A production method of a titanium-niobium composite oxide uses, as a source material, niobium oxide including a mixture of a plurality of crystal forms including a first Nb2O5 structure and at least either of a second Nb2O5 structure and a third Nb2O5 structure. The first Nb2O5 structure has a first peak with 2θ from 23.6° to 23.8°, a peak with 2θ from 24.8° to 25.0°, and a peak with 2θ from 25.4° to 25.6°. The second Nb2O5 structure has a peak with 2θ from 23.7° to 23.9°, a peak with 2θ from 24.3° to 24.5°, and a peak with 2θ from 25.4° to 25.6°. The third Nb2O5 structure has a peak with 2θ from 22.5° to 22.7°, a peak with 2θ from 28.3° to 28.5°, and a peak with 2θ from 28.8° to 29.0°.

To provide a hydrocarbon adsorbent having high hydrocarbon adsorbing properties even after exposed to a high temperature/high humidity reducing atmosphere. A hydrocarbon adsorbent, which includes a FAU type zeolite having a lattice constant of at least 24.29 Å and containing copper. Such a hydrocarbon adsorbent may be used for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons to be exposed to a high temperature/high humidity environment, and may be used particularly for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, such as an automobile exhaust gas.

A positive electrode active material, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol% or greater based on a total number of moles of transition metals in the lithium transition metal oxide, and in the form of a secondary particle which is an aggregate of primary particles. The positive active material satisfies Equation (1) : -0.021x + 4.0 ≤ y ≤ -0.021x + 5.5, wherein x is a crystal grain size (nm) of the positive electrode active material, and y is a crystal grain aspect ratio of the positive electrode active material.

Provided are processes for the production of particles for use as a precursor material for synthesis of Li-ion cathode active material of a lithium-ion cell comprising: a non-lithiated nickel oxide particle of the formula MO.sub.x wherein M comprises 80 at % Ni or greater and wherein x is 0.7 to 1.2, M optionally excluding boron in the MO.sub.x crystal structure; and a modifier oxide intermixed with, coated on, present within, or combinations thereof the non-lithiated nickel oxide particle, wherein the modifier oxide is associated with the non-lithiated nickel oxide such that a calcination at 500 degrees Celsius for 2 hours results in crystallite growth measured by XRD of 2 nanometers or less.

A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery is disclosed which contains a mass of graphite particle spherical aggregates in which a plurality of flat graphite particles are aggregated. The mass of the graphite particle spherical aggregates has an average circularity, D.sub.90/D.sub.10, and a crystallite size Lc (004) within a predetermined range, and the proportion of the graphite particle spherical aggregates in which the largest flat graphite particle observed on the outermost surface has a circle equivalent diameter of 2 μm to 12 μm in graphite particle spherical aggregates having a circle equivalent diameter of 10 μm or more when observed by SEM is 80% or more.

A dielectric substance includes a core-shell grain having a twin crystal structure. An interface of the twin crystal structure of the core-shell grain extends from a shell on one side, passes through a core, and extends to the shell on the other side.

A method for producing a metal composite hydroxide, which includes a first crystallization process of obtaining first metal composite hydroxide particles by supplying a first raw material aqueous solution containing a metal element and an ammonium ion donor to a reaction tank, adjusting a pH of a reaction aqueous solution in the reaction tank, and performing a crystallization reaction and a second crystallization process of forming a tungsten-concentrated layer on a surface of the first metal composite hydroxide particles and obtaining second metal composite hydroxide particles by supplying a second raw material aqueous solution containing a metal element and a more amount of tungsten than the first raw material aqueous solution and an ammonium ion donor to a reaction aqueous solution containing the first metal composite hydroxide particles, adjusting a pH of the reaction aqueous solution, and performing a crystallization reaction, and the like.

It is related to a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery containing the same, provides that a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, wherein, it is a layered lithium metal compound comprises nickel, cobalt, and manganese, and aluminum, zirconium, and boron are doped.

The present invention provides a process is presented for preparing a positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The process comprises a sintering step having a short sintering time. This improves the production throughput. More particularly, the process applies to positive electrode active material powders having a general formula Li.sub.(1+a)(Ni.sub.xMn.sub.yCo.sub.zMe.sub.c).sub.(1−a)O.sub.2, wherein Me comprises at least one element of the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, W, Nb, B, and Sr, with −0.1≤a≤0.1, 0.33≤x≤0.95, 0≤y≤0.35, 0<z≤0.35, 0≤c≤0.05, and x+y+z+c=1. The sintering step is performed for a predefined sintering time t.sub.s, expressed in hours, and at a predefined temperature T.sub.s, expressed in ° C., such that 0.3≤t.sub.s≤6.0, and 1140+50 Log.sub.10 (6/t)−580 x≤T.sub.s≤1245+50 Log.sub.10(6/t.sub.s)−580 x.

A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, Co, and Al and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0.5 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°≤n≤0.50°.