US11569504B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11569504-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816765640-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Publication date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
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The production method is a method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery which contains at least nickel and lithium, the method including: a firing process in which a mixture of a nickel compound powder and a lithium compound powder is fired; and a water washing process in which a lithium-nickel composite oxide powder obtained in the firing process is washed with water, wherein the firing process is performed under conditions such that a value obtained by dividing a ratio of an amount-of-substance of lithium to a total amount-of-substance of transition metals other than lithium in the lithium-nickel composite oxide powder after the washing with water by a ratio of an amount-of-substance of lithium to a total amount-of-substance of transition metals other than lithium in the lithium-nickel composite oxide powder before the washing with water exceeds 0.95.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery which contains at least nickel and lithium, the method comprising: a firing process in which a mixture of a nickel compound powder having a volume-average particle diameter MV of 3 μm or more and 26 μm or less and a lithium compound powder having a volume-average particle diameter MV of 14.1 μm or more and 26 μm or less is fired; and a water washing process in which a lithium-nickel composite oxide powder obtained in the firing process is washed with water, wherein the firing process is performed under conditions such that a value obtained by dividing a ratio of an amount-of-substance of lithium to a total amount-of-substance of transition metals other than lithium in the lithium-nickel composite oxide powder after the washing with water by a ratio of an amount-of-substance of lithium to a total amount-of-substance of transition metals other than lithium in the lithium-nickel composite oxide powder before the washing with water exceeds 0.95. 2. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nickel compound powder has a carbon content of 0.25 mass % or less. 3. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nickel compound powder is a powder of nickel oxide or nickel hydroxide. 4. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium compound powder is a powder of lithium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide hydrate. 5. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an atmosphere gas in which the mixture of the nickel compound powder and the lithium compound powder is fired has an oxygen concentration of 60 vol % or more. 6. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nickel compound powder includes a powder of a composite oxide of nickel and another transition metal or a powder of a composite hydroxide of nickel and another transition metal. 7. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum firing temperature in the firing process is 650° C. or higher and 850° C. or lower, and a time during which the maximum firing temperature is maintained is 2 hours or longer. 8. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising, before the firing process, a preprocessing process in which the nickel compound powder is roasted at a roasting temperature of 500° C. or higher and 800° C. or lower so as to be converted to a nickel oxide powder. 9. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium-nickel composite oxide is represented by a general formula, Li x Ni 1−y−z M y N z O 2 (wherein M is at least one element selected from Co and Mn, N is at least one element selected from Al, Ti, Nb, V, Mg, W, and Mo, x is 0.90 to 1.10, y is 0.05 to 0.35, and Z is 0.005 to 0.05). 10. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the nickel compound powder is a powder of nickel oxide or nickel hydroxide. 11. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the lithium compound powder is a powder of lithium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide hydrate. 12. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein an atmosphere gas in which the mixture of the nickel compound powder and the lithium compound powder is fired has an oxygen concentration of 60 vol % or more. 13. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the nickel compound powder includes a powder of a composite oxide of nickel and another transition metal or a powder of a composite hydroxide of nickel and another transition metal. 14. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein a maximum firing temperature in the firing process is 650° C. or higher and 850° C. or lower, and a time during which the maximum firing temperature is maintained is 2 hours or longer. 15. The method for producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , further comprising, before the firing process, a preprocessing process in which the nickel compound powder is roasted at a roasting temperature of 500° C. or higher and 800° C. or lower so as to be converted to a nickel oxide powder.
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