Active material and battery

US11075372B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11075372-B2
Application numberUS-201916504210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 5, 2019
Priority dateJul 13, 2018
Publication dateJul 27, 2021
Grant dateJul 27, 2021

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A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel active material whose volume variation due to charge/discharge is small. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an active material having a composition represented by Na x M y Si 46 , wherein M is a metal element other than Na, x and y satisfy 0<x, 0≤y, y≤x and 0<x+y<8, and comprising a crystal phase of a Type I silicon clathrate.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An active material having a composition represented by Na x M y Si 46 , wherein M is a metal element other than Na, x and y satisfy 0<x,0≤y,y≤x and 0<x+y<8, and comprising a crystal phase of a Type I silicon clathrate. 2. The active material according to claim 1 , wherein the active material comprises the crystal phase of the Type I silicon clathrate as a main phase. 3. The active material according to claim 1 , wherein the crystal phase of the Type I silicon clathrate has a peak at a position of 2θ=30.33°±1.00°, 31.60°±1.00°, 32.82°±1.00°, 52.39°±1.00° and 55.49°±1.00° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray. 4. The active material according to claim 1 , wherein the active material does not comprise a Si crystal phase of a diamond-type, the Si crystal phase of the diamond-type has a peak at a position of 2θ=28.44°±1.00° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, and when a diffraction intensity of the peak at 2θ=32.82°±1.00° is regarded as I A , and a diffraction intensity of the peak at 2θ=28.44°±1.00° is regarded as I B , I B /I A is more than 0, and 0.1 or less. 5. The active material according to claim 3 , wherein the active material comprises a Si crystal phase of a diamond-type, the Si crystal phase of the diamond-type has a peak at a position of 2θ=28.44°±1.00° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, and when a diffraction intensity of the peak at 2θ=32.82°±1.00° is regarded as I A , and a diffraction intensity of the peak at 2θ=28.44°±1.00° is regarded as I B , I B /I A is more than 0, and 0.1 or less. 6. The active material according to claim 1 , wherein the x and the y satisfy 2.9≤x,2.9≤x+y≤7.1. 7. A battery comprising a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, in this order, and the anode layer includes the active material according to claim 1 . 8. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the electrolyte layer includes an inorganic solid electrolyte. 9. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the electrolyte layer includes a liquid electrolyte. 10. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery. 11. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the battery is a sodium ion battery.

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  • Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

  • H01M4/386Primary

    Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title

  • Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

  • Binders · CPC title

  • Solid materials · CPC title

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What does patent US11075372B2 cover?
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel active material whose volume variation due to charge/discharge is small. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an active material having a composition represented by Na x M y Si 46 , wherein M is a metal element other than Na, x and y satisfy 0<x, 0≤y, y≤x and 0<x+y<8, and comprising a crystal phase of a Type I sili…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/386. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 27 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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