Lithium ion secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11923541-B2
Application number	US-201916644676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Jul 18, 2018
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A lithium ion secondary cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte that contains lithium ions, the lithium ion secondary cell being such that: the positive electrode has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer; the positive electrode active material layer contains a positive electrode active material and a lithium compound; the positive electrode active material includes a transition metal oxide; the concentration of the lithium compound, which is the portion other than the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer, is 0.1-10 mass %; the negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer; the negative electrode active material layer contains 50-95 mass % of a carbon material and 5-50 mass % of an alloy-based active material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lithium ion secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium ions; wherein,
the positive electrode has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer provided on one side or both sides of the positive electrode current collector,
the positive electrode active material layer contains a positive electrode active material and a lithium compound other than the positive electrode active material,
the positive electrode active material contains a transition metal oxide that is capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and contains Ni atoms,
the concentration of the lithium compound other than the positive electrode active material contained in the positive electrode active material layer based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer is 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %,
the negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided on one side or both sides of the negative electrode current collector,
the negative electrode active material layer, based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer, contains a carbon material as a first negative electrode active material at a ratio of 50 wt % to 60 wt %, at least one type among SiO x (wherein, 0.01≤x≤2) and tin dioxide as a second negative electrode active material at a ratio 30 wt % to 50 wt %,
a difference between energy of the Ni3p main peak and energy of the Ni3p sub-peak as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the positive electrode active material layer when the voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery is 3.5 V, is 4.9 eV to 6.1 eV,
a relative concentration of F atoms, as measured by X-ray photoeclectron spectroscopy (XPS) of positive electrode active material layer when the voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery is 3.5 V, is 7.2 atomic % to 27.1 atomic %
the relative concentration of Li atoms having a peak at 52.5 eV to 53.7 eV in the Li1s spectrum observed by X-ray photelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the negative electrode active material layer when the voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery is 3.5 V, is 1.0 atomic % to 25.0 atomic %, and
the relative concentration of F atoms, as measured by X-ray photelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the negative electrode active material layer when the voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery is 3.5 V, is 7.5 atomic % to 46.5 atomic %.

2. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode active material layer is graphite, and
the concentration of the graphite contained in the negative electrode active material layer based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer is 55 wt % to 60 wt %.

3. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer further contains at least one type of alkaline metal atoms selected from the group consisting of Na atoms and K atoms, and
the concentration of alkaline metal atoms contained in the positive electrode active material layer based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer is 1 ppm to 500 ppm.

4. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the peel strength between the positive electrode active material layer and the positive electrode current collector is 0.01 N/cm to 2.00 N/cm, and
the nonaqueous contains LiPO 2 F 2 at a ratio of 0.001 wt % to 5.000 wt %.

5. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal oxide contains at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of compounds respectively represented by the following formulas:
Li x Ni a Co b Al (1-a-b) O 2

(wherein, x satisfies 0≤x≤1, a satisfies 0.05<a<0.97, and b satisfies 0.05<b<0.97), and
Li x Ni c Co d Mn (1-c-d) O 2

(wherein, x satisfies 0≤x≤1, c satisfies 0.05<c<0.97, and d satisfies 0.05<d<0.97).

6. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer contains at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of compounds respectively represented by the following formulas (1) to (3) at a ratio of 3.8×10 −9 mol/g to 3.0×10 −2 mol/g per unit weight of the positive electrode active material layer:
LiX 1 —OR 1 O—X 2 Li  (1)

(wherein, R 1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X 1 and X 2 respectively and independently represent a single bond or —(COO)—),
LiX 1 —OR 1 O—X 2 R 2   (2)

(wherein, R 1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or halogenated alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a monohydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a polyhydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a monohydroxyalkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a polyhydroxyalkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group, and X 1 and X 2 respectively and independently represent a single bond or —(COO)—), and
R 2 X 1 —OR 1 O—X 2 R 3   (3)

(wherein, R 1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 respectively and independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a monohydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a polyhydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a monohydroxyalkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a polyhydroxyalkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group, and X 1 and X 2 respectively and independently represent a single bond or —(COO)—).

7. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium compound other than the positive electrode active material is lithium carbonate.

8. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration of water contained in the nonaqueous electrolyte is 1 ppm to 5,000 ppm.

9. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , containing one or more types of lithium salts selected from LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiN(SO 2 F) 2 , LiN(SO 2 F)(SO 2 CF 3 ), LiN(SO 2 CF 3 ) 2 and LiClO 4 in the nonaqueous electrolyte.

10. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , containing one or more types of organic solvents selected from dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate in the nonaqueous electrolyte.

11. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode potential at a voltage of 2.5 V is 0.3 V to 1.2 V.

12. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein volumetric energy density is 500 Wh/L to 1,500 Wh/L.

13. A power storage module, power regeneration system, power load leveling system, uninterruptable power supply system, non-contact power supply system, energy harvesting system, natural energy storage system, electric power steering system, emergency power supply system, in-wheel motor system, idle reduction system, electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, electric motorcycle, quick charge system, cell phone, smartphone, personal computer or power storage system using the lithium ion secondary battery described in c

Assignees

• Asahi Chemical Ind

Inventors

• Umetsu Kazuteru
• Okada Nobuhiro

Classifications

• 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

• H01M4/364

  as mixtures · CPC title

• H01M4/505

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy · CPC title

• H01M4/587

  for inserting or intercalating light metals · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

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