Abstract:
In general, according to one embodiment, a secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a sulfur-containing layer provided on at least a part of a positive electrode active material-containing layer. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a sulfur-containing compound consisting of at least one of a sulfur-containing imide compound or a sultone compound, or consisting of at least one of a sulfur-containing imide compound, a sultone compound or a propanesulfonic acid ester. The secondary battery satisfies 1×10−6≤E/A≤9×10−4. A denotes a mass of sulfur atoms per unit volume (g/m3) of the sulfur-containing layer. E denotes a concentration (mol/L) of the sulfur-containing compound in the nonaqueous electrolyte.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a storage battery includes one or more first batteries that include a first active material as a negative electrode active material, and one or more second batteries that include a second active material having an operation electric potential lower than that of the first active material as a negative electrode active material. Charge and the discharge of the second batteries are stopped based on a fact that a temperature of the storage battery is lower than a temperature threshold. The second batteries are caused to charge or discharge based on a fact that the temperature of the storage battery is equal to or higher than the temperature threshold.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a secondary battery includes a positive electrode including first vacancies, a negative electrode including second vacancies, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte includes a gel polymer portion and a liquid portion, and the gel polymer portion has a gel-part ratio within a range of from 20% to 80%. At least a part of the electrolyte is held in the first vacancies and the second vacancies. A first ratio r1 of the liquid portion to the gel polymer portion in the first vacancies is within a range of 0.01≤r1≤10. A second ratio r2 of the liquid portion to the gel polymer portion in the second vacancies is within a range of 0.01≤r2≤10.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a niobium-titanium composite oxide having fluorine atoms on at least part of a surface the niobium-titanium composite oxide. An abundance ratio AF of fluorine atoms, an abundance ratio ATi of titanium atoms, and an abundance ratio ANb of niobium atoms on a surface of the negative electrode according to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy satisfy a relationship of 3.5≤AF/(ATi+ANb)≤50.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a nonaqueous electrolyte, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector containing Al, and a positive electrode active material containing layer. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector containing Al, and a negative electrode active material containing layer. The negative electrode active material containing layer includes titanium-containing oxide particles having an average secondary particle size of more than 5 μm. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies a formula (1) of Lp
Abstract:
In general, according to one embodiment, a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material and sulfur atoms. A mass of sulfur atoms per unit volume of the positive electrode mixture layer is 430 g/m3 or less. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains propanesultone and lithium difluorophosphate. A concentration of the propanesultone in the nonaqueous electrolyte is 0.5% by mass or more. A concentration of the lithium difluorophosphate in the nonaqueous electrolyte is 0.2% by mass or more.
Abstract:
In a manufacturing method of an electrode structure of an embodiment, in a belt-like member in which an uncoated region not coated with an active material-containing layer is formed in one of a pair of long edges and its vicinity in a current collector, the active material-containing layer is rolled, and a tension in a longitudinal direction is applied to the belt-like member between a pulling unit pulling the belt-like member and a rolling unit rolling the active material-containing layer. In the method, between the rolling unit and the pulling unit, a pair of holding members are brought into contact with the uncoated region from opposite sides in a thickness direction of the belt-like member to which the tension is applied, thereby holding the uncoated region between the holding members.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, an electrode group is provided. The electrode group includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes a facing section which faces the positive electrode active material-containing layer and a non-facing section which does not. A first fluorine-containing coating is formed on a main surface of the negative electrode active material-containing layer in at least a part of the non-facing section. The abundance ratio of fluorine atoms included in the first fluorine-containing coating is in the range of 2.5 atom % to 10 atom %.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode group is provided. The electrode group includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a gel polymer layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least a part of the negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The gel polymer layer is formed of a gel electrolyte composed of a polymer material, an organic solvent and a lithium salt, and a sheet base member which supports the gel electrolyte, or the gel polymer layer is formed of only the gel electrolyte.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes the active material-containing layer formed on the current collector and including active material particles. The particle size distribution chart obtained by the laser diffraction scattering method for the active material particles includes the first region and the second region. The first particle group included in the first region includes the first active material particles, and the second particle group included in the second region includes second active material particles. The carbon coverage of the first particle group is higher than the carbon coverage of the second particle group.