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Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a composite of a graphite particle and at least one supermicroparticle, wherein the supermicroparticle has a diameter in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, is produced using an evaporation method under a gas atmosphere, and includes elements alloyable with lithium.

An anode and a secondary battery capable of improving the charge and discharge efficiency are provided. The anode includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer provided on the anode current collector. The anode active material layer has a plurality of anode active material particles containing at least one of a simple substance of silicon, a compound of silicon, a simple substance of tin and a compound of tin, and has a coat containing an oxo acid salt in at least part of the surface of the anode active material particles.

The invention provides an anode capable of relaxing stress due to expansion and shrinkage of an anode active material layer associated with charge and discharge, or an anode capable of reducing structural destruction of the anode active material layer and reactivity between the anode active material layer and an electrolyte associated with charge and discharge, and a battery using it. The anode active material layer contains an element capable of forming an alloy with Li, for example, at least one from the group consisting of simple substances, alloys, and compounds of Si or Ge. An interlayer containing a material having superelasticity or shape-memory effect is provided between an anode current collector and the anode active material layer. Otherwise, the anode current collector is made of the material having superelasticity or shape-memory effect. Otherwise, a thin film layer containing the material having superelasticity or shape-memory effect is formed on the anode active material layer.

A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes composite particles and a binder. Each of the composite particles includes: a negative electrode active material including an element capable of being alloyed with lithium; carbon nanofibers that are grown from a surface of the negative electrode active material; and a catalyst element for promoting the growth of the carbon nanofibers. The binder comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide imide, polyamide, aramid, polyarylate, polyether ether ketone, polyether imide, polyether sulfone, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

The invention relates to a synthesis and surface modification method of a lithium rich anode material Li1+xM1-xO2 (M is one or more of Ni, Co and Mn, and X is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1/3) for a lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps of: synthesizing a precursor by using a carbonate precipitation method, mixing the precursor and a lithium salt, and calcining for 2 to 20 hours at the temperature of between 800 and 1,100 EG C to obtain a lithium rich material, wherein the prepared lithium rich material has controllable particle size and higher reversible capacity; and dissolving persulfate or sulfate in an amount which is 5 to 80 mass percent of the lithium rich material into deionized water, adding the lithium rich material, stirring for 2 to 100 hours at the temperature of between 25 and 80 DEG C, heating the materials to the temperature of between 100 and 500 DEG C in a muffle furnace, calcining the materials for 2 to 20 hours, fully filtering the obtained materials, and washing off impurities to obtain the surface modified anode material Li1+x-yM1-xO2. The synthesized lithium rich material has controllable particle size; the first charge/discharge efficiency of the lithium rich material and the discharge specific capacity and the cyclical stability under high magnification can be improved; and the method is simple, low in cost, convenient for operation and suitable for industrialized production.

A lithium secondary battery includes: an electrode body having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound or laminated by means of the separator; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium compound as a electrolyte. At least one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains at least one of: (a) an organic and/or inorganic inhibitor, which functions as a Cu-corrosion inhibitor or a Cu-trapping agent, (b) a compound having an organic base and an inorganic acid which are unitarily combined in a molecule, (c) a cyclic compound containing a N-O radical in a molecular structure, (d) a cyclic compound which becomes a Mn<2+> supplier in the nonaqueous electrolyte solution, (e) a compound containing an atom showing Lewis acidity and an atom showing Lewis basisity in one molecule, (f) a three-dimensional siloxane compound, and (g) a nonionic surfactant; or the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains: (h) a water-extracting agent, or (i) a hydrofluoric acid-extracting agent. This lithium secondary battery exhibits an excellent effect that self-discharge property, cycle characteristics, long period stability and reliability can be planned.

This invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte which is excellent in discharge load properties, as well as in high-temperature storage stability, cycling characteristics, high capacitance, continuous charge properties, storage stability, gas evolution suppression in continuous charging, charge/discharge properties at a high current density, discharge load properties and the like, and a rechargeable battery with a nonaqueous electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and further contains a compound having a specific chemical structure orspecific properties.

Provided are nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles that are a precursor for forming cathode active material comprising lithium nickel manganese composite oxide having hollow structure of particles having a small and uniform particle size for obtaining a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having high capacity, high output and good cyclability. When obtaining the nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles from a crystallization reaction, an aqueous solution for nucleation, which includes at least a metallic compound that contains nickel and a metallic compound that contains manganese, and does not include a complex ion formation agent that forms complex ions with nickel, manganese and cobalt, is controlled so that the temperature of the solution is 60 DEG C or greater, and so that the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25 DEG C is 11.5 to 13.5, and after nucleation is performed, an aqueous solution for particle growth, which includes the nuclei that were formed in the nucleation step and does not substantially include a complex ion formation agent that forms complex ions with nickel, manganese and cobalt, is controlled so that the temperature of the solution is 60 DEG C or greater, and so that the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25 DEG C is 9.5 to 11.5, and is less than the pH value in the nucleation step.

A negative electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries has a mixture layer including a composite negative electrode active material which is composed of active material cores capable of charging and discharging at least lithium ions; carbon nanofibers; and catalyst elements. The carbon nanofibers are attached to the surfaces of the active material cores. The catalyst elements are at least one selected from the group consisting of copper, iron, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, and manganese, and promote the growth of the carbon nanofibers. The active material cores have the carbon nanofibers therebetween.

A lithium secondary battery which has excellent characteristics such as energy density and electromotive force and is excellent in cycle life and storage stability is provided. The secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution comprising an aprotic solvent having at least an electrolyte dissolved therein, wherein the positive electrode comprises a lithium-manganese composite oxide having a spinel structure as a positive electrode active material, and the electrolyte solution comprises a compound represented by the general formula (1).

A non-aqueous electrolyte solution is provided that realizes a large capacity, exhibits high storage characteristics and cycle characteristics, and is capable of inhibiting gas generation.

The non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and further comprises: a cyclic carbonate compound having an unsaturated bond in a concentration of 0.01 weight % or higher and 8 weight % or lower; and a compound expressed by general formula (Ia) in a concentration of 0.01 weight % or higher and 5 weight % or lower.

(in the formula (Ia), R¹¹ and R¹² represent, independently of each other, an organic group that is composed of one or more carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms and may optionally contain one or more oxygen atoms but excludes unsaturated bonds, provided that at least either R¹¹ or R¹² has an ether linkage. The total number of carbon atoms of R¹¹ and R¹² is between 3 and 18, and the total number of oxygen atoms contained in R¹¹ and R¹² is between 1 and 6.)

Disclosed are an electric energy storage device having a good cycle characteristic and a temperature characteristic and a method of charging and discharging the electric energy storage device. The electric energy storage device including a capacitor and a secondary battery combined in series is provided. When the capacitor of the electric energy storage device is an electric double layer capacitor, the capacitor is used to the voltage of OV or less to increase an available energy usage. When this energy storage device is used as a power in a place where a rapid keeping and repairing is difficult such as out in the fields including in the mountain, at the sea, on the road, the cost for keeping and repairing can be largely reduced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is excellent in cycle characteristics even in a high-temperature environment and high in thermal stability. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention comprises at least one of an active material A and an active material C, and an active material B as positive electrode active materials. The active material A is Li_xCoO₂ (0.9≦x≦1.2). The active material B is Li_xNi_yMn_zM_1-y-zO₂ (0.9≦x≦1.2, 0.1≦y≦0.5, 0.2≦z≦0.5, 0.2≦1−y−z≦0.5 and 0.9≦y/z≦2.5; and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Mg, Al, Ti, Sr, Ca, V, Fe, Y, Zr, Mo, Tc, Ru, Ta, W and Re). The active material C is Li_xCo_1-aM_aO₂ (0.9≦x≦1.2 and 0.005≦a≦0.1; and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, Sr, Mn, Ni, Ca, V, Fe, Y, Zr, Mo, Tc, Ru, Ta, W, Re, Yb, Cu, Zn and Ba).

A nonaqueous electrolyte containing a silicon compound of formula (1) or (2) and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolyte and excellent in cycle characteristics and low temperature characteristics,

wherein R₁ and R₂ each represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy or halogen; R₃ represents alkenyl; and X represents halogen,

wherein R₄, R₅, R₆, and R₇ each represent alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkynyl, alkynyloxy, phenyl or phenoxy, each of which may have an ether bond in its chain; R₈ represents halogen, halogen-substituted aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl; a trifluoromethyl group, an acyloxy group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, a sulfonate group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an isocyanyl group an isothianyl or a cyano group, R₉ represents halogen, a trifluoromethyl group,an acyloxy group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, a sulfonate group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an isocyanyl group an isothianyl or a cyano group: halogen-substituted aryl; n represents 1 or 2; and Y represents a single bond, oxygen, alkylene, alkylenedioxy, alkenylene, alkenylenedioxy, alkynylene, alkynylenedioxy, arylene or arylenedioxy; provided that the number of groups having an unsaturated bond in R₄, R₅, R₆, R₇, R₈, and R₉ is zero or one.

The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having high-capacity as well as good cycle characteristics. The lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode comprising a positive active material, a negative electrode comprising a negative active material and an electrolyte. The negative active material includes graphite particles combined to Si particulate. The electrolyte includes a solvent, a polyether modified silicone oil where a linear polyether chain is linked to a polysiloxane chain, and a solute comprising a lithium salt.

A nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in an organic solvent, which contains a silicon compound having an unsaturated bond which is represented by formula (I):

wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, and R₆ each represent an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyl group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyl group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryl group or an aryloxy group, each of which may have an ether bond in the chain thereof; n represents a number of from 0 to 5; when n is 1 to 5, X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, an alkylene group, an alkylenedioxy group, an alkenylene group, an alkenylenedioxy group, an alkynylene group, an alkynylenedioxy group, an arylene group or an arylenedioxy group; provided that at least one of R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, and X represents a group containing an unsaturated bond,

an organotin compound or an organogermanium compound and a nonaqueous secondary battery having the same.

A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a high energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high capacity, excellent storage characteristics, and excellent cycle characteristics and suppressing the decomposition of an electrolytic solution and the deterioration thereof when used in a high-temperature environment includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1):

wherein R¹, R², and R³ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, or an optionally halogen atom-substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R¹ and R² do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms.

Disclosed is a porous membrane for a secondary battery, which has further improved output characteristics and long-term cycle characteristics when compared with conventional porous membranes. The porous membrane for a secondary battery is used for a lithium ion secondary battery or the like. Specifically disclosed is a porous membrane for a secondary battery, which contains polymer particles A that have a number average particle diameter of 0.4 μm or more but less than 10 μm and a glass transition temperature of 65° C. or more and polymer particles B that have a number average particle diameter of 0.04 μm or more but less than 0.3 μm and a glass transition temperature of 15° C. or less. It is preferable that the polymer particles B have a crystallization degree of 40% or less and a main chain structure that is composed of a saturated structure.

A negative-electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a silicon compound capable of inserting and extracting lithium ion, wherein the silicon compound contains silicon-hydrogen bonds and the silicon-hydrogen bonds are introduced into the compound by reduction of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon carbide with hydrogen, and a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a layer containing the negative-electrode active material in the above arrangement formed on a current collector.

The present invention relates to nickel-cobalt-manganese-based compound particles which have a volume-based average secondary particle diameter (D50) of 3.0 to 25.0 μm, wherein the volume-based average secondary particle diameter (D50) and a half value width (W) of the peak in volume-based particle size distribution of secondary particles thereof satisfy the relational formula: W≦0.4×D50, and can be produced by dropping a metal salt-containing solution and an alkali solution to an alkali solution at the same time, followed by subjecting the obtained reaction solution to neutralization and precipitation reaction. The nickel-cobalt-manganese-based compound particles according to the present invention have a uniform particle size, a less content of very fine particles, a high crystallinity and a large primary particle diameter, and therefore are useful as a precursor of a positive electrode active substance used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator stacked and wound in a cylindrical configuration, and which achieves a high energy density and superior cycle performance characteristics.

The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a solvent and a solute. Those positive electrode, negative electrode and separator are stacked and wound in a cylindrical configuration. Characteristically, the negative active material comprises a material that stores lithium via alloying with lithium, the solvent in the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, and the nonaqueous electrolyte has a viscosity of not higher than 2.5 mPas.

A subject is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte excellent in cycle performances such as capacity retention after cycling, output after cycling, discharge capacity after cycling, and cycle discharge capacity ratio, output characteristics, high-temperature storability, low-temperature discharge characteristics, heavy-current discharge characteristics, high-temperature storability, safety, high capacity, high output, high-current-density cycle performances, compatibility of these performances, etc. Another subject is to provide a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing the nonaqueouselectrolyte. The subjects have been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and further contains a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties.

A negative electrode capable of giving a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has high capacity, long cycle life and excellent safety, and exhibits an excellent cycle characteristic even when charging/deep-discharging are repeated. The negative electrode comprises a current collector sheet and an active material layer deposited on the surface of the current collector sheet, wherein the active material layer comprises SiO_x satisfying: 0.7≦x≦1.3, and does not include a binder.