Lithium-ion secondary battery

US8945768B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8945768-B2
Application numberUS-201113807453-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 6, 2011
Priority dateMay 6, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A lithium-ion secondary battery 100 includes a positive electrode current collector 221 and a porous positive electrode active material layer 223 retained by the positive electrode current collector 221 . The positive electrode active material layer 223 contains, for example, positive electrode active material particles 610 , an electrically conductive material 620 , and a binder 630 . In this lithium-ion secondary battery 100 , the positive electrode active material particles 610 have a shell portion 612 constituted by a lithium transition metal oxide, a hollow portion 614 formed inside the shell portion 612 , and a through hole 616 penetrating the shell portion 612 . In the lithium-ion secondary battery 100 , in the positive electrode active material layer 223 on average, the hollow portion 614 accounts for 23% or higher of an apparent sectional area of the positive electrode active material particles 610 . In addition, a thickness of the shell portion 612 in the positive electrode active material layer 223 on average is 2.2 μm or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising: a current collector; and a porous positive electrode active material layer which is retained by the current collector and which contains positive electrode active material particles, an electrically conductive material, and a binder, wherein the positive electrode active material particles have: a shell portion constituted by a lithium transition metal oxide; a hollow portion formed inside the shell p…

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  • H01M4/505Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • H01M4/366Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US8945768B2 cover?
A lithium-ion secondary battery 100 includes a positive electrode current collector 221 and a porous positive electrode active material layer 223 retained by the positive electrode current collector 221 . The positive electrode active material layer 223 contains, for example, positive electrode active material particles 610 , an electrically conductive material 620 , and a binder 63…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nagai Hiroki, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/505. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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