NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY

There is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having high capacity in which the reduction in the capacity of the battery due to the irreversible capacity in the first charge and discharge is suppressed using a high capacity positive electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the exemplary embodiment includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode including at least one negative electrode active material selected from the group consisting of Si, a Si oxide and carbon, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material including an oxide capable of absorbing and releasing lithium and a transition metal oxide, the transition metal oxide being represented by Li 2 MO 2 (wherein M is at least one of Cu and Ni) and including a square-planar coordination MO 4 structure, the square-planar coordination MO 4 structure forming a one-dimensional chain which shares an edge formed by two opposing oxygen atoms, wherein the relation Z ‰¤ Y is satisfied provided that Y represents the first charge capacity of the negative electrode, and Z represents the first charge capacity of the positive electrode.