The present invention relates to a crystalline material having a framework structure comprising O and one or more tetravalent elements Y, and optionally comprising one or more trivalent elements X, wherein the crystalline material displays a crystallographic unit cell of the monoclinic space group C2, wherein the unit cell parameter a is in the range of from 14.5 to 20.5 Å, the M unit cell parameter b is in the range of from 14.5 to 20.5 Å, the unit cell parameter c in the range of from 11.5 to 17.5 Å and the unit cell parameter β is in the range of from 109 to 118°, wherein the framework density is in the range of from 11 to 23 T-atoms/1000 Å.sup.3 wherein the framework structure comprises 12 membered rings, and wherein the framework structure displays a 2-dimensional channel e dimensionality of 12 membered ring channels. The present invention further relates to a process for the production of said material, as N well as to its use, in particular as a catalyst or catalyst component.

The present disclosure relates to an anode electrode active material for a secondary battery containing nickel cobalt molybdenum oxide, an anode electrode for a secondary battery including the same, a secondary battery including the anode electrode for a secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The novel anode electrode material for a sodium secondary battery containing nickel cobalt molybdenum oxide according to the present disclosure allows intercalation/deintercalation reaction of sodium ion during charge/discharge and does not undergo significant volume change during the intercalation reaction because structure is maintained stably during repeated charge/discharge. As a result, electrode damage and electric short circuit are decreased and, thus, improved electrochemical characteristics can be achieved in long-life and high-rate capability.

Lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling is considered as an important component to industry sustainability. A massive number of LIBs in portable electronics, electric vehicles and grid storage will eventually end up in wastes, leading to serious economic and environmental problems. Hence, tremendous effort has been made to improve hydrometallurgical recycling process since it is the most promising option for handling end-of-life LIBs owing to its wide applicability, low cost and high productivity. Despite these advantages, some extra elements (Al, Fe, C, F, etc.) remain as impurities in the removal process and remain in the solution, presenting a challenge to obtaining high-quality cathode material. This approach demonstrates the improved electrochemical performance by adding potential impurities in the leaching solution.

The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having an α-NaFeO.sub.2 type crystal structure and represented by the following formula (1); Li.sub.1+aNi.sub.bCo.sub.cM.sub.dO.sub.2+α, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni and Co; and a, b, c, d and a are respectively numbers satisfying −0.04≤a≤0.04, 0.80≤b≤1.0, 0≤c≤0.06, b+c+d=1, and −0.2<α<0.2, and an a-axis lattice constant of the crystal structure is 2.878×10.sup.−10 m or more.

A supported catalyst for decomposing an organic substance that includes a support and a catalyst particle supported on the support. The catalyst particle contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by A.sub.xB.sub.yM.sub.zO.sub.w, where the A contains at least one selected from Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one selected from Mn, Co, Ni and Fe, y+z=1, x≥0.995, z≤0.4, and w is a positive value satisfying electrical neutrality. A film thickness of a catalyst-supporting film supported on the support and containing the catalyst particle is 5 μm or more, or a supported amount as determined by normalizing a mass of the catalyst particle supported on the support by a volume of the support is 45 g/L or more.

A Li ion conductor having a composition different from a conventional composition is provided. The Li ion conductor contains at least one selected from a group Q consisting of Ga, V, and Al, Li, La and O. A part of an Li site is optionally substituted with a metal element D, a part of an La site is optionally substituted with a metal element E, and parts of Ga, V and Al sites are optionally substituted with a metal element J. A mole ratio of an amount of Li to a total amount of La, the element E, Ga, V, Al, and the element J is not lower than 8.1/5 and not higher than 9.5/5. A mole ratio of a total amount of Ga, V, and Al to a total amount of La and the element E is not lower than 1.1/3 and not higher than 2/3.

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.

A method for producing a positive electrode material for a nonaqueous secondary battery includes the steps of mixing a compound containing lithium, a compound containing nickel and BaTiO.sub.3 to form a mixed material; and sintering the mixed material to form a lithium transition metal composite oxide.

Olivine-type compounds, their preparation and use in cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. The olivine-type compounds may be obtained by a direct synthesis embodying a hydrothermal method. The method may include preparing an aqueous mixture including a M-containing compound, a M′-containing compound and a M″-containing compound to obtain a M-M′-M″ mixture; adding a P-containing compound to the mixture M-M′-M″ mixture to obtain a M-M′-M″-P mixture; adding a Na-containing compound to the M-M′-M″-P mixture to obtain a Na-M-M′-M″-P mixture; and introducing the Na-M-M′-M″-P mixture into an autoclave to perform crystal growth and obtain the compound of general formula Na.sub.hM.sub.iM′.sub.jM″.sub.kPO.sub.4.

Preparation of two-dimensional indium selenide, other two-dimensional materials and related compositions via surfactant-free deoxygenated co-solvent systems.