The invention relates to an
electrode, a nonaqueous
electrolyte battery, a
battery pack and a vehicle. The invention provides an
electrode excellent in service performance. According to one approach,an
electrode (3) is provided. The electrode (3) includes an active material-containing layer (3b). The active material-containing layer (3b) includes a Na-containing
niobium-
titanium composite oxide having an orthorhombic
crystal structure. The active material-containing layer (3b) satisfies I2 / I1>=1. I1 is an intensity of a peak P1 appearing in a
binding energy range of 289 eV to 292 eV in an X-
ray photoelectron
spectroscopy spectrum of the active material-containing layer (3b). I2 is an intensity of a peak P2 appearing in a
binding energy range of 283 eV to 285 eV in the X-
ray photoelectronspectroscopy spectrum of the active material-containing layer (3b).