2. The chromium metal layer includes: a base part having a thickness of 7.0 nm or higher; and granular protrusions which are on the base part, have a maximum grain size of 100 nm or lower, and have a number density per unit area of at least 200 per ?m2.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary cell having exceptional lithium ion conductivity, the positive electrode active material being such that the absorption of moisture from the atmosphere can be suppressed. This positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary cell has powder particles that include a specific composite oxide, and an organic silicon compound affixed to the surface of the powder particles, the organic functional groups of the organic silicon compound including at least one selected from the group made of C2-10 alkyl groups and C6-14 aryl groups.