Battery

US2020020936A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2020020936-A1
Application numberUS-201916504616-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 8, 2019
Priority dateJul 13, 2018
Publication dateJan 16, 2020
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Abstract

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A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a battery with excellent capacity. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a battery comprising a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, in this order, and the anode layer includes a silicon clathrate compound, as an anode active material, the silicon clathrate compound has a composition represented by M x Si 46 , wherein M is a metal element, x satisfies 0<x<46, and includes a crystal phase of a Type I silicon clathrate, and an average primary particle size of the silicon clathrate compound is 50 nm or more and 3000 nm or less.

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1 . A battery comprising a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, in this order, and the anode layer includes a silicon clathrate compound, as an anode active material, the silicon clathrate compound has a composition represented by M x Si 46 , wherein M is a metal element, x satisfies 0<x<46, and includes a crystal phase of a Type I silicon clathrate, and an average primary particle size of the silicon clathrate compound is 50 nm or more and 3000 nm or less. 2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein an average secondary particle size of the silicon clathrate compound is 1 μm or more and 40 μm or less. 3 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the average primary particle size of the silicon clathrate compound is 100 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, and the average secondary particle size of the silicon clathrate compound is 2 μm or more and 20 μm or less. 4 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon clathrate compound includes the crystal phase of the Type I silicon clathrate as a main phase. 5 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon clathrate compound includes at least a Na element, as the M. 6 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the x satisfies 0<x<8. 7 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte layer includes an inorganic solid electrolyte. 8 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte layer includes a liquid electrolyte. 9 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is a lithium ion battery. 10 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is a sodium ion battery.

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  • Negative electrodes · CPC title

  • H01M4/386Primary

    Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title

  • Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area · CPC title

  • Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys · CPC title

  • H01M10/054Primary

    Accumulators with insertion or intercalation of metals other than lithium, e.g. with magnesium or aluminium · CPC title

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What does patent US2020020936A1 cover?
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a battery with excellent capacity. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a battery comprising a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, in this order, and the anode layer includes a silicon clathrate compound, as an anode active material, the silicon clathrate compound has a composition represented by M x S…
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 Thu Jan 16 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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