| CPC H01M 4/505 (2013.01) [H01M 4/131 (2013.01); H01M 4/1391 (2013.01); H01M 4/366 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |

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1. A method for manufacturing an electrode layer, comprising:
mixing a particle, a binder, and a solvent to form a mixture;
forming the mixture over a current collector to form a mixed layer; and
performing heat treatment on the mixed layer to form the electrode layer at a temperature higher than or equal to 160° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C. in a nitrogen or rare gas atmosphere,
wherein the particle after the heat treatment comprises a first region and a second region,
wherein the second region is located at a more surface side than the first region,
wherein the second region has a spinel structure,
wherein the first region and the second region comprises lithium, manganese, an element M, and oxygen,
wherein a thickness of the second region is greater than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 30 nm,
wherein the element represented by M is one or more elements selected from Cr, Ni, Ga, Fe, Mo, In, Nb, Co, Mg, Al, Ti, Cu, Zn, Si, and P, and
wherein the electrode layer comprises a compound having a bond between at least one element selected from lithium, manganese, the element M, and oxygen and at least one element in the binder.
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