Panasonic Holdings Corporation

Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Kaori Ishikawa

Daisuke Ito

Katsunori Yanagida

Kouhei Tuduki

Yuta Matsuo

Kouhei Tsuzuki

Kozo Watanabe

Yuki Morikawa

Isao Fujiwara

Hirokazu Wada

Yukitoshi Uehara

Mamoru Kuramoto

A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte with a negative electrode mixture layer that includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector and includes a negative electrode active material and a first binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the first layer includes a carbon material A and a Si-containing compound. The first binding agent includes polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof. The second layer is formed on the first layer and includes a negative electrode active material and a second binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the second layer includes a carbon material B. The carbon material B has a tap density higher than a tap density of the carbon material A. A packing density of the second layer is lower than a packing density of the first layer.

Negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A negative electrode having a negative electrode collector; and a negative-electrode mixed material layer that is formed atop the negative electrode collector. The negative-electrode mixed material layer includes: a first layer which contains a first carbon-based active material, a silicon-based active material, a polyacrylic acid, or a salt thereof, the first layer being formed atop the negative electrode collector; and a second layer having a tap density greater than that of the first carbon-based active material and a BET specific surface area smaller than that of the first carbon-based active material. The mass of the first layer is at least 50 mass % but less than 90 mass % with respect to the mass of the negative-electrode mixed material layer, and the mass of the second layer is greater than 10 mass % but no more than 50 mass % with respect to the mass of the negative-electrode mixed material layer.

In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a negative electrode mix layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed successively from a negative electrode collector. The first layer contains a first carbon-based active material having a 10% compressive strength of 3 MPa or less and a silicon-based active material containing Si. The second layer contains a second carbon-based active material having a 10% compressive strength of 5 MPa or more and has a lower content (mass ratio) of the silicon-based active material than the first layer.

Negative electrode including first layer having low compressive strength carbon active material and silicon active material and second layer having high compressive strength carbon active material and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode mixture layer formed on a negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector and includes a negative electrode active material and a first binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the first layer includes a carbon material A and a Si-containing compound. The second layer is formed on the first layer and includes a negative electrode active material and a second binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the second layer includes a carbon material B. The carbon material B has a tap density higher than a tap density of the carbon material A. A packing density of the second layer is lower than a packing density of the first layer.

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A secondary battery includes a case composed of a metal containing aluminum as a main component, a stacked electrode assembly arranged in the case, a negative electrode current collector electrically connecting negative electrodes of the stacked electrode assembly to a negative electrode terminal, a positive electrode current collector electrically connecting positive electrodes of the stacked electrode assembly to a positive electrode terminal, a first metal plate arranged between the case and the stacked electrode assembly, and a spacer arranged between the case and the first metal plate, the spacer being composed of an insulating material. The positive electrodes are electrically connected to the case or a second metal plate arranged on the first metal plate with an insulating member provided between the first metal plate and the insulating member. The negative electrode current collector is in contact with the first metal plate to establish electrical connection between the negative electrode current collector and the first metal plate.

Secondary battery

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