All-solid state secondary battery and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11101497-B2
Application number	US-201716080557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Feb 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery including a plurality of provisional battery bodies, the method including: forming each of the plurality of provisional battery bodies by pressing a positive-electrode mixture, a solid electrolyte, and a negative-electrode mixture that are stacked between a pair of electrode current collectors and pressure-molding the stacked provisional battery bodies with the electrode current collectors facing each other. The electrode current collectors facing each other have rough surfaces.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery including a plurality of provisional battery bodies, the method comprising:
forming each of the provisional battery bodies by pressing a positive-electrode mixture, a solid electrolyte, and a negative-electrode mixture that are stacked between a positive-electrode current collector and a negative-electrode current collector, each of the positive-electrode current collector and the negative-electrode current collector having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the positive-electrode current collector facing the inner surface of the negative-electrode current collector, the inner surface of the positive-electrode current collector being in contact with the positive-electrode mixture, and the inner surface of the negative-electrode current collector being in contact with the negative-electrode mixture; and
pressure-molding with a molding pressure a pair of stacked provisional battery bodies, the pair of stacked provisional battery bodies including a first provisional battery body and a second provisional battery body;
wherein the positive-electrode mixture of each of the provisional battery bodies is configured to extend at a first extension rate when the molding pressure is removed;
wherein the negative-electrode mixture of each of the provisional battery bodies is configured to extend at a second extension rate when the molding pressure is removed;
wherein the pair of stacked provisional battery bodies is arranged with the outer surface of a first current collector of the first provisional battery body directly engaged with the outer surface of a second current collector of the second provisional battery body,
wherein the first current collector corresponds to a current collector that is in contact with an electrode mixture having lower of the first extension rate and the second extension rate, the current collector being the positive current collector or the negative current collector, and the electrode mixture being the positive electrode mixture or the negative electrode mixture within the first provisional battery body,
wherein the second current collector corresponds a current collector that is in contact with an electrode mixture having lower of the first extension rate and the second extension rate, the current collector being the positive current collector or the negative current collector, and the electrode mixture being the positive electrode mixture or the negative electrode mixture within the first provisional battery body, and
wherein the first and second current collectors are directly engaged during the pressure-molding to prevent bending caused due to forces induced by the pressure-molding, the outer surfaces of the directly engaged electrode current collectors being roughed.

2. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising continuously applying a pressure not higher than the molding pressure after the pressure-molding.

3. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the outer surfaces of the positive-electrode current collectors are roughed, the outer surfaces of the positive-electrode current collectors comprise shaped patterns having a depth in a range 2 μm to 20 μm; and
wherein when the outer surfaces of the negative-electrode current collectors are roughed, the outer surfaces of the negative-electrode current collectors comprise shaped patterns having a depth in a range 2 μm to 20 μm.

4. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the patterns of the outer surfaces comprises pits, holes, or zigzag patterns sized to engage the electrode current collectors into each other and to cancel out bending forces induced by the pressure-molding.

5. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure-molding is performed under the molding pressure in a range 100 to 1000 MPa.

6. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the inner surface of the positive-electrode current collector of each of the provisional battery bodies or the inner surface of the negative-electrode current collector of each of the provisional battery bodies is roughed.

7. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first extension rate exceeds the second extension rate, and wherein the pair of stacked provisional battery bodies is arranged with the outer surfaces of the positive-electrode current collectors of each provisional battery body associated with the positive-electrode mixture directly engaging one another during the pressure-molding to prevent said bending caused due to forces induced by the pressure-molding, the outer surfaces of the directly engaging positive-electrode current collectors being roughed.

8. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second extension rate exceeds the first extension rate, and wherein the pair of stacked provisional battery bodies is arranged with the outer surfaces of the negative-electrode current collectors of each provisional battery body associated with the negative-electrode mixture directly engaging one another during the pressure-molding to prevent said bending caused due to forces induced by the pressure-molding, the outer surfaces of the directly engaging negative-electrode current collectors being roughed.

9. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the provisional battery bodies are formed under a pressure in a range 0.1 to 100 MPa.

10. The method for manufacturing an all-solid state secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the provisional battery bodies are formed under a pressure in a range 0.1 to 100 MPa; and
wherein the pressure-molding is performed under the molding pressure in a range 100 to 1000 MPa.

11. An all-solid state secondary battery comprising:
a plurality of provisional battery bodies, each including a positive-electrode mixture layer, a negative-electrode mixture layer, a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive-electrode mixture layer and the negative-electrode mixture layer, a positive-electrode current collector and a negative-electrode current collector, each of the positive-electrode current collector and the negative-electrode current collector having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the positive-electrode current collector facing the inner surface of the negative-electrode current collector, the inner surface of the positive-electrode current collector being in contact with the positive-electrode mixture, and the inner surface of the negative-electrode current collector being in contact with the negative-electrode mixture,
wherein a pair of provisional battery bodies are stacked, the pair of stacked provisional battery bodies including a first provisional battery body and a second provisional battery body,
wherein the first provisional battery body is engaged with the second provisional battery bodies in a pressure-molding based on a molding pressure and extension rates associated with the positive-electrode mixture and the negative-electrode mixture,
wherein the positive-electrode mixture of each of the provisional battery bodies is configured to extend in a first extension rate when the molding pressure is removed;
wherein the negative-electrode mixture of each of the provisional battery bodies is configured to extend

Assignees

• Hitachi Zosen Corp

Inventors

• Okamoto Kenji
• Fukui Hideyuki
• Takano Yasushi
• Kawase Hirokazu

Classifications

• H01M10/0525

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

• H01M4/661

  Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M10/0585 Primary

  of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators · CPC title

• H01M10/0562 Primary

  Solid materials · CPC title

• H01M10/058

  Construction or manufacture · CPC title