Patent ID: 7060389

Claim:
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode capable of doping and dedoping lithium, a cathode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the anode including a carbon material, a polymer material and a Sn-containing compound expressed by a general formula (1): SnM 1 x M 2 y M 3 z (1) wherein, M 1 designates at least one kind of material selected from the group consisting of Co and Cu, M 2 designates at least one kind of material selected from the group consisting of Cr, Fe, Mn, Nb, Mo, W, B and P, M 3 designates at least one kind of material selected from the group consisting of In, Ag, Zn and Al, x, y and z are respectively represented by 0.1<x≦2, 0<y≦2 and 0<z≦1), the anode includes the carbon material from 5 wt % to 85 wt % of an anode composition, the average particle diameter of the Sn-containing compound is in a range of 0.1 μm to 80 μm, the polymer material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, styrene butadiene rubber, and polyethylene, and the cathode includes a cathode active material comprising a Li-containing transition metal oxide which includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Fe.