Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Hiroshima University

Kyouhei Sawaki

Meiten Koh

Akiyoshi Yamauchi

Hideo Sakata

Hitomi Nakazawa

Aoi Nakazono

Yuki Adachi

Tomoyo Sanagi

Akinori Tani

Masahiro Tomita

Takahisa Aoyama

Masamichi Sukegawa

Hideki Kono

Toshiyuki Fukushima

Hitoshi Imamura

Mayuko Taeda

Ken Okanishi

Michiru Kagawa

Masamichi Hikosaka

Yasuyuki Yamaguchi

Kiyoka Okada

Tani Akinori

A molded article containing a crystal of a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer contains at least one selected from vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, a tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer. Further, the crystal is a nano-oriented crystal having a size of 300 nm or smaller.

Molded article

The present invention aims to provide a modified fluorine-containing copolymer excellent in crack resistance, a fluororesin molded article, and a method of producing a fluororesin molded article. The present invention includes a modified fluorine-containing copolymer consisting only of tetrafluoroethylene units and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) units. The copolymer is modified by irradiation with radiation at an irradiation temperature not higher than the melting point of the copolymer but not lower than 200&#xb0; C.

Modified fluorine-containing copolymer, fluorine resin molded article, and method for manufacturing fluorine resin molded article

The present invention provides a lithium ion secondary cell excellent in high-temperature storage characteristics and high voltage cycle characteristics; and a nonaqueous electrolyte for the cell. The present invention relates to a lithium ion secondary cell, comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing nonaqueous solvents and an electrolyte salt, the nonaqueous solvents comprising a fluorine-containing ether represented by the formula (1):Rf&#x2014;O&#x2014;Rf&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)wherein Rfand Rfare the same as or different from each other, each being a Calkyl group or a Cfluoroalkyl group; and at least one of Rfand Rfis a fluoroalkyl group, and the following compounds (I) and (II): (I) a fluorine-containing unsaturated compound; and (II) a hydroxy group-containing compound represented by the formula (2):RfOH&#x2003;&#x2003;(2)wherein Rfis the same as above, and the nonaqueous solvents comprising the compounds (I) and (II) in a total amount of 5000 ppm or less for the fluorine-containing ether.

Lithium ion secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte for lithium ion secondary battery

The present invention aims to provide an electrochemical device excellent in high temperature storage characteristics and cycling characteristics at high voltages, and a nonaqueous electrolyte for the electrochemical device. The present invention relates to an electrochemical device including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the nonaqueous solvent contains a fluorinated linear carbonate represented by the formula (1):RfOCOOR&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)(wherein Rf represents a C1-4 fluorinated alkyl group and R represents a C1-4 alkyl group), and further contains following compounds of (I) to (III) in a total amount of not more than 5000 ppm relative to the fluorinated linear carbonate: (I) a compound represented by the formula (2)RfOH&#x2003;&#x2003;(2)(wherein Rf is defined as above); (II) a compound represented by the formula (3)ROH&#x2003;&#x2003;(3)(wherein R is defined as above); and (III) a compound represented by the formula (4)ROCOCl&#x2003;&#x2003;(4)(wherein R is defined as above).

Electrochemical device and nonaqueous electrolyte solution for electrochemical device

Provided is an electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent withstand voltage and satisfactory characteristics even at low and high temperatures. The invention is an electrolytic solution that includes a cyclic carbonate (I-1) represented by formula (I-1): (in the formula, R is an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, a fluorine-containing alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, an alkoxy group or a fluorine-containing alkoxy group, in which an oxygen atom may be inserted between carbon atoms); a cyclic carbonate (I-2) different from the cyclic carbonate (I-1); and an electrolyte salt (II)).

Electrolytic solution

The present invention directs to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, including (I) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of fluorinated linear sulfones and fluorinated linear sulfonic acid esters, and (II) an electrolyte salt. Such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution has high oxidation resistance, minimizes its decomposition even when hydrofluoric acid is produced. Also, the solution is less likely to cause, in the case of being used for a secondary cell, swelling of the cell and lowering of the battery performance.

Non-aqueous electrolyte solution

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Kyouhei Sawaki