A manganese carbide (Mn.sub.4C) magnetic material and a production method therefor are provided. According to one embodiment, the saturation magnetization of the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material increases with increasing temperature, and thus the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material is applicable to fields in which thermally induced magnetization reduction is critical.

A manganese carbide (Mn.sub.4C) magnetic material and a production method therefor are provided. According to one embodiment, the saturation magnetization of the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material increases with increasing temperature, and thus the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material is applicable to fields in which thermally induced magnetization reduction is critical.

Process for precipitating a carbonate or (oxy)hydroxide comprising nickel from an aqueous solution of a nickel salt wherein such process is carried out in a vessel comprising (A) a vessel body, (B) one or more elements that control the hydraulic flow of the slurry formed during the precipitation and that induce a loop-type circulation flow, and (C) a stirrer whose stirrer element is in the vessel but located separately from the element(s) (B).

Disclosed are a precursor for preparation of a lithium composite transition metal oxide, a method for preparing the same and a lithium composite transition metal oxide obtained from the same. More particularly, the transition metal precursor which has a composition represented by Formula 1 below and is prepared in an aqueous transition metal solution, mixed with a transition metal-containing salt, including an alkaline material, the method for preparing the same and the lithium composite transition metal oxide obtained from the same are disclosed.
Mn.sub.aM.sub.b(OH.sub.1-x).sub.2-yA.sub.y(1) wherein M is at least one selected form the group consisting of Ni, Ti, Co, Al, Cu, Fe, Mg, B, Cr, Zr, Zn and Period II transition metals; A is at least one selected form the group consisting of anions of PO.sub.4, BO.sub.3, CO.sub.3, F and NO.sub.3, and 0.5a1.0; 0b0.5; a+b=1; 0<x<1.0; and 0y0.02.

A manganese carbide (Mn.sub.4C) magnetic material and a production method therefor are provided. According to one embodiment, the saturation magnetization of the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material increases with increasing temperature, and thus the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material is applicable to fields in which thermally induced magnetization reduction is critical.

A manganese carbide (Mn.sub.4C) magnetic material and a production method therefor are provided. According to one embodiment, the saturation magnetization of the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material increases with increasing temperature, and thus the Mn.sub.4C magnetic material is applicable to fields in which thermally induced magnetization reduction is critical.

Provided is a battery including: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material contains a compound represented by composition formula (1) below and having a crystal structure belonging to space group FM3-M: Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.. (1) Here, Me is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and C. x, y, , and satisfy the following conditions: 1.7x2.2, 0.8y1.3, 12.5, and 0.52, respectively. The nonaqueous solvent includes at least one solvent selected from hydrofluoroethers, phosphazenes, phosphates, and perfluoropolyethers.

A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a lithium hexafluorophosphate and an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.. The additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of difluorophosphates, tetrafluoroborates, bis(oxalate)borate salts, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salts, and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salts.

A positive-electrode active material containing a compound that has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM-3M and is represented by the composition formula (1):

Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.(1)

wherein Me denotes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, and Al, and the following conditions are satisfied.

1.3x2.2,

0.8y1.3,

12.93,

0.072.

A positive-electrode active material contains a compound that has a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and contains is represented by the composition formula (1) and an insulating compound,

Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.(1) wherein Me denotes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr, and the following conditions are satisfied.

1.7x2.2

0.8y1.3

12.5

0.52