Abstract:
A novel nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high weight energy density far exceeding the weight energy density of a conventional secondary battery is provided. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrolyte layer, a positive electrode and a negative electrode with the electrolyte layer interposed there between. The positive electrode includes (a) an electrically conductive polymer, and (b) a phosphorus-containing polymer. The negative electrode includes a base metal or a material capable of insertion/extraction of a base metal ion.
Abstract:
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting salt having ionic conductivity, wherein the positive electrode contains an electrically conductive polymer, the negative electrode contains a carbonaceous material capable of lithium ion insertion/desertion, and the electrolyte solution contains a negative electrode film-forming agent. Consequently, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which uses the electrically conductive polymer in the positive electrode and the carbonaceous material in the negative electrode, has an excellent weight energy density and can effectively suppress deterioration of battery performance.
Abstract:
A power storage device electrode is provided, which includes a layer made of a composite material containing an organic sulfide compound (A) as an electrode active material and a sulfide-containing organic polymer (B) as a binder, and a current collector stacked on the layer. The power storage device electrode is used as a positive electrode of a power storage device. Therefore, the power storage device is less liable to suffer from reduction in capacity during repeated charge/discharge, and has a higher capacity density and a higher energy density.
Abstract:
In order to achieve a novel power storage device having high-speed charge/discharge and a high capacity density, an electrode which is used in the power storage device, and a porous sheet, the present invention provides a power storage device which includes an electrolyte layer 3, and a positive electrode 2 and a negative electrode 4 that are arranged with the electrolyte layer 3 interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 4 contains a self-doping electrically conductive polymer having a carboxylic acid group.
Abstract:
The invention provides a cathode sheet for use in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a composite material comprising a collector and a layer of a cathode active material provided thereon. The layer of a cathode active material includes: (a) a conductive polymer and (b) at least one selected from a polycarboxylic acid and a metal salt of a polycarboxylic acid; and the conductive polymer is a polymer in a dedoped state or in a dedoped and reduced state. The polymer constituting the conductive polymer is at least one selected from polyaniline, a polyaniline derivative, polypyrrole, a polypyrrole derivative, and polythiophene; and the polycarboxylic acid is at least one selected from polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polyvinylbenzoic acid, polyallylbenzoic acid, polymethallylbenzoic acid, polymaleic acid, polyfumaric acid, polyglutaminic acid, polyaspartic acid, alginic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, and a copolymer including repeating units of at least two of the polymers listed herein.
Abstract:
A power storage device including an electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode and a negative electrode provided, with the electrolyte layer interposed therebetween. At least one of the electrodes is a composite including at least a thiophene polymer (A) having electrical conductivity varied by ion insertion/desertion, and a polycarboxylic acid (B). The polycarboxylic acid (B) is fixed in the electrode. A high-performance power storage device having an excellent capacity density per active substance weight and excellent high-speed charge and discharge characteristics is provided.
Abstract:
For achievement of a novel electricity storage device excellent in charge and discharge velocity and in capacity density, and an electrode and a porous sheet for use in the same, an electricity storage device including an electrolyte layer, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode is provided, wherein the electrolyte layer is interposed between the electrodes, and wherein at least one of the electrodes is a porous film made from a solution having an electrically conductive polymer in a reduced state.
Abstract:
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting salt having ion conductivity, wherein the positive electrode comprises a composition containing components (a) and (b) below and satisfying a requirement (α) below, and wherein the negative electrode contains metal lithium and at least one selected from materials capable of lithium ion insertion/desorption:(a) an electrically conductive polymer; (b) a lithium salt formed by substituting a part of a polyanionic acid with lithium; and (α) a molar ratio of a lithium element content in the component (b) to a content of an element involved in a charge/discharge reaction in the component (a) is 0.1 to 1.0. Consequently, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an excellent weight energy density and can reduce dependency on electrolyte solution amount.
Abstract:
Provided is a positive electrode for a power storage device, which has an excellent discharge characteristic irrespective of an oxidized state of polyaniline as a positive active material and which is excellent in storability and handleability. The positive electrode for a power storage device includes polyaniline, where a ratio of a polyaniline oxidized body in the positive electrode is 0.01 to 75% to the entire polyaniline.