The negative electrode can be obtained by, for example, the following method. First, the active material, the conductive agent, and the binder are suspended in an appropriate solvent to prepare a slurry. Next, the slurry is applied to one surface or both surfaces of the current collector. The coating on the current collector is dried, thereby forming an active material-containing layer. After that, pressing is performed for the current collector and the active material-containing layer formed on it. As the active material-containing layer, the mixture of the active material, the conductive agent, and the binder formed into pellets may be used.
2) Positive Electrode
The positive electrode can include a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material-containing layer supported on the positive electrode current collector.
The positive electrode current collector is made of, for example, a metal such as stainless steel, aluminum (Al), or titanium (Ti). The positive electrode current collector has a form of, for example, a foil, a porous body, or a mesh. To prevent corrosion by the reaction between the positive electrode current collector and the aqueous electrolyte, the surface of the positive electrode current collector may be covered with a different kind of element. The positive electrode current collector is preferably made of a material with excellent corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance, for example, a Ti foil. Note that when Li2SO4 is used as the aqueous electrolyte, Al may be used as the positive electrode current collector because corrosion does not progress.