摘要:
A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a current collector; and an active material layer including at least two alloy-based active materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, tin, a silicon oxide, and a tin oxide. The active material layer includes a first portion supported on a surface of the current collector, a second portion supported on a surface of the first portion, and a third portion supported on a surface of the second portion. The first portion includes the silicon oxide or the tin oxide, and the oxygen content in the silicon oxide or the tin oxide in the first portion decreases continuously or stepwise as approaching the second portion. The second portion includes silicon or tin. The third portion includes the silicon oxide or the tin oxide, and the oxygen content in the silicon oxide or the tin oxide in the third portion increases continuously or stepwise with distance from the second portion.
摘要:
A current collector including a substrate, a plurality of projections, and a chipped portion is provided. The substrate is a metal sheet. The projections are formed on the surface of the substrate. The chipped portion is an aggregate of two or more, preferably 2 to 100 of minute projections. The minute projections are formed on the substrate surface, and are the protrusions having the height of below 35% of the average height of the projections. By forming an electrode active material layer on the face of the current collector where the projections are formed to make an electrode, the detachment of the electrode active material layer, and the spread of the detachment are significantly curbed. By using this electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which have high battery capacity and energy density, excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and which is capable of keeping a high-output stably for a long period of time can be obtained.