An anode for a lithium secondary battery includes an anode current collector, a second anode active material layer disposed on the anode current collector and including a second anode active material that includes a graphite-based active material and composite particles, and a first anode active material layer disposed between the anode current collector and the second anode active material layer and including a first anode active material that includes a graphite-based active material and does not include the composite particles. Each of the composite particles includes a carbon-based particle including pores, a silicon-containing coating layer disposed on an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particle or on a surface of the carbon-based particle, and a surface oxide layer disposed on the silicon-containing coating layer and including a silicon oxide.

An anode for a lithium secondary battery includes an anode current collector, a second anode active material layer disposed on the anode current collector and including a second anode active material that includes a graphite-based active material and composite particles, and a first anode active material layer disposed between the anode current collector and the second anode active material layer and including a first anode active material that includes a graphite-based active material and does not include the composite particles. Each of the composite particles includes a carbon-based particle including pores, a silicon-containing coating layer disposed on an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particle or on a surface of the carbon-based particle, and a surface oxide layer disposed on the silicon-containing coating layer and including a silicon oxide.

A method of manufacturing an electrode composition for lithium-ion batteries that can prevent other electrode materials from forming aggregates on the surface of the coating layer of coated electrode active material particles, and that has good fluidity, and that can suppress deterioration of battery performance, can be provided.

The method of manufacturing an electrode composition for lithium-ion batteries, the method including: a first mixing step of obtaining a powder for electrodes by mixing coated electrode active material particles for lithium-ion batteries, in which at least a part of the surface of the electrode active material particles is coated with a polymer compound, with a first conductive filler having an aspect ratio of 10 or less; and a second mixing step of obtaining an electrode composition by mixing the powder for electrodes with a second conductive filler having an aspect ratio of 15 or more.

A method of manufacturing an electrode composition for lithium-ion batteries that can prevent other electrode materials from forming aggregates on the surface of the coating layer of coated electrode active material particles, and that has good fluidity, and that can suppress deterioration of battery performance, can be provided.

The method of manufacturing an electrode composition for lithium-ion batteries, the method including: a first mixing step of obtaining a powder for electrodes by mixing coated electrode active material particles for lithium-ion batteries, in which at least a part of the surface of the electrode active material particles is coated with a polymer compound, with a first conductive filler having an aspect ratio of 10 or less; and a second mixing step of obtaining an electrode composition by mixing the powder for electrodes with a second conductive filler having an aspect ratio of 15 or more.

An electrochemical device includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode material layer containing a conductive polymer doped with a first anion and a second anion, a negative electrode having a negative electrode material layer storing and releasing lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having lithium ionic conductivity. The second anion is more easily dedoped from the conductive polymer than the first anion. At an end period of charge of the electrochemical device, a number of moles M1 of the first anion and a number of moles M2 of the second anion respectively doped in the conductive polymer satisfy a relationship of M1<M2. At an end period of discharge of the electrochemical device, a number of moles M3 of the first anion and a number of moles M4 of the second anion respectively doped in the conductive polymer satisfy a relationship of M3>M4.

An electrochemical device includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode material layer containing a conductive polymer doped with a first anion and a second anion, a negative electrode having a negative electrode material layer storing and releasing lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having lithium ionic conductivity. The second anion is more easily dedoped from the conductive polymer than the first anion. At an end period of charge of the electrochemical device, a number of moles M1 of the first anion and a number of moles M2 of the second anion respectively doped in the conductive polymer satisfy a relationship of M1<M2. At an end period of discharge of the electrochemical device, a number of moles M3 of the first anion and a number of moles M4 of the second anion respectively doped in the conductive polymer satisfy a relationship of M3>M4.

The present disclosure relates to an invention directed to a composite separator having a porous coating layer, where the porous coating layer is prepared from a slurry by adjusting a particle diameter of an inorganic matter that is an ingredient of the slurry, so that a sinking rate of the inorganic particles may remarkably slow down and dispersibility may be dramatically improved, and as a result, the content of the inorganic particles may relatively increase and the inorganic particles may be uniformly distributed in the coating layer on a substrate, thereby preventing a reduction in battery performance.

A method of manufacturing a battery electrode with a discontinuous ink coating, including the following steps: make ink zones (16) on a first longitudinal segment (26a) of a metallic support (22) and at least one additional ink zone (32) on at least one second longitudinal segment (26b) of the support zones (16, 32) jointly forming a support coating arranged such that at least one additional ink zone (32) of a second segment is located laterally facing each recessed zone (40) formed between two directly consecutive ink zones (16) of the first segment (26a); calendering of the metallic support (22) provided with its coating (16, 32), the calendering roll located on the side of the coating being permanently in contact with this coating during calendering; and separation of the segments (26a, 26b) so as to obtain the electrode.

A method of manufacturing a battery electrode with a discontinuous ink coating, including the following steps: make ink zones (16) on a first longitudinal segment (26a) of a metallic support (22) and at least one additional ink zone (32) on at least one second longitudinal segment (26b) of the support zones (16, 32) jointly forming a support coating arranged such that at least one additional ink zone (32) of a second segment is located laterally facing each recessed zone (40) formed between two directly consecutive ink zones (16) of the first segment (26a); calendering of the metallic support (22) provided with its coating (16, 32), the calendering roll located on the side of the coating being permanently in contact with this coating during calendering; and separation of the segments (26a, 26b) so as to obtain the electrode.

A method for manufacturing an electrochemical device includes the following steps: a step of preparing a positive electrode, the positive electrode including a first current collector and a positive electrode layer containing a conductive polymer; a step of preparing a negative electrode, the negative electrode including a second current collector and a negative electrode layer; and a step of sealing the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution in an exterior body. The step of preparing the positive electrode includes a step of holding the positive electrode in depressurized atmosphere and then introducing gas containing CO.sub.2 as a primary component into the depressurized atmosphere.