Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery composed of an negative electrode comprising a carbon material capable of conducting absorption-desorption or intercalation-deintercalation of lithium into or from itself, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-containing chalcogenide compound, and a non-aqueous ion conductor, in which the carbon material for the negative electrode is such that combined oxygens on its surface are substantially removed.

Abstract: A carbon electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery is provided, which comprises a metal collector serving to catalyze carbon graphitization, graphite particles, and a carbon material having a lower crystallinity than the graphite particles, the graphite particles and the carbon material being sintered together on the metal collector or in the presence of the metal collector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lithium nickel composite oxide represented by the composition formula (I):Li.sub.2+x Ni.sub.1-x O.sub.2+y (0.0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1/7, 0.0.ltoreq.y<0.3, excluding the case where x=y=0) (I),a preparation process therefor and applications thereof. Where the lithium nickel composite oxide is used as a positive-electrode active material for a nonaqueous secondary battery, high capacity charge-discharge characteristics can be ensured. The novel lithium nickel composite oxide of the present invention is promising as a catalyst, an adsorbent, a dielectric material, and a magnetic material besides such a battery material.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery is provided, which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous ion conductor, the negative electrode containing a lithium-containing substance or a lithium insertable and releasable substance as a positive electrode active material, the positive electrode containing a lithium nickelate compound as a positive electrode substance, wherein the lithium nickelate compound has a layered rocksalt crystalline structure belonging to Space Group R-3m and the ratio of a 3a- and 3b-site occupation rate of lithium atoms to a 3a- and 3b-site occupation rate of nickel atoms in the crystal lattice thereof is 0.85 to 1.15.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carbon composite electrode material which comprises coating the surface of core carbon particles with high crystallinity with a film containing a element of Group VIII metal and depositing and/or covering the surface of resulting coated carbon particles with a carbon material to be formed upon pyrolysis of a hydrocarbon or its derivative.

Abstract: A carbon electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery is provided, which comprises a metal collector serving to catalyze carbon graphitization, graphite particles, and a carbon material having a lower crystallinity than the graphite particles, the graphite particles and the carbon material being sintered together on the metal collector or in the presence of the metal collector.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery is provided which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous ion conductor, either one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode containing lithium or a lithium absorbable and desorbable substance as an active material thereof, the other electrode containing a lithium transition-metal nitride of an anti-fluorite type structure as an active material thereof.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carbon composite electrode material which comprises coating the surface of core carbon particles with high crystallinity with a film containing a element of Group VIII metal and depositing and/or covering the surface of resulting coated carbon particles with a carbon material to be formed upon pyrolysis of a hydrocarbon or its derivative.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes the steps of mixing graphite particles as a main constituent that generates intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ions with a compound including copper ions, obtaining graphite composite powder having copper oxide particles formed at least on a part of the surface of at least a part of the graphite particles by chemical reaction of the copper ions, and mixing the graphite composite powder with a binding material.

Abstract: A carbon electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery comprising a conductive substrate doubling as a collector and carbon formed directly thereon, wherein the conductive substrate comprises a metal or a compound thereof having a catalytic action with respect to graphitization of a carbon material at a portion where carbon is required to be formed from a carbon precursor and comprises a metal or a compound thereof having no catalytic action with respect to graphitization of the carbon material at a portion where carbon is not required to be formed from the carbon source.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is disclosed which comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous ion conductor, the negative electrode including a primary negative-electrode active material of a graphite which is capable of intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions, and a secondary negative-electrode active material of a cupric oxide having a low crystallinity.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode and a nonaqueous electrolyte disposed and sealed between the cathode and the anode wherein the anode is made of a carbon material as its active material, in which the carbon material comprises a fine core particle of a metal or an alloy thereof, and a carbon layer which is arranged and stacked in an onion-like shell configuration centering on the fine core particle, at least part of the carbon layer having a crystal structure in which graphite-like layers are stacked and the fine core particle having an average diameter of about 10 to 150 nm.

Abstract: The lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a nonaqueous ion conductive medium, and a negative electrode, and the negative electrode includes as a main constituent graphite which permits intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions, together with copper oxide and a binder.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous ion conductor; the negative electrode comprising an active material which contains lithium or enables lithium to intercalate/deintercalate or insertion/desertion; the positive electrode comprising an active material which is a lithium manganese composite oxide having an X-ray diffraction pattern using a CuK.alpha.-ray which shows at least three peaks in the ranges between 15.2.degree. and 15.6.degree., between 18.6.degree. and 18.8.degree., and between 24.5.degree. and 25.1.degree., the ratio of a peak intensity in the range between 27.degree. and 33.degree. to a peak intensity in the range between 15.2.degree. and 15.6.degree. being less than 0.02.

Abstract: The lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a nonaqueous ion conductive medium, and a negative electrode, and the negative electrode includes as a main constituent graphite which permits intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions, together with copper oxide and a binder.

Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode containing lithium, and a non-aqueous ion-conductive material, wherein the positive electrode contains Li.sub.x Co.sub.1-y Sb.sub.y O.sub.2, where 0.05.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1.1, and 0.001.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.10 as a positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A carbon anode for a secondary battery in which a carbon active material of the carbon anode is covered with an amorphous carbon.