Abstract:
In terms of a lithium ion secondary battery using, in a positive electrode, a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing an over-stoichiometric amount of lithium, a lithium ion secondary battery in which an amount of a gas generated during charge/discharge cycles is reduced and capacity retention is improved is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing Fe and containing an over-stoichiometric amount of lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a nonaqueous organic solvent, an electrolyte, and lithium difluorophosphate.
Abstract:
A secondary battery exhibiting high charge and discharge rate characteristics can be provided, by making the secondary battery have a cathode including a nitroxyl compound taking a nitroxyl cation substructure represented by the following formula (1) in an oxidized state and a nitroxyl radical substructure represented by the following formula (2) in a reduced state, an anode including an active material capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion, and an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt and an aprotic organic solvent, and employing Li[(FSO2)2N] as the lithium salt:
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution characterized by containing at least one type of cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound represented by general formula (1). According to the present invention, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution capable of improving battery characteristics can be provided. (In the formula, R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1-6 carbon atoms, and Z is a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1-6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoroalkylene group having 1-6 carbon atoms, or a divalent organic group having 2-6 carbon atoms in which alkylene unit(s) or fluoroalkylene unit(s) are bonded via one or more ether bonds.)
Abstract:
Provided is a method for sensing methyl salicylate, which is a plant hormone released when a plant is infected with a disease in cultivation of plants including agricultural crops, and thereby provided a method for early in-situ detection of disease infection in a plant. Disease infection in a plant can be detected at an early stage by utilizing a zinc compound that selectively recognizes methyl salicylate, which is a plant hormone released when a plant is infected by a pathogen, and forms a complex with methyl salicylate, as a receptor for sensing, and by utilizing a fluorescence emission phenomenon or a change in electrochemical behavior after the reaction with methyl salicylate.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a reduced graphene-based material to improve charge/discharge efficiency of a lithium ion secondary battery. The reduced graphene-based material of the present invention has a coating containing lithium element (Li), phosphorus element (P), fluorine element (F), and oxygen element (O) on at least a part of the surface, wherein in the elemental composition of the surface as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the proportion of lithium element (Li) is 0.8 to 2.0 (atomic %), the proportion of phosphorus element (P) is 0.5 to 2.0 (atomic %), the proportion of fluorine element (F) is 0.05 to 1.0 (atomic %), and the proportion of oxygen element (O) is 7.0 to 12.0 (atomic %).
Abstract:
Provided are a lithium secondary battery high in capacity and excellent in charge and discharge rate characteristics, and a method for producing the same. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active substance containing a lithium transition metal oxide, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active substance containing a heat-treated graphite material, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the heat-treated graphite material has passages of lithium ions penetrating at least one or more layers of graphene layers from the surface of a graphene stacking structure; and the electrolytic solution contains lithium difluorophosphate.
Abstract:
A lithium ion secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode comprised mainly of a material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions; and an electrolytic liquid, the positive electrode active material being a lithium-iron-manganese complex oxide having a layered rock salt structure and represented by a chemical formula: LixFesM1(z-s)M2yO2-δ wherein 1.05≦x≦1.32, 0.06≦s≦0.50, 0.06≦z≦0.50, 0.33≦y≦0.63, and 0≦δ≦0.80; M1 represents a metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and a mixture thereof; and M2 represents a metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Zr and a mixture thereof, the electrolytic liquid comprising 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropyl difluoromethyl ether represented by the following formula (1):
Abstract:
Provided is a method for sensing methyl salicylate, which is a plant hormone released when a plant is infected with a disease in cultivation of plants including agricultural crops, and thereby provided a method for early in-situ detection of disease infection in a plant. With the present embodiment, disease infection in a plant can be detected at an early stage by utilizing a rare earth compound that selectively recognizes and forms a complex with methyl salicylate, which is a plant hormone released when a plant is infected by a pathogen, as a receptor for sensing, and by utilizing a fluorescence emission phenomenon and a change in electrochemical behavior after the reaction with methyl salicylate.
Abstract:
An example objective of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting a tyrosine residue in a sample and a compound that can be used in the method. One aspect of the present embodiment relates to a method for detecting a tyrosine residue in a sample, wherein fluorescence emission from a reaction product of a terbium compound represented by the predetermined formula and a tyrosine residue is detected.
Abstract:
A graphite-based material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the graphite-based material comprising a coating film on at least a part of the surface of a graphite particle, the coating film comprising a lithium fluorophosphate compound having a specific composition.