Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes an active material. A surface composition ratio (Li+C+O)/P of the electrode, which is obtained by measurement using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), is within a range of 2 to 14.
Abstract translation:根据一个实施例,提供电极。 电极包括活性材料。 使用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)测定得到的电极的表面组成比(Li + C + O)/ P在2〜14的范围内。
Abstract:
In general, according to one embodiment, the active material for a battery contains a niobium composite oxide represented by the formula: LixM(1-y)NbyNb2O(7+δ). M represents at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr. X, y, and δ are numbers respectively satisfying the following: 0≦x≦6, 0≦y≦1, and −1≦δ≦1). The pH of the active material for a battery is from 7.4 to 12.5.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an active substance. The active substance includes particles of niobium titanium composite oxide and a phase including a carbon material. The niobium titanium composite oxide is represented by Ti1-xM1xNb2-yM2yO7. The phase is formed on at least a part of the surface of the particles. The carbon material shows, in a Raman chart obtained by Raman spectrometry, a G band observed at from 1530 to 1630 cm−1 and a D band observed at from 1280 to 1380 cm−1. A ratio IG/ID between a peak intensity IG of the G band and a peak intensity ID of the D band is from 0.8 to 1.2.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an active material for batteries includes monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, Ta, Al, Ga, and In, the at least one element being contained in an amount of 0.03 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes orthorhombic system oxide represented by the following formula: LixM1M22O6. In this formula, 0≦x≦5, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe and Mn, and M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta and V.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes an active material-containing layer and a current collector. The active material-containing layer comprises a first edge having an arc shape and a second edge positioned opposite to the first edge. The current collector comprises an active material-supporting section supporting the active material-containing layer, and an active material-non-supporting section. The curving amount is represented by a maximum distance from the first edge to a reference line connecting two points on the first edge. The curving amount is in a range of −1 mm or more and less than 0 mm.
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, provided is an active material including a composite oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure. The composite oxide is represented by general formula LiaTibNb2−2dMc+2dO2b+5+3c. Here, M is one selected from the group consisting of W and Mo, 0≤a≤b+4+3c, 0
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes a current collector, and an active material-containing layer which is formed on a surface of the current collector and includes a plurality of niobium titanium composite oxide particles. A X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu-Kα ray source with respect to a surface of the active material-containing layer includes a peak A with a highest intensity in a range of 2θ=26°±0.2° and a peak B with a highest intensity in a range of 2θ=23.9°±0.2°. An intensity ratio (Ia/Ib) between an intensity Ia of the peak A and an intensity Ib of the peak B is in a range of 1.80 or more to 2.60 or less.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an electrode group is provided. The electrode group includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer and a negative electrode active material-containing layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer contains at least one titanium-containing composite oxide selected from the group consisting of a monoclinic niobium titanium composite oxide and an orthorhombic titanium-containing composite oxide. The electrode group satisfies the following formula:
6500≤A/B≤18500,
where A is an area [cm2] of a portion of the negative electrode active material-containing layer that faces the positive electrode active material-containing layer, and B is a thickness [cm] of the electrode group.