Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material includes particles and a carbon material. The particles is represented by Li2+aAdTi6−bBbO14−c, where A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, and Sr; B is a metal element other than Ti; and a, b, c, and d respectively satisfy 0≤a≤5, 0≤b≤6, 0≤c≤0.6, and 0≤d≤3. The carbon material covers at least a part of surfaces of the particles.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode composite is provided. The electrode composite includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer and an insulating particle layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes negative electrode active material secondary particles having an average secondary particle size of from 1 μm to 30 μm. The insulating particle layer is provided on the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The insulating particle layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface. The first surface is in contact with the negative electrode active material-containing layer. The second surface has a surface roughness of 0.1 μm or less.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a current collector and an active material-containing layer. The active material-containing layer includes an active material complex and a conductive agent. The active material complex includes particles of a niobium-titanium composite oxide and a carbon-containing layer. The carbon-containing layer covers at least one part of surfaces of the particles of the niobium-titanium composite oxide. A resistance value ρs·S satisfies the following formula (1). The resistance value ρs·S is calculated from a specific surface area S (m2/g) of the active material complex by a nitrogen BET method and a sheet resistance value ρs (Ω/m2) of the electrode. 1 Ω/g≤ρs·S≤50 Ω/g (1)
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a binder, and an active material represented by a general formula LixMyO2, where 0≤x≤1.33 and 0.5≤y≤1 are satisfied and M contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, and Mn. The binder includes a polymer that contains a monomer containing a nitrogen atom. In the pore size distribution of the electrode according to mercury porosimetry, the following formula (1) is satisfied when the pore median diameter is represented by D [μm] and the pore specific surface area is represented by S [m2/g]: S/D≥35 (1).
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes a lithium niobium composite oxide represented by a general formula LixFe1−yM1yNb11−2M2zO29 (1) and having an orthorhombic crystal structure. In the general formula (1), 0≤x≤23, 0≤y≤1 and 0
Abstract:
A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a bipolar electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode includes positive-pole and negative-pole active material layers formed on both side surfaces of a current collector. The electrode is divided into plural parts each having a predetermined length in one direction, and is sequentially and alternately bent at every lines between the parts in opposite directions so that the parts are overlapped with each other.
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed that includes a resistance measuring unit operable to determine a solution resistance Rsol and a charge transfer resistance Rct of a battery; and at least one computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising code, that, when executed by at least one processor, is operable to provide an estimate of the present value of the battery by: comparing Rsol and Rct to historical deterioration transition information; estimating the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge capacity lower limit is reached by the battery using the comparison; and estimating the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge time lower limit is reached by the battery using the comparison. The estimate of the present value of the battery includes the smaller of the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge capacity lower limit is reached or the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge time lower limit is reached.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material. The active material contains a composite oxide represented by a following general formula: Lix(Nb1-yTay)2-zTi1+0.5zM0.5zO7, the general formula: in which 0≦x≦5, 0≦y≦1, and 0
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material including monoclinic niobium titanium composite oxide particles and a carbon material layer. The monoclinic niobium titanium composite oxide particles can absorb and release Li ions or Na ions and satisfy Formula (1) below. The carbon material layer covers at least a part of surfaces of the niobium titanium composite oxide particles and satisfies Formula (2) below: 0.5≦(α/β)≦2 (1) 0≦(γ/σ)≦0.1 (2)
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode. The electrode includes an active material-containing layer and a current collector. The current collector includes first and second regions. The first region has a surface roughness Ra1. The second region has a surface roughness of Ra2. The active material-containing layer is supported by the second region. The surface roughness Ra1 of the first region is smaller than the surface roughness of Ra2 of the second region.