Abstract: A fuel synthesis catalyst of an embodiment for hydrogenating a gas includes at least one selected from the group consisting of; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, the catalyst comprising, a base material containing at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of; Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, and SiO2, first metals containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of; Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu and brought into contact with the base material, and a first oxide containing at least one selected from the group consisting of; CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and SiO2 and having an interface with each of the first metals and the base material. The first metals exist on an outer surface of the base material, and on a surface of the base material in fine pores having opening ends on the outer surface of the base material and inside the base material. The first metals and the first oxide exist in the fine pores. The first metals have interfaces with the base material in the fine pores.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an air battery includes a case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a first nonaqueous electrolyte, a second nonaqueous electrolyte, a solid electrolyte layer and a hole. The first nonaqueous electrolyte is permeated into the positive electrode and includes an ionic liquid. The second nonaqueous electrolyte is permeated into the negative electrode and includes an organic solvent. The solid electrolyte layer is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and has lithium ion conductivity.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode active material layer contains carbon dioxide and releases the carbon dioxide in the range of 0.1 ml to 5 ml per 1 g when heated at 200° C. for 1 minute.

Abstract: A three-dimensional manufacturing method includes: forming and adding a layer of secondary particles to manufacture a three-dimensional object, the secondary particles obtained by granulating primary particles; and heating the three-dimensional object to produce a sintered compact.

Abstract: An electrode has a current collector and an electrode mixture containing a binder and an active material particle selected from at least one of a carbonaceous material, a metal particle and a metal oxide particle formed on the current collector. When cutting strength of an interface between the current collector and the electrode mixture is represented by “a” and cutting strength in a horizontal direction within the electrode mixture is represented by “b”, the “a” and “b” satisfy a relation of a/b>1.

Abstract: An electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes a silicon nanoparticle, and a coating layer coating the silicon nanoparticle. The coating layer includes an amorphous silicon oxide and a silicon carbide phase. At least a part of the silicon carbide phase exists on a surface of the silicon nanoparticle.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes a carbonaceous material, a silicon oxide phase in the carbonaceous material, and a silicon phase in the silicon oxide phase. The negative electrode active material has a crack in the carbonaceous material, and the longest side of the crack has a length equal to or greater than ? of the diameter of the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes an exterior member, a cathode including a cathode active material layer housed in the exterior member, an anode including an anode active material layer housed in the exterior member and spatially separated from the cathode by a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte filled in the exterior member. The cathode active material layer contains lithium-copper oxide and copper oxide. A peak intensity ratio d(002)/d(010) between a plane index d(010) derived from the lithium-copper oxide and a plane index d(002) derived from the copper oxide is not lower than 0.1 and not higher than 0.5 at an X-ray diffraction peak.

Abstract: The present invention aims to suppress a coolant from bypassing a non-cooling unit without lowering the productivity. The power converter according to the present invention includes: a power semiconductor module; and a flow path forming body having a flow path in which the power semiconductor module is disposed and an opening which is connected with the flow path, wherein the power semiconductor module includes a first fin formed on one surface and a second fin formed on another surface which faces the one surface so as to sandwich the semiconductor element, the flow path forming body has a first coolant control unit and a second coolant control unit which are arranged so as to sandwich the first fin, the first coolant control unit and the second coolant control unit are formed to be overlapped with a region of the power semiconductor module where the first fin is not formed, and a first flow path is formed along the first coolant control unit and the second coolant control unit.

Abstract: An electrode for battery has an electrode mixture containing a binder and an active material particle selected from at least one of a carbonaceous material, a metal particle and a metal oxide particle formed on a current collector. When cutting strength of an interface between the current collector and the electrode mixture is represented by “a” and cutting strength in a horizontal direction within the electrode mixture is represented by “b”, the “a” and “b” satisfy a relation of a/b<1.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes an exterior member; a positive electrode housed in the exterior member, a negative electrode containing an active material and housed in the exterior member so as to be spatially separated from the positive electrode via a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte filled in the exterior member. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector. A tensile strength of the negative electrode is 400 N/mm2 or more and 1200 N/mm2 or less. A peel strength between the negative electrode current collector and the negative electrode active material layer is 1.5 N/cm or more and 4 N/cm or less.

Abstract: An electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the present embodiment includes a composite particle, the composite particle contains a silicon dioxide particle having an average primary particle size of D1, a silicon particle having an average primary particle size of D2, and a carbon material. D1 is 5 nm or more and 80 nm or less. The ratio D2/D1 of D2 to D1 is 0.3 or more and 8 or less.

Abstract: An electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the present embodiment includes a composite particle containing a carbonaceous material. A peak half-width of d-band measured from a Raman spectrum of the carbonaceous material is at 150 cm?1 or more. A ratio Lc/La of a crystallite size Lc in a c-axis direction observed at 20° to 26° in a X-ray diffraction to a crystallite size La in an a-axis direction observed at 40° to 44° is 0.7 or less.

Abstract: A fuel synthesis catalyst of an embodiment for hydrogenating a gas includes at least one selected from the group consisting of; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, the catalyst comprising, a base material containing at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of; Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, and SiO2, first metals containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of; Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu and brought into contact with the base material, and a first oxide containing at least one selected from the group consisting of; CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and SiO2 and having an interface with each of the first metals and the base material. The first metals exist on an outer surface of the base material, and on a surface of the base material in fine pores having opening ends on the outer surface of the base material and inside the base material. The first metals and the first oxide exist in the fine pores. The first metals have interfaces with the base material in the fine pores.

Abstract: A fuel synthesis catalyst of an embodiment for hydrogenating a gas includes at least one selected from the group consisting of; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, the catalyst comprising, an oxide base material containing at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of; Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, and SiO2, first metal particles containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of; Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu and brought into contact with the oxide base material, and a porous oxide layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of; CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and SiO2 and having an interface with each of the first metal particles and the oxide base material.

Abstract: A carbonic acid gas absorbing material on an embodiment includes a liquid carbonic acid gas absorbent and a solid carbonic acid gas absorbent. The liquid carbonic acid gas absorbent is a solution containing a first amine and a solvent. The solid carbonic acid gas absorbent is a second amine of any one among a polyamine, a base material and an amine fixed to the base material, or a polyamine, a base material, and an amine fixed to the base material.

Abstract: The active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment includes a core particle and a carbon layer. The core particle is formed of silicon particles having a twinned crystal in part of a surface. The carbon layer coats the core particle.

Abstract: An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present embodiment includes: a current collector; and an active material layer that is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the current collector. The active material layer contains a fluorine-containing aromatic compound, in which at least one of hydrogen atoms bonded to the aromatic ring has been substituted by fluorine, at 0.01 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less.

Abstract: An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the embodiment includes a current collector; and an active material layer which includes an active material and is formed on the current collector. The active material layer includes at least one of a silicon particle and a silicon oxide particle. The active material layer has a plurality of cracks extending in a thickness direction of the active material layer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a charging condition control apparatus includes a measurement unit, an estimation unit, a calculation unit and a control unit. The measurement unit measures a present battery capacity of a secondary battery. The estimation unit estimates a present end-of-charge potential of an anode of the secondary battery based on the present battery capacity and an open circuit potential curve of the anode. The calculation unit calculates a differential potential between the present end-of-charge potential and an initial end-of-charge potential of the anode. The control unit controls a charging condition of the secondary battery according to the differential potential.