Bridgestone Corporation

Seiko Electronic Components Ltd.

Tetsuro Amano

Yoshitomo Masuda

Masao Ogawa

Katsuhiko Arai

Tadashi Fuse

Kinya Suzuki

Takahiro Kawagoe

Shinichi Toyosawa

Hideharu Daifuku

Toyoo Harada

Yuko Maeda

Shigeru Kijima

Isamu Shinoda

A lithium cell comprising a negative electrode containing lithium, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the positive and negative electrodes is improved in internal resistance and shelf life when the negative electrode is surface treated with a composition containing from more than 1% to 5% by weight of water.

Lithium cells

A lithium cell comprising a negative electrode containing lithium, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the positive and negative electrodes is improved in internal resistance and shelf life when the negative electrode is surface treated with water, lithium hydroxide, a PF.sub.6 ion-containing compound, or an AsF.sub.6 ion-containing compound.

An electric cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte maintains excellent performance when the positive electrode is an electro-conductive polymer composite including a mesh stainless steel having a wire diameter of about 35-120 .mu.m and an electro-conductive polymer, typically polyaniline, integrally deposited onto the mesh by electrolytic polymerization. A container having the elements received therein is provided with a vent mechanism.

Electric cells

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Tetsuro Amano