A cathode for lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a cathode including a current collector and active material supported on the current collector. The current collector is made of porous metal. The cathode has holes in its surface, and active material density is 50 to 80% of true density of the active material. Because the cathode is thick and supported with the active material densely and the holes are formed in its surface, transfer of an electron and insertion/release of lithium ion take place in the cathode surface and deep in the cathode in the lithium ion secondary battery. Therefore, the lithium ion released from the active material can migrate in the electrolyte solution in the holes, so that the active material present deep in the cathode is effectively utilized, and thus, the lithium ion secondary battery has high capacity and can promptly charge/discharge.

Provided is an electrode including: a current, collector; an electrode material mixture; and an electrode tab, the current collector being a porous metal body having a region A and a region B with a porosity lower than that of the region A, the region A having pores filled with the electrode material mixture, the electrode tab being fixed on the region B, the region A having a subregion A1 and a subregion A2 with a porosity lower than that of the subregion A1, the subregion A2 being more distant from the electrode tab than the subregion A1. Also provided is an electricity storage device including the electrode.

Provided is an electrode including: a current, collector; an electrode material mixture; and an electrode tab, the current collector being a porous metal body having a region A and a region B with a porosity lower than that of the region A, the region A having pores filled with the electrode material mixture, the electrode tab being fixed on the region B, the region A having a subregion A1 and a subregion A2 with a porosity lower than that of the subregion A1, the subregion A2 being more distant from the electrode tab than the subregion A1. Also provided is an electricity storage device including the electrode.

Provided are adaptive materials that include an electrically conductive matrix material defining a plurality of voids; and an electrolyte disposed in at least some of the voids, the electrolyte comprising at least an ion of a first metal. Also provided are related methods of effecting self-healing in the disclosed materials. Further provided are methods of effecting repeated healing in metallic materials.

A porous metal body having a flat plate shape and having a three-dimensional network structure skeleton includes multiple cells, in which, when a ratio of a cell diameter in a thickness direction of the porous metal body to a cell diameter in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction (cell diameter in thickness direction/cell diameter in direction orthogonal to thickness direction) is defined as a cell diameter ratio, formula (1) and formula (2) below are satisfied:

0.4≥cell diameter ratio≥1.0  formula (1)

0.50<cell diameter in direction orthogonal to thickness direction/(thickness of porous metal body/cell diameter ratio)≥1.50  formula (2)

To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode which enables suppressing durability deterioration, improving cycle durability and energy density, and suppressing the rupture of the conductive paths of a current collector comprising a porous metal body in a region which is the boundary between a coated region with an electrode mixture and an uncoated region (electrode mixture boundary region) and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the same. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode, comprising: a current collecting foil; a pair of current collectors disposed in contact with both surfaces of the current collecting foil and comprising a porous metal body; and a negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body, wherein the negative electrode material comprises: a negative electrode active material comprising a silicon-based material; a skeleton-forming agent containing a silicate having a siloxane bond; a conductive auxiliary; and a binder.

To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which enables to suppress durability deterioration, improve energy density, and further suppress a decrease in the function of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery cell. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode; and a negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode has: a current collector comprising a porous metal body; and a negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body, the negative electrode material comprises a negative electrode active material comprising a silicon-based material, a skeleton-forming agent comprising a silicate having a siloxane bond, a conductive auxiliary, and a binder, and a content of the skeleton-forming agent in an outside in a surface direction of the negative electrode is higher than a content of the skeleton-forming agent in an inside in the surface direction of the negative electrode.

To secure ionic conductivity by improving the adhesion between an electrode material mixture and a solid electrolyte and suppressing electrodeposition of lithium. A lithium ion secondary battery (100) includes a positive electrode including an electrode material mixture that fills pores of a metal porous body constituting an electrode current collector, a first solid electrolyte layer including a solid electrolyte that fills pores of a resin porous body, and a negative electrode including an electrode material mixture that fills pores of a metal porous body constituting an electrode current collector. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are alternately stacked with the first solid electrolyte layer provided therebetween.

To secure ionic conductivity by improving the adhesion between an electrode material mixture and a solid electrolyte and suppressing electrodeposition of lithium. A lithium ion secondary battery (100) includes a positive electrode including an electrode material mixture that fills pores of a metal porous body constituting an electrode current collector, a first solid electrolyte layer including a solid electrolyte that fills pores of a resin porous body, and a negative electrode including an electrode material mixture that fills pores of a metal porous body constituting an electrode current collector. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are alternately stacked with the first solid electrolyte layer provided therebetween.

To prevent the breakage of a bonding portion when current collector tabs are converged and bonded, and thereby maintain a current path. A plurality of electrode current collectors each including a metal porous body, a plurality of tabs each extending from an end of the metal porous body of each of the electrode current collectors, and a connecting tab lead that electrically connects the tabs, are included. The connecting tab lead is cross-bonded with each of the tabs to form a first compression bonding portion, and is further folded from a first of the tabs to a second of the tabs, for example, the connecting tab lead is arranged in a bellows shape. At a tab convergence location where the first compression bonding portions are stacked, the tabs are converged by forming a second compression bonding portion by ultrasonic waves or other means.