Abstract: A nickel-metal hydride battery provided with a positive electrode using nickel hydroxide, a negative electrode using hydrogen absorbing alloy, an alkaline electrolyte solution, and a separator 3 separating the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein use is made of the negative electrode and/or the alkaline electrolyte solution comprising Mo or W, the separator using sulfonized olefinic resin, and the positive electrode comprising hydroxide and/or oxide of at least one element selected from Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, lanthanoid and Bi.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprises a rolled-up electrode unit 2 composed of a positive electrode 23, a negative electrode 21 and a separator 22 interposed therebetween, and a negative electrode current collector plate 3 and a positive electrode current collector plate 30 joined to the respective ends of the electrode unit 2. The negative electrode collector plate 3 is joined to an edge of the negative electrode 21 projecting at one of the opposite ends of the electrode unit 2. The collector plate 3 has a two-layer structure comprising a copper layer 31 made of copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of copper, and a metal layer made of a metal not forming an intermetallic compound with lithium and having a lower laser beam reflectivity than copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of the metal. The collector plate 3 has its copper layer 31 contacted with the edge of the negative electrode 21 and welded thereto with a laser beam.

Abstract: A secondary cell comprises an electrode unit housed in a cell can comprising a cylinder having a bottom and a closed opening, and a current collector plate 50 is provided at one end of the electrode unit. The current collector plate 50 has a plurality of protrusions 52 extending radially thereof and joined to an edge of the electrode unit. The surface of the current collector plate 50 to be joined to the bottom wall of the cylinder has a flat region R extending on a predetermined closed-loop track on the surface, and the portions of the current collector plate 50 and the cylinder to be joined are subjected along the flat region R to laser welding from outside the cylinder.

Abstract: A lithium cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode employing a carbon material as an active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including a solute dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent, and is characterized in that the carbon material in the negative electrode has an RA value (IA/IG) of 0.05 or more, the RA value calculated from a peak intensity (IA) of a broad peak PA having a full width at half maximum of 100 cm−1 or more and a peak intensity (IG) in the vicinity of 1580 cm−1 as determined by laser Raman spectroscopy using an argon ion laser having a wavelength of 514.5 nm, the peak intensity (IA) determined from a peak PD in the vicinity of 1360 cm−1, as determined by the aforesaid laser Raman spectroscopy, which is separated into the broad peak PA having the full width at half maximum of 100 cm−1 or more and a peak PB having a full width at half maximum of less than 100 cm−1.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a carbon material as an active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a solute dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent in which &ggr;-butyrolactone is the main solvent, wherein the carbon material has a ratio (ID/IG) of a Raman spectrum intensity (a peak intensity ratio) (R) obtained by Raman spectroscopy of 0.2 or greater, and the nonaqueous electrolyte includes at least 0.1 part by weight of vinylene carbonate and at least 0.1 part by weight of vinyl ethylene carbonate in 100 parts by weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: Used as the positive electrode active substance of a lithium ion secondary cell is a mixture of a lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese composite oxide represented by the formula LiNi(1−x−y)COxMnyO2 wherein 0.5<x+y<1.0 and 0.1<y<0.6 and a lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by the formula Li(1+Z)Mn2O4 wherein 0≦z≦0.2. The substance used gives outstanding power characteristics to the cell.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a carbon material as a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a solvent and a solute wherein sulfolane is included in the nonaqueous electrolyte as a solvent and vinyl ethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate or a derivative of the vinylene carbonate are added to the nonaqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A prismatic battery wherein a wound electrode (2) is housed in a battery can (1) including a sealing plate (12) fixed onto an opening of a prismatic case (11) with the outer surface of the electrode (2) aligned with the bottom of the prismatic case (11). Current collector plates (3), (30) are placed at both ends of the wound electrode (2) where edges (21), (22) of a pair of positive and negative electrodes project. The current collector plates (3), (30) are connected to a pair of positive and negative electrode terminals (4), (40). The current collector plates (3), (30) and the electrode terminals (4), (40) are connected by flexible flexible lead members (5), (50).

Abstract: In an alkaline secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator to be interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolyte solution, the above-mentioned separator has carbon-carbon double bonds. Further, an average amount of carbon-carbon double bonds in the separator is in the range of 10 &mgr;mol/g to 200 &mgr;mol/g, and an average amount of increased nitrogen in the separator after the separator is immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution having ammonium salt dissolved therein is not less than 140 &mgr;g/g.

Abstract: An alkaline storage battery which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a hydrogen absorbing alloy containing manganese as an active material, a separator and an alkaline electrolyte and contains a complex-forming agent which does not include nitrogen and which creates a complex with manganese.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein positive electrode active material is a mixture of lithium-manganese composite oxide having spinel structure represented by a general formula Li1+zMn2O4 (wherein a relationship 0≦z≦0.2 is satisfied) and lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by the general formula LiNi1−x−yCoxMnyO2 (wherein the relationships 0.5<x+y<1.0 and 0.1<y<0.6 are satisfied), and negative electrode active material is graphite coated with low crystalline carbon where whole or a part of a surface of first graphite material as a substrate is coated with second carbon material which is lower in crystallinity compared with the first graphite material.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprises a rolled-up electrode unit 2 composed of a positive electrode 23, a negative electrode 21 and a separator 22 interposed therebetween, and a negative electrode current collector plate 3 and a positive electrode current collector plate 30 joined to the respective ends of the electrode unit 2. The negative electrode collector plate 3 is joined to an edge of the negative electrode 21 projecting at one of the opposite ends of the electrode unit 2. The collector plate 3 has a two-layer structure comprising a copper layer 31 made of copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of copper, and a metal layer made of a metal not forming an intermetallic compound with lithium and having a lower laser beam reflectivity than copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of the metal. The collector plate 3 has its copper layer 31 contacted with the edge of the negative electrode 21 and welded thereto with a laser beam.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprises a rolled-up electrode unit 2 composed of a positive electrode 23, a negative electrode 21 and a separator 22 interposed therebetween, and a negative electrode current collector plate 3 and a positive electrode current collector plate 30 joined to the respective ends of the electrode unit 2. The negative electrode collector plate 3 is joined to an edge of the negative electrode 21 projecting at one of the opposite ends of the electrode unit 2. The collector plate 3 has a two-layer structure comprising a copper layer 31 made of copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of copper, and a metal layer made of a metal not forming an intermetallic compound with lithium and having a lower laser beam reflectivity than copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of the metal. The collector plate 3 has its copper layer 31 contacted with the edge of the negative electrode 21 and welded thereto with a laser beam.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a positive electrode active material is a mixture of lithium-manganese composite oxide and at least one of lithium-nickel composite oxide represented by a general formula LiNiaM11−aO2 and lithium-cobalt composite oxide represented by the general formula LiCobM21−bO2, and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains at least a saturated cyclic carbonic acid ester and an unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon where content by amount of said unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon is in a range of 1.0×10−8 to 2.4×10−4 g per positive electrode capacity 1 mAh.

Abstract: A nickel metal hydride storage battery which includes a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide as a active material, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy which contains aluminum, a separator and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein a complex-forming agent which forms a complex with aluminum is included in the negative electrode.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes a rolled-up electrode unit composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed therebetween, and a negative electrode current collector plate and a positive electrode current collector plate joined to the respective ends of the electrode unit. The collector plate has a two-layer structure comprising a copper layer made of copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of copper, and a metal layer made of a metal not forming an intermetallic compound with lithium and having a lower laser beam reflectivity than copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of the metal. The collector plate has its copper layer contacted with an edge of the negative electrode projecting at one of the opposite ends of the electrode unit and welded thereto with a laser beam.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a graphite as a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte including at least a saturated cyclic carbonic ester and containing a cyclic carbonic ester having a carbon-carbon double bond such that, when a content of the cyclic carbonic ester having a carbon-carbon double bond is x (g), a content of the graphite in the negative electrode is B (g), a specific surface area of the graphite is A (m2/g), a size of the crystallite of the graphite in a direction of the c axis is Lc, and a size of the crystallite of the graphite in a direction of the a axis is La, a condition expressed by

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode using carbon material as negative electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains at least a saturated cyclic carbonic ester and a cyclic carbonic ester having C═C double bond where an amount of the cyclic carbonic ester having C═C double bond is in a range of 1.0×10−8 to 13.0×10−5 g per negative electrode capacity of 1 mAh.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes a rolled-up electrode unit composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed therebetween, and a negative electrode current collector plate and a positive electrode current collector plate joined to the respective ends of the electrode unit. The negative electrode collector plate is joined to an edge of the negative electrode projecting at one of the opposite ends of the electrode unit. The collector plate has a two-layer structure of a copper layer made of copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of copper, and a metal layer made of a metal not forming an intermetallic compound with lithium and having a lower laser beam reflectivity than copper or an alloy consisting predominantly of the metal. The collector plate has its copper layer contacted with the edge of the negative electrode and welded thereto with a laser beam.

Abstract: A battery including an electrode unit housed in a battery can and which generates electricity which can be taken out of the battery via a pair of negative and positive electrode terminals, wherein a terminal assembly is installed in the battery, a current collector plate is connected to an edge of an electrode of the electrode unit for connecting the electrode unit to the terminal assembly, and one or more than one connecting piece which is protrusively formed on a surface of the current collector plate is welded and secured to a base portion of the terminal assembly.