Abstract: To provide a novel transparent conductive film using low-cost materials that can be stably supplied and have low toxicity, a method of manufacturing the same, a dye-sensitized solar cell, and a solid electrolyte battery. The transparent conductive film is formed by a sputtering method in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere using Li4Ti5O12 as a target. The transparent conductive film is a novel transparent conductive film, which contains Li, Ti, O, and N and has the TiN type crystal structure.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a novel conducting material which functions as an active material and has electron conductivity, the conducting material, and a battery. The conducting material has conductivity imparted by applying a high-frequency wave to a Li4Ti5O12 sintered body to change the chemical state of titanium. This conducting material is, for example, a target after carrying out RF magnetron sputtering in an atmosphere containing nitrogen with the use of a Li4Ti5O12 sintered body as a target.

Abstract: There are provided a method for manufacturing a solid electrolyte battery and a solid electrolyte battery, each of which can reduce the number of films and can obtain excellent performance. This method for manufacturing a solid electrolyte battery has a laminate formation step of forming a laminate in which a lower collector layer 12, an interlayer 13, and an upper collector layer 14 are laminated in this order on a substrate 11 and a step of applying a voltage to the laminate.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte battery using a solid electrolyte capable of realizing high conductivity, and a process for producing a solid electrolyte battery are provided. The solid electrolyte battery is structured as a laminate of a positive electrode collector layer, a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode collector layer formed in order on a substrate. The solid electrolyte layer is a thin film formed of a compound of the formula Li3MO4 (M=V, Nb, Ta, or Db).

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery is charged and discharged in the air. The thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery has an electric insulating substrate formed from an organic resin, an insulating film made of an inorganic material and is formed on the substrate face, a cathode-side current collector film, a cathode active material film, a solid electrolyte film, an anode active material film, and an anode-side current collector film. In the thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery, the cathode-side current collector film and/or the anode-side current collector film is formed on the foregoing insulating film face. The area of the foregoing insulating film is larger than the area of the cathode-side current collector film or the anode-side current collector film or the total area of the cathode-side current collector film and the anode-side current collector film.

Abstract: A high-performance and inexpensive thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery that is able to be charged and discharged in the air and is able to be manufactured stably at a favorable yield, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery has an electric insulating substrate 10 formed from an organic resin, an inorganic insulating film provided on the substrate face, a cathode-side current collector film 30, a cathode active material film 40, a solid electrolyte film 50, an anode-side current collector protective film 68, and an anode-side current collector film 70. In the thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery, the cathode-side current collector film and/or the anode-side current collector film is formed on the inorganic insulating film face.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery is able to be charged and discharged in the air and manufactured stably at a favorable yield. The thin film solid state lithium ion secondary battery has an electric insulating substrate formed from an organic resin, an inorganic insulating film provided on the substrate face, a cathode-side current collector film, a cathode active material film, a solid electrolyte film, an anode potential formation layer, and an anode-side current collector film. The cathode-side current collector film and/or the anode-side current collector film is formed on the inorganic insulating film face. The anode potential formation layer is a layer formed from the same material as that of the cathode active material film or a material different from that of the cathode active material film and is a layer provided for forming anode potential at the time of discharge.

Abstract: A method for producing a thin-film battery includes a film-formation step of forming a film of a positive-electrode material to form a positive-electrode active material film and an annealing step of annealing the positive-electrode active material film. After the annealing step, a lithium-ion introduction step of introducing lithium ions into the positive-electrode active material film. After the introduction of the lithium ions, a reverse-sputtering step of edging the positive-electrode active material film by reverse sputtering.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery charge method, including the steps of: conducting a pulsed charge control adapted to conduct a pulsed charge by repeating a cycle of a charge condition and a pause condition of a secondary battery at predetermined intervals; detecting a voltage detection adapted to detect the voltage of the secondary battery; determining a charge termination determination adapted to determine whether to terminate the charge of the secondary battery based on the battery voltage in a pause condition detected by the voltage detection step; and terminating a charge termination control adapted to terminate the pulsed charge when it has been determined by the charge termination determination step that the charge should be terminated.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte cell includes: a positive electrode side layer having a positive electrode active material layer; a negative electrode side layer; and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode side layer and the negative electrode side layer, wherein the positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium phosphoric acid compound which is in an amorphous state and is represented by the following formula (1), LixCuyPO4??(1) where x indicates the compositional ratio of lithium, and y indicates the compositional ratio of copper, x and y being in the ranges of 1.0?x?5.0 and 1.0?y?4.0, respectively.

Abstract: An IC card having a secondary battery, which causes no increase in thickness and also has excellent safety, is provided. The IC card includes an antenna coil for inducing electric power by electromagnetic induction, a thin-film battery for storing electric power induced by the antenna coil, and a control portion for controlling the storage of the electric power from the antenna coil in the thin-film battery. The thin-film battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.