US10446842B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10446842-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615513331-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Publication date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
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Provided is a new 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide which enables the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. The 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide has an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, and contains Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is characterized in that, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a diffraction spot observed in the Fd-3m structure as well as a diffraction spot not observed in the Fd-3m structure are confirmed.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide, comprising Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a diffraction spot which is observed in Fd-3m structure as well as a diffraction spot which is not observed in the Fd-3m structure are confirmed. 2. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the diffraction spot which is not observed in the Fd-3m structure has an intensity equal to or lower than that of the diffraction spot which is observed in the Fd-3m structure. 3. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the diffraction spot which is not observed in the Fd-3m structure is a diffraction spot which is observed in P4 3 32 structure. 4. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the diffraction spot which is not observed in the Fd-3m structure is a diffraction spot which is observed in P4 3 32 structure. wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the diffraction spot which is observed in the P4 3 32 structure is confirmed. 5. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), when indexing of the diffraction spot and calculation of incident direction are performed as the P4 3 32 structure, a diffraction spot of 011 is confirmed between diffraction spots of 000 and 022 in a diffraction image of incidence from crystal zone axis <100>. 6. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein at least one element from the “two or more other elements” according to claim 1 is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, and another element is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb. 7. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (1): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c M1 b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M1 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 1.20, and c is 0.001 to 0.400). 8. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400). 9. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 is Ti or Al, or both of the elements, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400). 10. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein a tap density is 1.2 g/cm 3 or more. 11. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein an average primary particle size is more than 0.5 μm. 12. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area (SSA) is 1.5 m 2 /g or less. 13. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein a crystallite size is 100 nm or more. 14. A lithium secondary battery having the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 as a positive electrode active material. 15. A spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide, comprising Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the diffraction spot which is observed in the P4 3 32 structure is confirmed. 16. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 15 , wherein, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), when indexing of the diffraction spot and calculation of incident direction are performed as the P4 3 32 structure, a diffraction spot of 011 is confirmed between diffraction spots of 000 and 022 in a diffraction image of incidence from crystal zone axis <100>. 17. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 15 , wherein at least one element from the “two or more other elements” according to claim 1 is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, and another element is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb. 18. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 15 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (1): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c M1 b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M1 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 1.20, and c is 0.001 to 0.400). 19. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 15 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400). 20. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 15 , wherein the spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2is Ti or Al, or both of the elements, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).
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