Positive Electrode Active Material Particle and Method for Manufacturing Positive Electrode Active Material Particle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020313228-A1
Application number	US-202016901121-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 15, 2020
Priority date	Nov 24, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Positive electrode active material particles that inhibit a decrease in capacity due to charge and discharge cycles are provided. A high-capacity secondary battery, a secondary battery with excellent charge and discharge characteristics, or a highly-safe or highly-reliable secondary battery is provided. A novel material, active material particles, and a storage device are provided. The positive electrode active material particle includes a first region and a second region in contact with the outside of the first region. The first region contains lithium, oxygen, and an element M that is one or more elements selected from cobalt, manganese, and nickel. The second region contains the element M, oxygen, magnesium, and fluorine. The atomic ratio of lithium to the element M (Li/M) measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is 0.5 or more and 0.85 or less. The atomic ratio of magnesium to the element M (Mg/M) is 0.2 or more and 0.5 or less.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode; and a negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises:
a first region; and
a second region covering at least a part of the first region,
wherein the first region comprises a transition metal and aluminum, wherein the second region comprises magnesium, and wherein at least one of the transition metal, the aluminum and the magnesium has a concentration gradient across the first region and the second region.

2 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal is cobalt.

3 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein an atomic ratio of the magnesium to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.25 and lower than or equal to 0.3.

4 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein an atomic ratio of the lithium to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.5 and lower than or equal to 0.85.

5 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second region is greater than or equal to 0.5 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm.

6 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the positive electrode further comprises a third region comprising at least one of a binder and a conductive additive, and wherein the second region is between the first region and the third region.

7 . An electronic device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lithium-ion secondary battery further comprises an electrolyte solution or a solid electrolyte.

8 . A lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode; and a negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises:
a first region; and
a second region covering at least a part of the first region,
wherein the first region comprises a transition metal and aluminum, wherein the second region comprises fluorine, and wherein at least one of the transition metal, the aluminum and the fluorine has a concentration gradient across the first region and the second region.

9 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the transition metal is cobalt.

10 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein an atomic ratio of the fluorine to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.05 and lower than or equal to 0.15.

11 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein an atomic ratio of the lithium to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.5 and lower than or equal to 0.85.

12 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the second region is greater than or equal to 0.5 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm.

13 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 8 ,
wherein the positive electrode further comprises a third region comprising at least one of a binder and a conductive additive, and wherein the second region is between the first region and the third region.

14 . An electronic device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 8 ,
wherein the lithium-ion secondary battery further comprises an electrolyte solution or a solid electrolyte.

15 . A lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode; and a negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode comprises:
a first region; and
a second region covering at least a part of the first region,
wherein the first region comprises a transition metal and aluminum, wherein the second region comprises magnesium and fluorine, and wherein at least one of the transition metal, the aluminum, the magnesium and the fluorine has a concentration gradient across the first region and the second region.

16 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 15 , wherein the transition metal is cobalt.

17 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein an atomic ratio of the fluorine to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.05 and lower than or equal to 0.15.

18 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein an atomic ratio of the magnesium to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.25 and lower than or equal to 0.3.

19 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 16 , wherein an atomic ratio of the lithium to the cobalt measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is higher than or equal to 0.5 and lower than or equal to 0.85.

20 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the second region is greater than or equal to 0.5 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm.

21 . The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 15 ,
wherein the positive electrode further comprises a third region comprising at least one of a binder and a conductive additive, and wherein the second region is between the first region and the third region.

22 . An electronic device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 15 ,
wherein the lithium-ion secondary battery further comprises an electrolyte solution or a solid electrolyte.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Ochiai Teruaki
• Kawakami Takahiro
• Mikami Mayumi
• Momma Yohei
• TSURUTA Ayae
• Takahashi Masahiro

Classifications

• H01M10/058

  Construction or manufacture · CPC title

• H01M4/582

  Halogenides · CPC title

• 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

• H01M4/505

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

• H01M4/485 Primary

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy (H01M4/505, H01M4/525 take precedence) · CPC title