Papers Converting carbon material into a battery negative electrode, 1 TANSO (Journal of The Carbon Society of Japan), 1999, No. 186, Akira Yoshino 45–49 (in Japanese) Development of Lithium Ion Battery, Molecular Crystals and Liquid 2 Akira Yoshino Crystals, 2000, Vol. 340, 425–429 Akira Yoshino, Development of lithium-ion secondary battery and recent related Kenji Otsuka, 3 technology trends, Journal of The Chemical Society of Japan, Takayuki Nakajima, 2000, No. 8, 523–534 (in Japanese) Akira Koyama, Satoshi Nakajo Development process and the latest trend for lithium-ion battery 4 technology in Japan, Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2001, Akira Yoshino Vol. 25, No. 6, 416–422 (in Chinese) Shigeto Okada, Shoichiro Sawa, Minato Egashira, Cathode properties of phospho-olivine LiMPO for lithium 4 Jun-ichi Yamaki, 5 secondary batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 2001, Vol. 97–98, Mitsuharu Tabuchi, 430-432 Hiroyuki Kageyama, Tokuzo Konishi, Akira Yoshino Overview of carbonaceous materials for lithium ion battery, 6 Akira Yoshino Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2002, Vol. 388, 161–165 Akira Yoshino, Toshio Tsubata, Development of a Lithium-Type Advanced Energy Storage Device, Michiko Shimoyamada, 7 Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2004, Vol. 151 (12), Hisashi Satake, A2180–A2182 Yukiko Okano, Shiro Mori, Shizukuni Yata Hybrid (Asymmetric) Capacitor, Electrochemistry (published by The 8 Electrochemical Society of Japan), Vol. 72, No. 10, 2004, 716–719 Akira Yoshino (in Japanese) The birth of the lithium-ion battery, Angewandte Chemie 9 Akira Yoshino International Edition, 2012, Vol. 51, Issue 24, 5798–800 Review Articles Cylindrical Li-ion secondary battery is in commercialization phase, Akira Yoshino, 1 with twice the capacity of Ni-Cd, Nikkei Electronics, Nov. 14, 1992, Shintaro Suzuki, 63–70 (in Japanese) Takashi Shimada Secondary battery using carbon, Electronic Ceramics, 1992, Vol. Takayuki Nakajima, 2 23, No. 119, 68–72 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino 1/14 Development of lithium ion secondary battery, Kagaku Kogyo, 3 Akira Yoshino 1995, Vol. 46, No. 11, 870–874 (in Japanese) Development and commercialization of lithium ion secondary 4 Akira Yoshino battery, NEDO-IT-9806-3, 1999, 113–133 (in Japanese) What gave birth to the lithium ion secondary battery, the heart of 5 information technology? And what does the future hold? Petrotech, Akira Yoshino July 2002, Vol. 25, No. 7, 521–524 (in Japanese) Separator technology necessary for extending the life of secondary 6 batteries and capacitors, Material Stage, 2003, Vol. 3, No. 1, 89–93 Akira Yoshino (in Japanese) My method of invention, Hatsumei (published by the Japan Institute 7 Akira Yoshino of Invention and Innovation), 2003, No. 3, 72–74 (in Japanese) Configuration and features of novel high-power energy storage 8 Akira Yoshino device, Battery Technology, 2005, Vol. 17, 141–147 (in Japanese) Current status of energy devices and development of high-output 9 energy storage devices, Report of the CPC Society, 2006 (in Akira Yoshino Japanese) R&D Leader, April 2008, No. 25, Technical Information Institute (in 10 Akira Yoshino Japanese) Lithium ion secondary battery, Expected Materials for the Future, 11 Akira Yoshino December 2008, NTS Inc. (in Japanese) Secondary battery technology of the present, past, and future, 12 Akira Yoshino Semiconductor FPD World, 2009, No. 5 (in Japanese) Lithium ion battery, Kagaku Sochi, October 2009, Kogyo Chosakai 13 Akira Yoshino Publishing (in Japanese) R&D Leader, November 2009, No. 44, Technical Information 14 Akira Yoshino Institute (in Japanese) Lithium ion secondary battery which supports IT society: Moment of 15 Akira Yoshino innovation, Chemistry, January 2010, Kagaku Dojin (in Japanese) From battery technology, Sen'i Gakkaishi (Journal of The Society of 16 Fiber Science and Technology, Japan), 2010, Vol. 66 (in Akira Yoshino Japanese) Focus of battery development for field engineers, Kagaku Sochi, 17 Akira Yoshino 2010, No. 4 (in Japanese) 18 Polyfile, 2010, Vol. 47, No. 554, Taiseisha (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino 19 Polyfile, 2010, Vol. 47, No. 555, Taiseisha (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino Next-generation lithium battery and polymer materials, Seikei 20 Akira Yoshino Kakou, 2010, Vol. 22, No. 6 (in Japanese) The day the lithium-ion battery was born, Expected Materials for 21 Akira Yoshino the Future, 2010, No. 11 (in Japanese) 22 Polyfile, 2011, Vol. 48, No. 574, Taiseisha (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino 2/14 Lithium-ion battery and powder technology, Journal of the Society 23 Akira Yoshino of Powder Technology, Japan, 2012, Vol. 49, No. 1 (in Japanese) Lithium-ion battery technology and materials, Engineering 24 Akira Yoshino Materials, 2012, Vol. 60, No. 11 (in Japanese) Lithium-ion battery overview, Bunseki, The Japan Society for 25 Analytical Chemistry, 2013, Vol. 10, No. 466, 580–584 (in Akira Yoshino Japanese) Current status and challenges for the lithium-ion battery, Monthly 26 DISPLAY, Techno Times Co., Ltd., Vol. 19, No. 12, 2013, 53–55 (in Akira Yoshino Japanese) Books Lithium Ion Secondary Battery, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 1996 1 Akira Yoshino et al. (in Japanese) Carbon Material for Negative Electrode of Lithium Ion Secondary 2 Akira Yoshino et al. Battery, Realize, 1996 (in Japanese) Material Technology for High Performance Secondary Battery and 3 Its Evaluation, Application, and Development, Technical Akira Yoshino et al. Information Institute, 1998 (in Japanese) 4 Lithium Secondary Battery, NTS Inc., 2001 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino et al. Development and Materials of New Energy Automobile, CMC 5 Akira Yoshino et al. Publishing, 2001 (in Japanese) Technological Innovation and Future Prospects for Lithium 6 Akira Yoshino et al. Secondary Battery, NTS Inc., 2001 (in Japanese) Lithium Secondary Battery Technology for the 21st Century, CMC 7 Akira Yoshino et al. Publishing, 2002 (in Japanese) High-Capacity Secondary Batteries for Vehicles, CMC Publishing, 8 Akira Yoshino et al. 2003 (in Japanese) These Ten Years and the Future of Secondary Battery Materials, Akira Yoshino 9 CMC Publishing, 2003 (in Japanese) (chief editor) 10 Lithium Ion Battery Stories, CMC Publishing, 2004 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino Technologies for High Energy Density/High Output in Electric 11 Double Layer Capacitors and Lithium Ion Secondary Batteries for Akira Yoshino et al. Vehicles, Technical Information Institute, 2005 (in Japanese) Current Status and Perspective of Advanced Materials for 12 Akira Yoshino et al. Automobiles, CMC Publishing, 2005 (in Japanese) Next-Generation Power Supplies Enabled by Battery Innovation, 13 Akira Yoshino et al. NTS Inc., 2006 (in Japanese) Advanced Technologies for Ubiquitous Energy, CMC Publishing, 14 Akira Yoshino et al. 2006 (in Japanese) 3/14 Carbon Material Science and Material Design VIII, CPC Society, 15 Akira Yoshino et al. 2006 (in Japanese) Improved Performance and Reliability of Battery Materials, 16 Akira Yoshino et al. Technical Information Institute, 2007 (in Japanese) Advanced Lithium Ion Secondary Battery, Joho Kiko, 2008 (in 17 Akira Yoshino et al. Japanese) New Battery Technology Outlook, Electronic Journal, 2008 (in 18 Akira Yoshino et al. Japanese) Finding Topics for Research and Development, Technical 19 Akira Yoshino et al. Information Institute, 2008 (in Japanese) Development and Research on Next Generation-Materials for 20 Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery for Automotive Application, CMC Akira Yoshino et al. Publishing, 2008 (in Japanese) Lithium-Ion Batteries These 15 Years and Emerging Technologies, Akira Yoshino 21 CMC Publishing, 2008 (in Japanese) (chief editor) Noboru Sato, Safety Technologies and Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries, CMC 22 Akira Yoshino Publishing, 2009 (in Japanese) (chief editors) Recent Advances in Surface and Interface Analysis of Polymers, 23 Akira Yoshino et al. CMC Publishing, 2009 (in Japanese) How to Make a New Research and Development Organization and 24 Akira Yoshino et al. Culture, Technical Information Institute, 2009 (in Japanese) 25 High Performance Storage Battery, NTS Inc., 2009 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino et al. Front Line of the Development of Next Generation Capacitors, 26 Akira Yoshino et al. Gijutsu Kyoiku Shuppansha, 2009 (in Japanese) Finding Topics for Research and Development, Technical 27 Akira Yoshino et al. Information Institute, 2009 (in Japanese) 28 Next Generation Batteries 2010, Nikkei BP, 2009 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino et al. 29 Handbook of Batteries, Ohmsha, 2010 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino et al. Development and Market of Lithium-ion Battery, CMC Publishing, 30 Akira Yoshino et al. 2010 (in Japanese) Electrode and Battery Materials for Lithium-ion Secondary Battery: 31 Akira Yoshino et al. Development and Prospects, Joho Kiko, 2010 (in Japanese) Lithium-Ion Battery: Fundamentals and Applications, Baifukan, 32 Akira Yoshino et al. 2010 (in Japanese) Lithium-Ion Batteries for Vehicles, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 33 Akira Yoshino et al. 2010 (in Japanese) 34 Plastics Age Encyclopedia, Plastics Age, 2011 (in Japanese) Akira Yoshino et al. Electronics and Polymers, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute, 35 Akira Yoshino et al. 2011 (in Japanese) 4/14 Technology for Optimization and Improving Efficiency of EV/HEV 36 Batteries, Peripheral Equipment and Electric Supply Systems, Joho Akira Yoshino et al. Kiko, 2011 (in Japanese) Lithium Secondary Battery Vehicle Mounting Technology, Causes 37 of Deterioration and Malfunctions, and Their Countermeasures, Akira Yoshino et al. Technical Information Institute, 2011 (in Japanese) Lithium-ion