Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent wherein the anode material is prepared by the pyrolysis of organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent wherein the anode material is prepared by the pyrolysis of organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 1 wherein the conjugated polycyclic compound is a pitch having a softening point of 170° C. or less or tar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 2 wherein the nitrocompound is an aromatic nitrocompound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 3 wherein the aromatic nitrocompound is dinitronaphthalene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 1 wherein the anode material is prepared by pyrolyzing the organic compound starting materials at temperatures of from 800° C. to 1800° C. under an atmosphere of non-reactive gas,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 1 wherein the d 002 interlayer spacing of the pyrolyzed organic compound starting material is in the range of from 3.4 Å to 3.7 Å.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent according to claim 1 wherein the crystallite size of the pyrolyzed organic compound starting material is 70 Å or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
112 words
An anode material for a lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent prepared by pyrolyzing organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
112 words
An anode material for a lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous solvent prepared by pyrolyzing organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
An anode material according to claim 8 wherein the conjugated polycyclic compound is a pitch having a softening point of 170° C. or less or tar and the nitrocompound is dinitronaphthalene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
121 words
An anode material is sheet form for use in the preparation of anodes for a secondary battery, which anode material is prepared by pyrolyzing organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
121 words
An anode material is sheet form for use in the preparation of anodes for a secondary battery, which anode material is prepared by pyrolyzing organic compound starting materials obtained by reacting at least one conjugated polycyclic compound with a nitrocompound or with a nitrating agent, the anode material containing at least the elements carbon and nitrogen; the nitrogen content ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight and 80% or more of this nitrogen is bound to carbon by either C--N or C═N bonds; and the ratio of the intensity of the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ("XPS") peak observed for the anode material at 401.2±0.2 eV to the intensity of peak observed for the anode material at 398.8±0.4 eV is 1.0:1 or more.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
An anode material in sheet form according to claim 10 wherein the conjugated polycyclic compound is a pitch having a softening point of 170° C. or less or tar and the nitrocompound is dinitronaphthalene.