NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator between the positive electrode active material layer and negative electrode active material layer, an electrolyte containing electrolyte solution, a negative-side recessed impregnated area, positive-side recessed impregnated area, a deep region of the negative electrode side inside the negative electrode active material layer, and a deep region of the positive electrode side inside the positive electrode active material layer.    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is used for battery pack for electrical storage apparatus used for supplying power to electronic device, electric vehicle and electric power system (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to notebook computer, portable information terminal, mobile telephone, digital still camera, memory card, pacemaker, hearing aid, air-conditioner, television, dishwasher, medical device, rail vehicle, golf cart, electrically-driven cart, electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has excellent low-temperature characteristics, ability to suppress the capacity degradation during charging/discharging by high output discharge and high capacitance, quick-charge characteristics, and suppresses reduction of high output discharge capacity, and improves chemical short circuit tolerance and overcharge tolerance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode which has a positive electrode active material layer containing positive electrode active material particles (12), a negative electrode which has a negative electrode active material layer (54A) containing negative electrode active material particles (11), a separator between the positive electrode active material layer and negative electrode active material layer, an electrolyte containing electrolyte solution, a negative-side recessed impregnated area containing a recess between adjacent particles of negative electrode active material positioned on the topmost surface of the negative electrode active material layer and in which an electrolyte and solid particles (10) are formed between the negative electrode active material layer and a separator, positive-side recessed impregnated area containing a recess between adjacent particles of positive electrode active material positioned on the topmost surface of the positive electrode active material layer and in which an electrolyte and solid particles are formed, between the positive electrode active material layer and a separator, deep region of the negative electrode side inside the negative electrode active material layer in side deeper than the negative-side recessed impregnated area of the negative electrode side where the electrolyte and solid particles are arranged, and deep region of the positive electrode side inside the positive electrode active material layer in a side deeper than the positive-side recessed impregnated area of the positive electrode side where the electrolyte and solid particles are arranged. The concentration of solid particles in the positive-side and negative-side recessed impregnated areas is 30 vol.% or more. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electronic device, which has an nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and receives supply of electric power from the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery;    (2) electric vehicle, which includes nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and receives supply of electric power from the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and converts into the driving force of a vehicle, and a control apparatus which performs the information processing regarding vehicle control based on the information based on nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery;    (3) electrical storage apparatus, which supplies electric power to the electronic device which has an nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and is connected to the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; and    (4) power system, which receives supply of electric power from nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with which electric power is supplied to the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery from an electric power generating apparatus or power network.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of structure inside a nonaqueous electrolyte battery.    Solid particles (10)    Negative electrode active material particles (11)    Positive electrode active material particles (12)    Negative electrode active material layers (54A,54B)    Separator (55)    Electrolyte layer (56)