Positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11018338-B2
Application number	US-201615748338-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2016
Priority date	Jul 30, 2015
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that is represented by the general formula (1): LiaNi1-x-yCoxMyWzO2+α (where 0≤x≤0.35, 0≤y≤0.35, 0.0008≤z≤0.030, 0.97≤a≤1.25, and 0≤α≤0.20, and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, and Al) and is constituted by a Li-metal composite oxide composed of primary particles and secondary particles formed by aggregation of the primary particles, wherein a compound including Li and W is formed on the surface of the primary particles of the composite oxide and the amount of W contained in the compound is such that the number of atoms of W is 0.08 to 0.30 at % with respect to the total number of atoms of Ni, Co, and M contained in the positive electrode active material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive electrode active material having a compound containing lithium and tungsten on a surface of primary particles of a lithium-metal composite oxide that is represented by a general formula (3): Li b Ni 1-x-y Co x M y O 2 (where 0<x≤0.15, 0<y≤0.07, x+y≤0.16, and 0.95≤b≤1.05 are satisfied and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, or Al) and composed of the primary particles and secondary particles formed by aggregation of the primary particles, wherein a specific surface area of the lithium-metal composite oxide measured by a BET method is 1.0 to 2.0 m 2 /g and a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the secondary particles is 0.2 to 3.5%, wherein:
a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the positive electrode active material is 0.15 to 3% and a specific surface area of the positive electrode active material measured by the BET method is 0.9 to 1.5 m 2 /g,
an amount of tungsten contained in the compound is such that a number of atoms of W is 0.08 to 0.30 at % with respect to a total number of atoms of Ni, Co, and M contained in the positive electrode active material,
50% or more of tungsten contained in the compound is present in a form of Li 4 WO 5 , and
the compound is present on the surface of the primary particles of the lithium-metal composite oxide as fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 200 nm and a coating film having a film thickness of 1 to 100 nm.

2. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:
a positive electrode comprising the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to claim 1 .

3. The positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to claim 1 , wherein a composition ratio of Ni, Co and M in the lithium metal composite oxide is the same as a composition ratio of Ni, Co and M in the positive electrode active material.

4. A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive electrode active material having a compound containing lithium and tungsten on a surface of primary particles of a lithium-metal composite oxide that is represented by a general formula (3): Li b Ni 1-x-y Co x M y O 2 (where 0<x≤0.15, 0<y≤0.07, x+y≤0.16, and 0.95≤b≤1.05 are satisfied and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, or Al) and composed of the primary particles and secondary particles formed by aggregation of the primary particles, wherein a specific surface area of the lithium-metal composite oxide measured by a BET method is 1.0 to 2.0 m 2 /g and a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the secondary particles is 0.2 to 3.5%, wherein:
a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the positive electrode active material is 0.15 to 3% and a specific surface area of the positive electrode active material measured by the BET method is 0.9 to 1.5 m 2 /g,
an amount of tungsten contained in the compound is such that a number of atoms of W is 0.08 to 0.30 at % with respect to a total number of atoms of Ni, Co, and M contained in the positive electrode active material,
50% or more of tungsten contained in the compound is present in a form of Li 4 WO 5 , and:
the compound is present on the surface of the primary particles of the lithium-metal composite oxide as fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 200 nm.

5. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:
a positive electrode comprising the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to claim 4 .

6. A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive electrode active material having a compound containing lithium and tungsten on a surface of primary particles of a lithium-metal composite oxide that is represented by a general formula (3): Li b Ni 1-x-y Co x M y O 2 (where 0<x≤0.15, 0<y≤0.07, x+y≤0.16, and 0.95≤b≤1.05 are satisfied and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, or Al) and composed of the primary particles and secondary particles formed by aggregation of the primary particles, wherein a specific surface area of the lithium-metal composite oxide measured by a BET method is 1.0 to 2.0 m 2 /g and a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the secondary particles is 0.2 to 3.5%, wherein:
a porosity measured in cross-sectional observation of the positive electrode active material is 0.15 to 3% and a specific surface area of the positive electrode active material measured by the BET method is 0.9 to 1.5 m 2 /g,
an amount of tungsten contained in the compound is such that a number of atoms of W is 0.08 to 0.30 at % with respect to a total number of atoms of Ni, Co, and M contained in the positive electrode active material,
50% or more of tungsten contained in the compound is present in a form of Li 4 WO 5 , and
the compound is present on the surface of the primary particles of the lithium-metal composite oxide as a coating film having a film thickness of 1 to 100 nm.

7. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:
a positive electrode comprising the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to claim 6 .

Assignees

• Sumitomo Metal Mining Co

Inventors

• Furuichi Yuki
• Suzuki Jun
• Komukai Tetsufumi

Classifications

• H01M4/62 Primary

  Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers · CPC title

• H01M4/36

  Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids · CPC title

• C01G53/50

  of the type (MnO2)n-, e.g. Li(NixMn1-x)O2 or Li(MyNixMn1-x-y)O2 · CPC title

• H01M4/366 Primary

  as layered products · CPC title

• H01M4/525 Primary

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy · CPC title