Composite particle, negative electrode and battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10270087-B2
Application number	US-201515115928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2015
Priority date	Feb 25, 2014
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a composite particle which can improve the capacity per volume and charge-discharge cycle characteristics. The composite particle includes a plurality of specific particles and a binding material. The specific particle contains an alloy phase. The alloy phase undergoes thermoelastic diffusionless transformation when releasing metal ions or occluding metal ions. The binding material contains at least one of non-graphite carbon and a carbon precursor. The plurality of specific particles bind with each other via the binding material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composite particle, comprising:
a plurality of specific particles each of which contains an alloy phase, and
a binding material which contains at least one of non-graphite carbon and a carbon precursor, and binds with the plurality of specific particles, wherein
the alloy phase undergoes thermoelastic diffusionless transformation when releasing metal ions or occluding the metal ions.

2. The composite particle according to claim 1 , wherein
a proportion of a total mass of the plurality of specific particles to a sum of the total mass of the plurality of specific particles and a mass of the binding material is 95% to 99.5%.

3. The composite particle according to claim 2 , wherein
at least some of the plurality of specific particles are exposed to an outside of the composite particle.

4. The composite particle according to claim 1 , wherein
at least some of the plurality of specific particles are exposed to an outside of the composite particle.

5. The composite particle according to claim 4 , wherein
the alloy phase undergoes the thermoelastic diffusionless transformation when occluding the metal ions, and undergoes reverse transformation when releasing the metal ions.

6. The composite particle according to claim 1 , wherein
the alloy phase undergoes the thermoelastic diffusionless transformation when occluding the metal ions, and undergoes reverse transformation when releasing the metal ions.

7. The composite particle according to claim 6 , wherein
the alloy phase after the thermoelastic diffusionless transformation contains a crystal structure which is 2H in Ramsdell notation, and
the alloy phase after the reverse transformation contains a crystal structure which is DO 3 in Strukturbericht notation.

8. The composite particle according to claim 7 , wherein
the alloy phase contains Cu and Sn.

9. The composite particle according to claim 8 , wherein
the alloy phase contains, in place of a part of Cu, one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Si, B, and C.

10. The composite particle according to claim 9 , wherein
the alloy phase contains:
Sn: 10 to 35 at %, and
one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti: 9.0 at % or less, V: 49.0 at % or less, Cr: 49.0 at % or less, Mn: 9.0 at % or less, Fe: 49.0 at % or less, Co: 49.0 at % or less, Ni: 9.0 at % or less, Zn: 29.0 at % or less, Al: 49.0 at % or less, Si: 49.0 at % or less, B: 5.0 at % or less, and C: 5.0 at % or less,
with the balance being Cu and impurities.

11. The composite particle according to claim 6 , wherein
the alloy phase contains Cu and Sn.

12. The composite particle according to claim 11 , wherein
the alloy phase contains, in place of a part of Cu, one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Si, B, and C.

13. The composite particle according to claim 12 , wherein
the alloy phase contains:
Sn: 10 to 35 at %, and
one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti: 9.0 at % or less, V: 49.0 at % or less, Cr: 49.0 at % or less, Mn: 9.0 at % or less, Fe: 49.0 at % or less, Co: 49.0 at % or less, Ni: 9.0 at % or less, Zn: 29.0 at % or less, Al: 49.0 at % or less, Si: 49.0 at % or less, B: 5.0 at % or less, and C: 5.0 at % or less,
with the balance being Cu and impurities.

14. A negative electrode, comprising a composite particle according to claim 1 as an active material.

15. A battery, comprising a negative electrode according to claim 14 .

16. A composite particle, comprising:
a plurality of specific particles containing an alloy phase; and
a binding material containing at least one of non-graphite carbon and a carbon precursor, and binding with the plurality of specific particles, wherein
the alloy phase contains Cu and Sn.

17. The composite particle according to claim 16 , wherein
the alloy phase contains, in place of a part of Cu, one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Si, B, and C.

18. The composite particle according to claim 17 , wherein
the alloy phase contains:
Sn: 10 to 35 at %, and
one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti: 9.0 at % or less, V: 49.0 at % or less, Cr: 49.0 at % or less, Mn: 9.0 at % or less, Fe: 49.0 at % or less, Co: 49.0 at % or less, Ni: 9.0 at % or less, Zn: 29.0 at % or less, Al: 49.0 at % or less, Si: 49.0 at % or less, B: 5.0 at % or less, and C: 5.0 at % or less,
with the balance being Cu and impurities.

19. A negative electrode, comprising a composite particle according to claim 16 as an active material.

20. A battery, comprising a negative electrode according to claim 19 .

Assignees

• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp

Inventors

• Usui Masafumi
• Yamamoto Sukeyoshi
• Negi Noriyuki

Classifications

• H01M2220/30

  Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop · CPC title

• H01M4/621

  Binders · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M4/38

  of elements or alloys · CPC title

• C22C9/02

  with tin as the next major constituent · CPC title