A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution; the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer that is provided on the negative electrode collector; the negative electrode active material layer contains, as negative electrode active materials, graphite particles A and graphite particles B; the graphite particles A have an internal void fraction of 5% or less; the graphite particles B have an internal void fraction of from 8% to 20%; if the negative electrode active material layer is halved in the thickness direction, a region on the half closer to the outer surface contains more graphite particles A than a region on the half closer to the negative electrode collector.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution; the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer that is provided on the negative electrode collector; the negative electrode active material layer contains, as negative electrode active materials, graphite particles A and graphite particles B; the graphite particles A have an internal void fraction of 5% or less; the graphite particles B have an internal void fraction of from 8% to 20%; if the negative electrode active material layer is halved in the thickness direction, a region on the half closer to the outer surface contains more graphite particles A than a region on the half closer to the negative electrode collector.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer supported by the negative electrode current collector, when dividing the negative electrode active material layer into two layers of a first region and a second region having the same thickness, the second region is closer to the negative electrode current collector than the first region, the first region and the second region each contains graphite particles, a ratio P1/P2 of interparticle porosity P1 of the first region to interparticle porosity P2 of the second region is greater than 1, and the nonaqueous electrolyte includes at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a sulfite compound and a sulfate compound.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer supported by the negative electrode current collector, when dividing the negative electrode active material layer into two layers of a first region and a second region having the same thickness, the second region is closer to the negative electrode current collector than the first region, the first region and the second region each contains graphite particles, a ratio P1/P2 of interparticle porosity P1 of the first region to interparticle porosity P2 of the second region is greater than 1, and the nonaqueous electrolyte includes at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a sulfite compound and a sulfate compound.

An energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative electrode substrate and a negative active material layer layered directly or indirectly on a surface of the negative electrode substrate; and a positive electrode. The negative active material layer contains a negative active material. The negative active material contains non-graphitizable carbon. In one direction of the negative electrode substrate, at least one end edge side of the negative active material layer is thicker than a central portion present between the one end edge side and the other end edge side facing the one end edge side. When a true density of the non-graphitizable carbon is A [g/cm.sup.3], an amount of charge B [mAh/g] of the negative electrode in a fully charged state satisfies the following formula 1.

[1]$-173\text{XA+1588}\le \text{B}\le \text{-830A+1800}$

In certain embodiments, a method includes forming a battery electrode on a substrate. Forming the battery electrode on the substrate includes depositing a first electrode active material layer on a first portion of a surface of the substrate and depositing, to form a current collector, a conductive material using a thin film deposition process on a surface of the first electrode active material layer. The conductive material is deposited over an edge of the first electrode active material layer and onto a second portion of the surface of the substrate, the second portion of the substrate being adjacent to the first portion of the substrate. The method includes removing the battery electrode from the substrate, the battery electrode including the first electrode active material layer and the current collector.

In certain embodiments, a method includes forming a battery electrode on a substrate. Forming the battery electrode on the substrate includes depositing a first electrode active material layer on a first portion of a surface of the substrate and depositing, to form a current collector, a conductive material using a thin film deposition process on a surface of the first electrode active material layer. The conductive material is deposited over an edge of the first electrode active material layer and onto a second portion of the surface of the substrate, the second portion of the substrate being adjacent to the first portion of the substrate. The method includes removing the battery electrode from the substrate, the battery electrode including the first electrode active material layer and the current collector.

A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector layer, a first negative electrode active material layer on one surface or both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector layer, and a second negative electrode active material layer on a surface opposite to a surface of the first negative electrode

A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector layer, a first negative electrode active material layer on one surface or both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector layer, and a second negative electrode active material layer on a surface opposite to a surface of the first negative electrode

The present application discloses a binder, a negative-electrode slurry, a negative electrode, and a lithium-ion battery. In the present application, the binder comprises a first block polymer and a second block polymer. The first block polymer is a lithiated tetrablock polymer having a structure shown as B-C-B-A, wherein A represents a polymer block A, B represents a polymer block B, and C represents a polymer block C; the polymer block A is polymerized from alkenyl formic acid monomers; the polymer block B is polymerized from aromatic vinyl monomers; and the polymer block C is polymerized from acrylate monomers. The second block polymer is a lithiated triblock polymer having a structure shown as E-F-E, wherein E represents a polymer block E, and F represents a polymer block F; the polymer block E is polymerized from alkenyl formic acid monomers; and the polymer block F is polymerized from acrylate monomers.