Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode with which it is possible to form an electrode having excellent electrolyte solution injectability and process adhesiveness. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a particulate polymer formed by a polymer that includes a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and has a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble content of not less than 5 mass % and not more than 40 mass %. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode preferably further contains a water-soluble polymer that includes a hydrophilic group and has a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 15,000 and not more than 500,000.

One of the objects of the present invention is to suppress mixing of a first layer and a second layer while forming the second layer before drying the first layer when manufacturing the electrode for the secondary battery in which the first layer and the second layer are laminated on the current collector. A method for manufacturing an electrode used as a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery according to the present invention comprises applying a first layer slurry to a surface of a current collector, applying a second layer slurry on the first layer slurry before the first layer slurry is dried, and drying the first layer slurry and the second layer slurry after applying the first layer slurry and the second layer slurry to obtain a laminated structure in which a first layer and a second layer are laminated in this order on the current collector. A viscosity of the first layer slurry is 12000 mPa.Math.s or more, and/or a viscosity of the second layer slurry is 4000 mPa.Math.s or more when the viscosities of the first layer slurry and the second layer slurry are measured at 25° C. with a shear rate of 1/sec.

The present application discloses a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film provided on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and the positive electrode film comprises a first positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula Li.sub.1+xNi.sub.aCo.sub.bMe.sub.1-a-bO.sub.2-yA.sub.y and a second positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula Li.sub.1+zMn.sub.cN.sub.2-cO.sub.4-dB.sub.d; the positive electrode plate has a resistivity r of 3500 Ω.Math.m or less; and the electrolyte comprises a fluorine-containing lithium salt type additive. The lithium ion secondary battery provided by the present application is capable of satisfying high safety performance, high-temperature storage performance and cycle performance simultaneously.

A lithium metal oxide (LMO) cathode includes a current collector having a length defining a first end and a second end, a width, and a first side and a second side, LMO active material applied to the first side and the second side of the current collector such that the LMO active material applied to each respective side of the current collector has an inner face contiguous with the current collector and an outer face, and a plurality of channels extending widthwise across the cathode within the LMO active material applied to the first and second sides. The LMO active material on each current collector side can have a thickness of about 100 μm to about 400 μm. The channels on the same side of the current collector can be spaced apart by 0.1 mm to 10 mm. The channels can have widths of 10 μm to 60 μm.

A zinc ion battery includes a cathode; an anode; a separator; and an electrolyte sandwiched between the cathode and the anode. The electrolyte includes a mixture of zinc perchlorate and sodium perchlorate, and a ratio of the sodium perchlorate to zinc perchlorate is at least 30.

This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises an electrode body in which a first separator, a positive electrode plate, a second separator, and a negative electrode plate are layered and coiled for 10 or more turns. The electrode body includes: a flat section in which the outer peripheral surface is flat; and two curved surface sections which are disposed at both ends in a first direction of the flat section and in which the outer peripheral surface is curved. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a winding-end tape that is adhered to the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode body; and a positive electrode protective tape that is adhered to a winding-start-side end section on the inner peripheral side of the positive electrode plate. The winding-end tape is disposed on one of the two curved surface sections.

The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment is a lithium metal oxide particle in the form of secondary particles including a plurality of primary particles: a first coating layer positioned on at least a part of the surface of the primary particle, and a second coating layer positioned over at least a portion of the secondary particle surface, the first coating layer comprising a first niobium compound, the second coating layer comprising the first niobium compound and a second niobium compound having a composition different from the first niobium compound.

An electrochemical device, including a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer. The positive active material layer includes particles A and particles B. A circularity of a particle A is R.sub.A, a cross-sectional area of the particle A is S.sub.A, a circularity of a particle B is R.sub.B, a cross-sectional area of the particle B is S.sub.B, where R.sub.B<0.4≤R.sub.A and S.sub.B<20 μm.sup.2≤S.sub.A. Based on a total area of a cross section of the positive electrode in a direction perpendicular to the positive current collector, a ratio of a total area percent of the particles A to a total area percent of the particles B is 1:9 to 8:2. The electrochemical device exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, especially reduces the amount of generated gas and improves cycle stability of the electrochemical device.

A negative electrode for lithium secondary batteries and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a lithiophilic material formed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, wherein the lithiophilic material is an oxidized product of a coating material coated on the negative electrode current collector and includes at least one of a metal or a metal oxide, and an oxide layer is formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector having the lithiophilic material formed thereon.

A negative electrode material includes a composite of a silicon-based material (1), a polymer (2), and carbon nanotubes (3), where the polymer (2) contains a first group and a second group, the first group is chemically bonded to the carbon nanotubes (3), and the second group is chemically bonded to the silicon-based material (1). Both the carbon nanotubes (3) and the polymer (2) containing two groups are applied to surfaces of particles of the silicon-based material (1). The two groups of the polymer (2) are chemically bonded to the silicon-based material (1) and the carbon nanotubes (3) respectively, so that bonding force between the silicon-based material (1) and the carbon nanotubes (3) is enhanced and a uniform carbon nanotube (3) coating layer is formed. This can significantly improve conductive performance of the silicon-based material (1), thereby improving cycling performance and rate performance of an electrochemical apparatus.