Method for producing aluminum foil

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9267216-B2
Application number	US-201113883643-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2011
Priority date	Nov 11, 2010
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A method for producing an aluminum foil of the present invention is characterized in that an aluminum film is formed on a surface of a substrate by electrolysis using a plating solution containing at least (1) a dialkyl sulfone, (2) an aluminum halide, and (3) at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of an ammonium halide, a hydrogen halide salt of a primary amine, a hydrogen halide salt of a secondary amine, a hydrogen halide salt of a tertiary amine, and a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the general formula: R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N.X (R 1 to R 4 independently represent an alkyl group and are the same as or different from one another, and X represents a counteranion for the quaternary ammonium cation), then the film is separated from the substrate to obtain an aluminum foil, and the obtained aluminum foil is subjected to a heat treatment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing an aluminum foil, comprising the steps of:
forming an aluminum film on a surface of a substrate by electrolysis using a plating solution containing at least (1) a dialkyl sulfone, (2) an aluminum halide, and (3) a nitrogen-containing compound;
separating the film from the substrate to obtain an aluminum foil; and
subjecting the obtained foil to a heat treatment,
wherein the heat treatment is conducted in an ambient atmosphere, and wherein the ambient atmosphere is at a temperature of 80 to 550° C.

2. A production method according to claim 1 , wherein the dialkyl sulfone is dimethyl sulfone.

3. An aluminum foil characterized by being produced by the method of claim 1 .

4. An aluminum foil according to claim 3 , characterized by having an aluminum content of 97.00 to 99.95 mass %, S and Cl contents of 1.50 mass % or less each, and a thickness of 1 to 15 μm.

5. An aluminum foil according to claim 3 , characterized by having a crystal orientation such that the ratio of the X-ray diffraction intensity of a (111) plane to the X-ray diffraction intensities of other crystal planes is 2.5 or more with respect to a surface of the foil.

6. A positive electrode current collector for electrical storage devices, characterized by comprising the aluminum foil of claim 3 .

7. An electrode for electrical storage devices, characterized by comprising an electrode active material supported on the aluminum foil of claim 3 .

8. An electrical storage device, characterized by comprising the electrode for electrical storage devices of claim 7 .

9. A production method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the nitrogen-containing compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of an ammonium halide, a hydrogen halide salt of a primary amine, a hydrogen halide salt of a secondary amine, a hydrogen halide salt of a tertiary amine, and a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the general formula: R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N.X (R 1 to R 4 independently represent an alkyl group and are the same as or different from one another, and X represents a counteranion for the quaternary ammonium cation).

Assignees

• Okamoto Atsushi
• Hoshi Hiroyuki
• Andou Setsuo
• Hitachi Metals Ltd

Inventors

• Okamoto Atsushi
• Hoshi Hiroyuki
• Andou Setsuo

Classifications

• H01G9/0032

  formation of the dielectric layer · CPC title

• C25D5/50

  by heat-treatment · CPC title

• H01G11/22

  Electrodes · CPC title

• C25D1/04 Primary

  Wires; Strips; Foils · CPC title

• H01M4/661

  Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence) · CPC title