ELECTRODE MIX, ELECTRODE MIX PASTE, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY

An electrode mixture containing a particulate electrodes active material, an electrically conductive material and a binder, wherein the electrode active material comprise a particulate core material and a coating material adhering in the of particles or a layer to the surface of the core material, the core material is obtained by a method comprising a step of coprecipitating two or more transition metal elements, and the binder comprises a water-soluble macromolecule or a water-dispersible macromolecule or both. An electrode comprising the electrode mixture and an electrode collector. An electrode mixture paste containing the electrode mixture and water. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode is the electrode.