JP2009099527A - Battery tab and lithium ion battery using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nickel-plated battery tab which has excellent adhesion stability, is not corroded by a hydrofluoric acid generated by an electrolyte and moisture and has an excellent sealing property around the tab even if used for a long time, and to provide a lithium ion battery provided with the tab. <P>SOLUTION: The battery tab 104 is used for a lithium ion battery provided with a lithium ion battery body and an external body sealing the lithium ion battery body, and pinched by an external package body 105 so that its tip is connected with a cathode and an anode, and extruded to the outside, and thermally adhered to a pinching portion 107 with a tab film 104 between. The tab has a nickel-plated layer 104x on its surface and a battery tab 4 of nickel, coated by a composite film layer 104b, and is connected with the anode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tab for a lithium ion battery that exhibits stable sealing performance while suppressing manufacturing cost, and a lithium ion battery using the same.

  The lithium ion battery is also referred to as a lithium secondary battery, and includes a battery having a liquid, gel-like, and polymer-like electrolyte, and a positive electrode / negative electrode active material made of a polymer.

In this lithium ion battery, the lithium atom (Li) in the lithium transition metal oxide, which is the positive electrode active material, is charged as lithium ion (Li ⁺ ) during charging and enters the carbon layer of the negative electrode (intercalation). This is a battery in which charge / discharge reaction proceeds when ions (Li ⁺ ) are separated from the carbon layer (deintercalation) and move to the positive electrode to become the original lithium compound. From the nickel-cadmium battery and the nickel-hydrogen battery The output voltage is high, the energy density is high, and the apparent discharge capacity is reduced by repeating shallow discharge and recharging, so that there is no so-called memory effect.

  The composition of the lithium ion battery is as follows: positive electrode current collector (aluminum, nickel) / positive electrode active material layer (polymeric positive electrode material such as metal oxide, carbon black, metal sulfide, electrolyte, polyacrylonitrile) / electrolyte layer (propylene carbonate) , Carbonate electrolytes such as ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethylene methyl carbonate, inorganic solid electrolytes composed of lithium salts, gel electrolytes, etc.) / Anode active material layers (lithium metals, alloys, carbon, electrolytes, polyacrylonitrile, etc.) Molecular negative electrode material) / negative electrode current collector (copper, nickel, stainless steel) and an outer package for packaging them.

  Here, as a package, a metal can obtained by pressing a metal into a cylindrical shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape, or a laminate made of a composite film obtained by laminating a plastic film, a metal foil, or the like, is formed into a bag shape. What was done was used.

  However, in a metal can that has been used as an outer package of a conventional lithium ion battery, since the outer wall of the container is rigid, the shape of the battery itself is determined, and the hardware side is designed to match the battery. There was a problem that the dimensions of the hardware using the battery were determined by the battery and the degree of freedom in shape was lost. On the other hand, the pouch type that makes the laminated body into a bag shape and accommodates the lithium ion battery main body, or the exterior body that is embossed by pressing the laminated body, has flexibility and can be designed freely. Since it can be used, it tends to be suitably used as an exterior body in recent years.

  The battery body is composed of a power storage unit and a Yin-Yang battery tab for taking out current from the power storage unit. When the battery tab is housed in the exterior body and hermetically sealed, the heat seal part of the exterior body In this state, the battery tab made of the nickel member is heat-sealed with the innermost layer or the tab film of the outer package and hermetically sealed as a battery. Here, the nickel member is superior in electrolytic solution resistance and hardly corroded as compared with the aluminum member, but when the battery body with the battery tab as the nickel member is inserted into the exterior body and sealed and stored for a long time In the heat seal portion, the surface of the tab may be corroded by hydrogen fluoride generated by the reaction between the battery electrolyte and moisture, and the heat seal portion may be peeled off.

  Moreover, since a nickel member is expensive compared with an aluminum member, the battery tab which formed the nickel plating layer in the front and back, and the side of the metal member which has copper as a main component, or copper as shown by patent document 1 is shown. It is also conceivable that a battery tab in which a nickel member is laminated and bonded to the front and back surfaces of a metal member mainly containing nickel is used in place of the battery tab of the nickel member mainly containing nickel. However, a battery tab formed of a nickel plating layer or a battery tab made of a clad material is inferior in electrolytic solution resistance and more easily corroded than a battery tab of a nickel member whose main component is nickel. For this reason, when these battery tabs are used for lithium ion batteries, when the battery body is inserted into the exterior body and hermetically sealed, the surface of the tab in the heat seal portion between the exterior body and the battery tab becomes the electrolyte solution of the battery. Easily corroded by hydrogen fluoride generated by the reaction between water and moisture. In addition, since the nickel plating layer elutes or the end surface of the battery tab in which the nickel member is laminated and bonded to the front and back surfaces of the metal member containing copper as a main component is exposed, copper is exposed from the end surface of the cladding material. Might elute and the heat seal part between the innermost layer of the outer package and the battery tab might peel off. Accordingly, in order to provide durability to the battery tab, it is necessary to form a nickel plating layer thicker or to provide a thick nickel portion of the clad material, and to provide a battery tab that is inexpensive and excellent in electrolyte resistance. It was difficult.

In addition, since nickel is inferior in electrical conductivity compared to aluminum, copper, etc., when the capacity of a lithium ion battery is increased and the output is increased, the battery tab made of a nickel member mainly composed of nickel has increased electrical resistance. However, there is a risk that the loss of electrical energy increases and the tabs generate excessive heat.
JP 2003-203622 A

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention has excellent adhesion stability without being corroded by hydrofluoric acid generated by electrolyte and moisture, and excellent sealing performance around the tab even in long-term use. To provide a small battery tab and a lithium ion battery using the same at a low cost.

  To achieve the above object, a battery tab of the present invention is filled between a positive electrode composed of a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode composed of a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector, and the positive electrode and negative electrode. An electrolyte, and a lithium ion battery main body, and an exterior body that houses the lithium ion battery main body and seals the lithium ion battery main body by thermally bonding a peripheral portion thereof. The battery tab is connected to a negative electrode and sandwiched so that a tip protrudes to the outside by the exterior body, and the sandwiched portion is heat-sealed, and the battery tab has a nickel layer formed on at least the front and back surfaces of a metal member And a composite film layer of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound is formed at least on the front and back surfaces and side surfaces of the sandwiched portion. And wherein the door.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above structure, the metal member is made of copper, and the nickel layer is formed by a plating process.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above structure, the metal member is made of copper, the nickel layer is a laminated material made of nickel, and the metal member and the nickel layer are laminated and joined as a clad material. It is characterized by.

  Further, the present invention provides a battery tab having the above structure, wherein the composite coating layer has a polyolefin resin layer on both sides of a fibrous sheet or a porous sheet, and at least one of the polyolefin resin layers is an acid-modified polyolefin layer. The film is covered.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above structure, the fibrous sheet is made of natural fibers or synthetic resinous chemical fibers having a melting point of 200 ° C. or higher.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above-described configuration, the fibrous sheet is mainly composed of wholly aromatic polyester fibers.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above-described configuration, the wholly aromatic polyester fiber is composed of a melt anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fiber.

  In the battery tab having the above-described configuration, the present invention is characterized in that the fibrous sheet made of the wholly aromatic polyester fiber has a moisture absorption rate of 0.1% in an environment of 25 ° C. and 65% RH as follows: And

  In the battery tab having the above-described configuration, the present invention is characterized in that the porous sheet is made of a synthetic resin having a melting point of 200 ° C. or higher.

  In the battery tab having the above-described configuration, the present invention has a polyolefin resin layer on both sides of a polyethylene naphthalate film or a polyethylene terephthalate film in the composite coating layer, and at least one of the polyolefin resin layers is an acid-modified polyolefin layer. A tab film is coated.

  According to the present invention, in the battery tab having the above structure, the acid-modified polyolefin layer is formed of polyethylene graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid.

In the battery tab having the above structure, the composite coating layer may have an aminated phenol polymer content of 1 to 200 mg / m ² , a chromium adhesion amount of 0.5 to 50 mg / m ² and a phosphorus adhesion amount of 0.5. ˜5 mg / m ² .

  Moreover, this invention is a lithium ion battery provided with the said battery tab.

  According to the first configuration of the present invention, the composite film layer of the aminated phenol polymer, the trivalent chromium compound and the phosphorus compound is formed on the sandwiched portion of the battery tab formed of the metal member on which the nickel layer is formed. Thus, corrosion of the nickel layer due to hydrofluoric acid generated by the electrolyte and moisture can be prevented, and elution of the nickel layer can be prevented. Thereby, peeling of an exterior body and a tab can be prevented. Further, by configuring the metal member with aluminum, copper, silver or the like having high electrical conductivity, it is possible to suppress the electrical resistance of the battery tab and suppress the loss of electrical energy.

  According to the 2nd structure of this invention, the metal member is comprised with copper and the usage-amount of a nickel member can be reduced and the manufacturing cost of a battery tab can be suppressed by forming a nickel layer by a plating process. In addition, by forming a composite film layer of aminated phenol polymer, trivalent chromium compound and phosphorus compound on the nickel layer formed by plating, elution of the nickel layer is prevented, and the innermost layer of the outer package and the tab are peeled off. Can be prevented. In addition, by configuring the metal member with copper having high electrical conductivity, it is possible to suppress the electrical resistance of the battery tab and suppress the loss of electrical energy.

  According to the third configuration of the present invention, the metal member is made of copper, the nickel layer is a laminated material made of nickel, and the metal member and the laminated material made of nickel are laminated and joined as a clad material. Therefore, the usage amount of the nickel member can be reduced and the manufacturing cost of the battery tab can be suppressed. Further, by forming a composite film layer of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound on a laminated material composed of laminated nickel, copper is formed from the end face of a metal member mainly composed of copper. Can be prevented, and peeling of the innermost layer of the outer package and the tab can be prevented. In addition, by configuring the metal member with copper having high electrical conductivity, it is possible to suppress the electrical resistance of the battery tab and suppress the loss of electrical energy.

  According to the 4th structure of this invention, the film which coat | covered the fiber sheet or porous sheet used as a tab film with acid-modified polyolefin resin has strong interlayer adhesive strength, and can prevent peeling of tab film itself. Moreover, since a fibrous sheet or a porous sheet is excellent in flexibility, peeling of the tab and the tab film due to bending of the seal portion can be prevented.

  Moreover, since the anti-electrolytic solution seal strength of the tab provided with the composite film and the acid-modified polyolefin resin is very stable, peeling between the tab and the tab film can be prevented.

  Moreover, according to the 5th structure of this invention, when pinching a tab and heat-bonding, the short circuit with the metal foil and tab which comprise an exterior body can be prevented suitably.

  In addition, according to the sixth configuration of the present invention, the wholly aromatic polyester fiber has not only high melting point and excellent heat resistance from its molecular skeleton, but also chemical resistance (electrolytic solution resistance) and low resistance. It is also excellent in hygroscopicity, and can prevent a short circuit between the barrier layer made of a metal foil such as aluminum of the outer package and the tab, and can prevent peeling in the electrolytic solution.

  According to the seventh configuration of the present invention, the melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester is an aromatic polyester that exhibits optical anisotropy (liquid crystallinity) in a molten state, and the fiber obtained by spinning the polyester further comprises As optical anisotropy (liquid crystallinity) progresses, not only is it excellent in mechanical strength, heat resistance, and chemical resistance (electrolytic solution resistance), but the acid-modified polyolefin-based resin is in the gaps formed by dividing and subdividing. Since it penetrates, a tab film having extremely high interlayer strength can be obtained.

  Moreover, according to the 8th structure of this invention, since the moisture absorption rate 0.1% in the environment of 25 degreeC and 65% RH of the fibrous sheet which consists of a fully aromatic polyester fiber is below, it is a fully aromatic It is possible to prevent moisture from penetrating into the exterior body through the nonwoven fabric composed of polyester fibers. Thereby, it can prevent that water vapor | steam penetrate | invades into the exterior body through the end surface of a tab film from the clamping part of a tab, and can obtain a lithium ion battery with very high safety | security.

  In addition, according to the ninth configuration of the present invention, when the tab is sandwiched and thermally bonded, a short circuit between the barrier layer made of a metal foil such as aluminum of the exterior body and the tab can be suitably prevented.

  Further, according to the tenth configuration of the present invention, when the tab is sealed by heat bonding, the polyethylene naphthalate film or the polyethylene terephthalate film remains without being melted and thinned by heat. A short circuit between the foil and the tab can be suitably prevented. In addition, since the polyethylene naphthalate film or polyethylene terephthalate film is also excellent in water vapor barrier properties, it is possible to prevent water vapor from entering the exterior body through the end face of the tab film from the tab sandwiching portion, which is extremely safe. A high lithium ion battery can be obtained.

  Moreover, since the anti-electrolytic solution seal strength of the nickel tab provided with the composite film and the acid-modified polyolefin resin is very stable, peeling between the tab and the tab film can be prevented.

  According to the eleventh configuration of the present invention, the composite film layer formed on the tab surface and the acid-modified polyolefin resin layer can be bonded at a low temperature.

  Further, according to the twelfth configuration of the present invention, it is possible to further improve the interlayer adhesive strength between the composite coating layer formed on the tab surface and the acid-modified polyolefin resin layer, and to further prevent the tab film and the tab from peeling off. Corrosion of the surface nickel layer can be further prevented.

  In addition, according to the thirteenth configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide a lithium ion battery excellent in electrolytic solution resistance and sealing performance around the tub.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a battery tab and a method for manufacturing the battery tab according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a lithium ion battery according to this embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a state in which the lithium ion battery is disassembled. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a lithium ion battery 101 is composed of a lithium ion battery main body 102 and an exterior body 105, and the lithium ion battery main body 102 housed in the exterior body 105 is By sealing the periphery, moisture resistance is imparted.

  The lithium ion battery main body 102 includes a positive electrode composed of a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode composed of a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector, and an electrolyte filled between the positive electrode and the negative electrode (none shown). And a battery tab 104 that is connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode in the cell 103 and has a tip projecting outside the exterior body 105. The battery tab 104 connected to the positive electrode is made of aluminum, has a thickness of about 50 to 200 μm, a width of about 5 to 100 mm, and the battery tab 104 connected to the negative electrode is made of copper. The nickel layer 104x having a thickness of about 2 μm is applied to the side surface (end surface) by plating. The tab has a thickness of about 50 to 200 μm and a width of about 5 to 100 mm.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the configuration around the negative electrode side tab of the lithium ion battery. The exterior body 105 has a laminated structure composed of a plurality of layers, and the tab 104 is sandwiched and thermally bonded by the innermost layer 114 of the exterior body 105.

  In addition, the battery tab 104 having the nickel plating layer 104x formed on the front and back surfaces and the side surfaces by plating treatment and the outer body 105 are thermally bonded to the portion 107 (hereinafter referred to as the sandwiching portion 7) and the inner surface of the outer body 105. A composite film layer 104b made of a hydrogen fluoride resistant layer is formed in a portion that comes into contact with the liquid. In addition, a negative electrode current collector 108 that electrically connects a negative electrode (not shown) and the tab 104 is connected to the tip of the tab 104 accommodated in the exterior body 105. A detailed configuration of the exterior body 105 will be described later.

  The lithium ion battery 101 according to this embodiment is characterized in that a composite coating layer 104b is provided at least on the sandwiched portion 107 of the tab 104 on which the nickel plating layer 104x is formed by plating, and is thermally bonded to the exterior body 105. is there.

  Hydrofluoric acid generated by electrolyte and moisture by forming a composite film layer 104b of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound in the sandwiching portion 107 of the battery tab 104 on which the nickel plating layer 104x is formed. Corrosion of the nickel plating layer 104x due to the above can be prevented, and elution of the nickel plating layer 104x can be prevented. Therefore, peeling of the exterior body 105 and the tab 104 can be prevented. In addition, by configuring the metal member with copper having high electrical conductivity, the electrical resistance of the battery tab 104 can be suppressed, and the loss of electrical energy of the lithium ion battery 101 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the manufacturing cost of the battery tab 104 can be suppressed by forming the core material of the battery tab 104 from inexpensive copper and forming the nickel plating layer 104x on the surface of the copper member by plating.

  The lithium ion battery 101 has a pouch type using a pillow-shaped exterior body 105 as shown in FIG. 1 and an embossed portion as shown in FIG. 3 depending on the type of the exterior body 105 that wraps the lithium ion battery main body 102. There is an embossed type in which the lithium ion battery main body 210 is hermetically housed using the outer package 105 formed of the formed tray 105a and sheet 105b, but the present invention can be applied to any type.

  Next, the composite film layer 104b will be described. The composite coating layer 104b prevents dissolution and corrosion of the tab surface due to hydrogen fluoride (chemical formula: HF) generated by the reaction between the electrolyte of the lithium ion battery and moisture, and prevents elution of the nickel plating layer 104x. Further, the adhesion (wetting) with the innermost layer of the outer package 105 is improved, and the outer package 105 and the battery tab 104 are prevented from being peeled off. However, oil adhesion or nickel plating oxide is often formed on the surface of the battery tab 104 on which the nickel plating layer 104x is formed. If the composite coating layer 104b is formed as it is, in the case of a nickel-plated tab, the adhesiveness with the metal adhesive resin layer as the innermost layer 114 of the exterior body 106 becomes unstable and peels off during long-term storage. There is a fear. As a countermeasure, it is possible to prevent the peeling or delamination by performing various pretreatments described below as pretreatment for forming the composite coating layer 104b.

<Chemical pretreatment>
It is desirable that the chemical pretreatment is degreased with alkali and then neutralized by pickling to ensure the formation of the composite coating layer on the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x. The following materials should be used for the alkali and acid to be used. Can do.

  Specific examples of acidic substances used as chemical pretreatment include hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfamic acid and other inorganic acids, citric acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, formic acid, hydroxy Examples include acetic acid, EDTA (ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid) and derivatives thereof, and ammonium thioglycolate.

Further, an alkaline substance may be used for chemical pretreatment. Specific examples of the alkaline substance include caustic soda (NaOH), soda ash (Na ₂ CO ₃ ), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO ₃ ), bow nitrate (Na ₂ SO _4). · 10H ₂ O), sodium sesquicarbonate _{(Na 2 CO 3 · NaHCO 3} · 2H 2 O) soda salts such as, orthosilicate Cao _{(2Na 2 O · S I O} 2, 10~40% moisture), metasilicate Cao (2NA _{2 O · S I O 2 ·} 9H 2 O), one silicate No. Cao _{(Na 2 O · 2S I O} 2, water 42 to 44%), two items silicate Soda _{(Na 2 O · 3S I O} 2, water 65 %) Silicate, primary sodium phosphate (NaH ₂ PO ₄ ), sodium pyrophosphate (Na ₄ P ₂ O ₇ ), secondary sodium phosphate (Na ₂ HPO ₄ ), sodium hexametaphosphate {(NaPO _{3) 6},} tertiary sodium phosphate (Na ₃ PO _4), Riporirin sodium (Na ₅ P ₃ O ₁₀₎ phosphoric acid salts and the like.

  The chemical pretreatment for forming the composite coating layer is performed by preparing an aqueous solution of the acid or alkali substance and immersing the battery tab 4 on which the nickel plating layer 104x is formed in the aqueous solution, or by using the aqueous solution as a nickel plating layer. After coating the surface of 104x by a method such as spraying or roll coating, the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x is washed by water and then dried to immediately form the composite coating layer 4b.

<Chemical treatment>
In addition, in the battery tab 104 on which the nickel plating layer 104x of the present invention is formed, the adhesion of the composite coating layer to the nickel plating layer 104x is further stabilized by performing a chemical treatment, a physical treatment, or a combination thereof. It will be a thing. The chemical treatment is treatment for degreasing and cleaning the nickel plating layer 104x, and degreasing includes alkali treatment and hydrocarbon treatment. Cleaning includes acid cleaning and chromic acid cleaning. The physical treatment is performed to improve the adhesion of the composite coating layer 4b to the nickel plating layer 104x. By roughening the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x, the adhesion of the composite coating layer 104b is improved. This is a method for improving the resistance to electrolytic solution. This will be specifically described below.

  When an alkaline substance is used as the degreasing treatment, specifically, sodium orthosilicate, sodium metasilicate, trisodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium sesquicarbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide and the like can be used. The treatment is performed by immersing in an aqueous solution of the substance, spraying the aqueous solution, coating, etc., washing with acid or dichromic acid, washing with pure water, and drying. Specific substances used in the acid cleaning and the concentration at the time of use (in parentheses) are hydrochloric acid (5%), citric acid (3), sulfuric acid (10), sulfamic acid (10%), phosphoric acid (15%), Formic acid (2%), oxalic acid (5%), etc. can be used.

  Examples of the hydrocarbon used for the degreasing treatment include ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, benzene, toluene, and hexane. After degreasing, it is preferable to wash with pure water after pickling as in the case of alkaline degreasing.

<Physical processing>
As a method for improving the adhesion of the composite coating layer provided on the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x, it is effective to subject the nickel surface to physical treatment such as surface polishing, flame treatment, corona treatment, ozone treatment, and plasma treatment. Any of these methods is a method of roughening the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x. This physical treatment may be carried out alone before the formation of the composite coating layer, but it is preferable to carry out a treatment in combination with a chemical treatment.

  The chemical treatment and the physical treatment described above can be used in combination. As a process of combination, the following procedures are possible, and any specific method may be combined with respect to the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x. (1) Degreasing → Pickling → Physical treatment (2) Degreasing → Physical treatment (3) Cleaning → Physical treatment

  Before forming the composite coating layer 4b, the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x is pretreated by any of the methods described above, and after removing the oil, nickel oxide coating, etc., the surface is dried and the chromate solution is removed. The composite coating layer 104b is formed by subjecting the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x to chemical conversion treatment. The method of chemical conversion treatment is a method of immersing a nickel tab material in a chromate solution, a method of spraying a chromate solution on a tab material, a method of coating the chromate solution on a tab material using a roll coating method, etc. And / or a pretreatment by a physical method, and then a chromate solution is applied to the terminal material and dried to form a composite coating layer 104b on the surface of the nickel plating layer 104x.

As a treatment liquid used for forming the composite coating layer 104b, an aqueous solution composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride (3) compound, and phosphoric acid is used. The aqueous solution is applied to the nickel plating layer 104x, dried, and baked under a temperature condition where the film temperature is 180 ° C. or higher. A suitable coating amount of chromium is about 8 to 10 mg / m ² (dry weight).

The method of forming the composite film layer 104b on the tab material after the degreasing treatment is performed by using an immersion method, a shower method, a roll coating method, or the like using an aqueous solution composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride (3) compound, and phosphoric acid. The film is coated and dried on the entire circumference, and the film is cured by irradiation with hot air, far-infrared rays, or the like. A desirable coating amount is about 10 mg / m ² as a dry weight. Further, according to each component, the composite film layer has an aminated phenol polymer of 1 to 200 mg / m ² , a chromium adhesion amount of 0.5 to 50 mg / m ² and a phosphorus adhesion amount of 0.5 to 5 mg / m ^2. Is desirable.

  Next, the material of the exterior body used for the lithium ion battery of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 4A, the laminated body 110 forming the exterior body includes at least a base material layer 111, a barrier layer 112, and an innermost layer (thermal adhesive layer) 114, and an adhesive layer 116 between these layers. And laminating by a method such as a dry laminating method, a sandwich laminating method, an extrusion laminating method, or a thermal laminating method. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, an intermediate layer 113 may be provided between the barrier layer 112 and the innermost layer 114.

  The outermost layer is made of stretched polyester or nylon film, and examples of the polyester resin include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, copolymerized polyester, and polycarbonate. Examples of the nylon resin include polyamide resins such as nylon 6, nylon 6,6, copolymers of nylon 6,6 and nylon 6, nylon 6,10, polymetaxylylene adipamide (MXD6), and the like. It is done.

  When the outermost layer is used as a lithium ion battery, the outermost layer is a portion that is in direct contact with the hardware. Considering the existence of pinholes in a single film and the occurrence of pinholes during processing, the outermost layer needs to have a thickness of 6 μm or more, and a preferred thickness is 12 to 25 μm.

The outermost layer may be laminated in order to improve pinhole resistance and insulation when used as a battery outer package. When the outermost layer is laminated, the outermost layer includes at least one resin layer of two or more layers, and the thickness of each layer is 6 μm or more, preferably 12 to 25 μm. Examples of laminating the outermost layer include the following 1) to 7) although not shown.
1) Stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 2) Stretched nylon / stretched polyethylene terephthalate

In addition, mechanical suitability of packaging materials (stability of conveyance in packaging machines and processing machines), surface protection (heat resistance and electrolyte resistance), secondary processing and embossing type outer packaging for lithium ion batteries (Refer to Fig. 3) For the purpose of reducing the frictional resistance between the mold and the outermost layer during embossing, the outermost layer is multi-layered, and the surface of the outermost layer is a fluororesin layer, an acrylic resin layer, a silicone system. It is preferable to provide a resin layer or the like. For example,
3) Fluorine resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (Fluorine resin is a film or formed by drying after liquid coating)
4) Silicone resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (silicone resin is a film or formed by drying after liquid coating)
5) Fluorine-based resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 6) Silicone-based resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 7) Acrylic resin / stretched nylon (Acrylic resin is film-like or cured after drying by liquid coating)

  As a laminating method for forming the outer package having a laminated structure, a dry laminating method, a thermal laminating method, an extrusion laminating method, a sandwich laminating method, a coextrusion laminating method, or the like can be used.

  The barrier layer 112 is a layer for preventing water vapor from entering the inside of the lithium ion battery from the outside through the exterior body 5, and stabilizes pinholes and processability (pouching, embossing) of the barrier layer alone. For example, a film having a thickness of 15 μm or more, such as aluminum or nickel, or a film on which an inorganic compound such as silicon oxide or alumina is deposited is preferable. Is aluminum of 15 μm to 100 μm.

  By using aluminum having an iron content of 0.3 to 9.0% by weight, preferably 0.7 to 2.0% by weight, as a material for the barrier layer, compared to aluminum not containing iron, Aluminum has good spreadability, and the laminated body is less likely to generate pinholes due to bending, and the side wall can be easily formed when embossing an embossed type exterior body. When the iron content is less than 0.3% by weight, effects such as prevention of pinholes and improvement in embossing formability are not observed, and the iron content of the aluminum is 9.0% by weight. When exceeding, the softness | flexibility as aluminum is inhibited and bag-making property worsens as a laminated body.

  In addition, aluminum produced by cold rolling changes its flexibility, waist strength, and hardness under annealing (so-called annealing treatment) conditions, but the aluminum used in this example is not annealed. A soft processed product having flexibility, which is appropriately annealed, is preferable to the product. The degree of flexibility, waist strength and hardness, that is, annealing conditions may be appropriately selected in accordance with processing suitability (pouching, embossing suitability). For example, in order to prevent pinholes and wrinkles during embossing, aluminum that tends to be softer and more or less annealed than hard aluminum that has not been annealed is better.

  Furthermore, a composite film layer 115 made of an oxidizing film is provided on the surface of the barrier layer 112. The composite coating layer 115 prevents the corrosion and dissolution of the surface of the barrier layer 112 due to hydrogen fluoride generated by the electrolyte and moisture of the lithium ion battery, and improves the adhesion (wetting property) of the surface of the barrier layer 112 to provide a laminate. The adhesive force between the barrier layer 112, the base material layer 111, and the innermost layer 114 (or the intermediate layer 113) at the time of formation is stabilized.

  A polyolefin film is used as the innermost layer 114. Polypropylene is particularly preferably used, but it can also be used as a single-layer or multilayer film composed of a linear low-density polyethylene or medium-density polyethylene single layer or multilayer, or a linear low-density polyethylene or medium-density polyethylene blend resin. it can.

  For each type of polypropylene, that is, random propylene, homopropylene, block propylene, and linear low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low crystalline ethylene-butene copolymer, low crystalline propylene-butene copolymer, A terpolymer composed of a three-component copolymer of ethylene, butene, and propylene, silica, zeolite, an antiblocking agent (AB agent) such as acrylic resin beads, a fatty acid amide slip agent, and the like may be added.

  The innermost layer of the outer package has thermal adhesiveness between innermost layers and also exhibits thermal adhesiveness to the composite coating layer 104b formed on the surface of the tab 104, and does not deteriorate or deteriorate depending on the contents. As a result of studying the materials, the thickness is 10 μm or more, preferably 20 to 100 μm, the melting point is 80 ° C. or more, and the Vicat softening point is 70 ° C. or more. Good results including at least one of unsaturated carboxylic grafted polyolefin resins such as methylpentene, metal ion cross-linked polyethylene, or copolymers of ethylene or propylene and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and modified products thereof showed that.

  Further, for each layer of the laminate 110, corona treatment and blast treatment are appropriately performed for the purpose of improving and stabilizing the film forming property, lamination processing, and final product secondary processing (pouching, embossing) suitability. Surface activation treatment such as oxidation treatment or ozone treatment may be performed.

  In addition, the lamination method between the layers can be specifically formed using a T-die method, an inflation method, a co-extrusion method, or the like. If necessary, the secondary film may be formed by a method such as coating, vapor deposition, ultraviolet curing, or electron beam curing. Moreover, as a bonding method, methods such as a dry laminating method, an extrusion laminating method, a coextrusion laminating method, and a thermal laminating method can be used.

  When laminating by the dry laminating method, polyester, polyethyleneimine, polyether, cyanoacrylate, urethane, organic titanium, polyetherurethane, epoxy, polyesterurethane, imide, isocyanate Various adhesives based on polyolefin, polyolefin, and silicone can be used. In addition, these adhesive layers appropriately contain at least one of silicon oxide, calcium carbonate, zinc, red lead, lead suboxide, lead oxide, lead cyanamide, zinc chromate, barium potassium chromate, and barium zinc chromate. Addition of an additive characterized by this further improves chemical resistance and organic solvent resistance. In particular, silicon oxide, calcium carbonate, zinc, red lead, lead suboxide, zinc oxide, lead cyanamide, zinc chromate, potassium barium chromate, barium zinc chromate, etc. are generated by the reaction of electrolyte with moisture Has the effect of preventing the corrosion of hydrogen fluoride on each layer, particularly the barrier layer (aluminum).

  In addition, when using the extrusion laminating method, polyester, polyether, urethane, polyetherurethane, polyesterurethane, isocyanate, and polyolefin can be used as an adhesion promotion method that stabilizes the adhesive strength between the layers to be bonded. Applying resin such as polyethyleneimine, cyanoarylate, organotitanium compound, epoxy, imide, silicone, and their modified products or mixtures, about 1μm, or surface activation treatment by ozone treatment It can be carried out. Further, by using an unsaturated carboxylic acid grafted polyolefin as a resin when bonded by an extrusion laminating method or a thermal laminating method, adhesion resistance and content resistance are improved.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a battery tab and a method for manufacturing the battery tab according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the lithium ion battery according to this embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a state in which the lithium ion battery is disassembled. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the lithium ion battery 201 is composed of a lithium ion battery main body 202 and an exterior body 205, and the lithium ion battery main body 202 housed in the exterior body 205 is By sealing the periphery, moisture resistance is imparted.

  The lithium ion battery main body 202 includes a positive electrode composed of a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode composed of a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector, and an electrolyte filled between the positive electrode and the negative electrode (none shown). And a battery tab 204 that is connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode in the cell 203 and has a tip projecting outside the exterior body 205. The battery tab 204 connected to the positive electrode is made of aluminum, has a thickness of about 50 to 200 μm, a width of about 5 to 100 mm, and the battery tab 204 connected to the negative electrode is made of copper. The nickel layer 204x having a thickness of about 2 μm is applied to the side surface (end surface) by plating. The tab has a thickness of about 50 to 200 μm and a width of about 5 to 100 mm.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the configuration around the negative electrode side tab of the lithium ion battery. The exterior body 205 has a laminated structure including a plurality of layers, and is thermally bonded to both the tab 204 and the innermost layer 214 of the exterior body 205 via a tab film 206 having thermal adhesiveness.

  In addition, a composite film made of a hydrogen fluoride-resistant layer is formed on a portion 207 where the tab 204 and the exterior body 205 are thermally bonded (hereinafter referred to as a sandwiching portion 207) and a portion disposed inside the exterior body 205 and in contact with the electrolytic solution. A layer 204b is formed. A negative electrode current collector 208 that electrically connects a negative electrode (not shown) and the tab 204 is connected to the tip of the tab 204 accommodated in the exterior body 205. The detailed configuration of the exterior body 205 will be described later.

  The lithium ion battery 201 according to the present embodiment is provided with a composite coating layer 204b at least in the sandwiched portion 207 of the battery tab 204 in which the nickel plating layer 204x is formed on the front and back surfaces and side surfaces by plating, and is a fibrous sheet or porous sheet. Is thermally bonded to the exterior body 205 with a tab film 206 covered with an acid-modified polyolefin resin interposed.

  Hydrofluoric acid generated by electrolyte and moisture by forming a composite film layer 204b of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound in the sandwiched portion 207 of the battery tab 204 on which the nickel plating layer 204x is formed. Corrosion of the nickel plating layer 204x due to the above can be prevented, and elution of the nickel layer 204x can be prevented. Therefore, peeling of the tab film 206 and the tab 4 can be prevented. In addition, by configuring the metal member with copper having high electrical conductivity, the electrical resistance of the battery tab 204 can be suppressed, and the loss of electrical energy of the lithium ion battery 201 can be suppressed.

  Further, the manufacturing cost of the battery tab 204 can be reduced by forming the core of the battery tab 204 with inexpensive copper and forming the nickel plating layer 204x on the surface of the copper member by plating.

  The tab film 206 is obtained by coating a fibrous sheet or a porous sheet with an acid-modified polyolefin resin. With this configuration, the sealing strength between the tab 204 surface on which the composite coating layer 204b is applied and the tab film 206 is electrolytic. It becomes very stable against the liquid. In addition, the tab film 206 having this structure is excellent in flexibility, prevents the tab 204 and the tab film 206 from being peeled off, and provides a highly durable lithium ion battery because the sealing performance is ensured even after long-term use. It becomes possible to do.

  Further, since the composite coating layer 204b and the acid-modified polyolefin resin have very stable anti-electrolytic solution sealing strength, peeling between the tab 204 and the tab film 206 can be prevented.

  The lithium ion battery 201 has a pouch type using a pillow-shaped exterior body 205 as shown in FIG. 5 and an embossed portion as shown in FIG. 7 depending on the type of the exterior body 205 that wraps the lithium ion battery main body 202. There is an embossed type in which the lithium ion battery main body 202 is hermetically stored using an exterior body 205 formed of the formed tray 205a and sheet 205b, but the present invention can be applied to any type.

  Next, the composite coating layer 204b will be described. The composite coating layer 204b prevents dissolution and corrosion of the tab surface due to hydrogen fluoride (chemical formula: HF) generated by the reaction between the electrolyte of the lithium ion battery and moisture, and prevents elution of the nickel plating layer 204x. it can. Moreover, the adhesiveness (wetting property) with the innermost layer of the outer package 205 is improved, and the tab film 206 and the battery tab 204 are prevented from peeling off. However, in many cases, the surface of the battery tab 204 on which the nickel plating layer 204x is formed is attached with oil or an oxide of the nickel plating layer 204x. When the composite coating layer 204b is formed as it is, in the case of a nickel-plated tab, the adhesiveness with the metal adhesive resin layer as the innermost layer 214 of the exterior body 205 becomes unstable and peels off during long-term storage. There is a fear. As a countermeasure, it is possible to prevent the peeling or delamination by performing various pretreatments described below as pretreatments for forming the composite coating layer 204b.

<Chemical pretreatment>
In the chemical pretreatment, it is desirable to degrease the alkali and then neutralize it by pickling to ensure the formation of the composite coating layer on the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x. The following materials should be used as the alkali and acid to be used. Can do.

  Specific examples of acidic substances used as chemical pretreatment include hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfamic acid and other inorganic acids, citric acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, formic acid, hydroxy Examples include acetic acid, EDTA (ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid) and derivatives thereof, and ammonium thioglycolate.

Further, an alkaline substance may be used for chemical pretreatment. Specific examples of the alkaline substance include caustic soda (NaOH), soda ash (Na ₂ CO ₃ ), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO ₃ ), bow nitrate (Na ₂ SO _4). · 10H ₂ O), sodium sesquicarbonate _{(Na 2 CO 3 · NaHCO 3} · 2H 2 O) soda salts such as, orthosilicate Cao _{(2Na 2 O · S I O} 2, 10~40% moisture), metasilicate Cao (2NA _{2 O · S I O 2 ·} 9H 2 O), one silicate No. Cao _{(Na 2 O · 2S I O} 2, water 42 to 44%), two items silicate Soda _{(Na 2 O · 3S I O} 2, water 65 %) Silicate, primary sodium phosphate (NaH ₂ PO ₄ ), sodium pyrophosphate (Na ₄ P ₂ O ₇ ), secondary sodium phosphate (Na ₂ HPO ₄ ), sodium hexametaphosphate {(NaPO _{3) 6},} tertiary sodium phosphate (Na ₃ PO _4), Riporirin sodium (Na ₅ P ₃ O ₁₀₎ phosphoric acid salts and the like.

  The chemical pretreatment for forming the composite coating layer is performed by preparing an aqueous solution of the acid or alkali substance and immersing the battery tab 204 in which the nickel plating layer 204x is formed in the aqueous solution, or by immersing the aqueous solution in the nickel plating layer. The surface of 204x is coated by a method such as spraying or roll coating, then washed with water to clean the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x and then dried to immediately form the composite coating layer 204b.

<Chemical treatment>
In addition, in the battery tab 204 having the nickel plating layer 204x of the present invention, the adhesion of the composite coating layer to the nickel plating layer 204x is further stabilized by performing a chemical treatment, a physical treatment, or a combination thereof. It will be a thing. The chemical treatment is treatment for degreasing and cleaning the nickel plating layer 204x, and degreasing includes alkali treatment and hydrocarbon treatment. Cleaning includes acid cleaning and chromic acid cleaning. The physical treatment is performed to improve the adhesion of the composite coating layer 204b to the nickel plating layer 204x. By roughening the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x, the adhesion of the composite coating layer 204b is improved. This is a method for improving the resistance to electrolytic solution. This will be specifically described below.

  When an alkaline substance is used as the degreasing treatment, specifically, sodium orthosilicate, sodium metasilicate, trisodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium sesquicarbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide and the like can be used. The treatment is performed by immersing in an aqueous solution of the substance, spraying the aqueous solution, coating, etc., washing with acid or dichromic acid, washing with pure water, and drying. Specific substances used in the acid cleaning and the concentration at the time of use (in parentheses) are hydrochloric acid (5%), citric acid (3), sulfuric acid (10), sulfamic acid (10%), phosphoric acid (15%), Formic acid (2%), oxalic acid (5%), etc. can be used.

  Examples of the hydrocarbon used for the degreasing treatment include ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, benzene, toluene, and hexane. After degreasing, in the case of alkaline degreasing, it is preferable to wash with pure water after acid washing.

<Physical processing>
As a method for improving the adhesion of the composite coating layer provided on the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x, it is effective to subject the nickel surface to physical treatment such as surface polishing, flame treatment, corona treatment, ozone treatment, and plasma treatment. Any of these methods is a method of roughening the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x. This physical treatment may be carried out independently before the formation of the composite coating layer, but it is preferable to carry out the treatment in combination with the chemical treatment.

  The chemical treatment and the physical treatment described above can be used in combination. As a process of the combination, the following procedure is possible, and any specific method may be combined for the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x. (1) Degreasing → Pickling → Physical treatment (2) Degreasing → Physical treatment (3) Cleaning → Physical treatment

  Before forming the composite coating layer 204b, the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x is pretreated by any of the methods described above, and after removing the oil, nickel oxide coating, etc., the surface is dried and the chromate solution is removed. The composite coating layer 204b is formed by subjecting the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x to chemical conversion treatment. The method of chemical conversion treatment is a method of immersing a nickel tab material in a chromate solution, a method of spraying a chromate solution on a tab material, a method of coating the chromate solution on a tab material using a roll coating method, etc. And / or a pretreatment by a physical method, and then a chromate solution is applied and dried on the terminal material to form a composite coating layer 204b on the surface of the nickel plating layer 204x.

As the treatment liquid used for forming the composite coating layer 204b, an aqueous solution composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride (3) compound, and phosphoric acid is used. The aqueous solution is applied to the nickel plating layer 204x, dried, and baked under a temperature condition where the film temperature is 180 ° C. or higher. A suitable coating amount of chromium is about 8 to 10 mg / m ² (dry weight).

The method of forming the composite coating layer 204b on the tab material after the degreasing treatment is performed by using an immersion method, a shower method, a roll coating method, or the like using an aqueous solution composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride (3) compound, and phosphoric acid. The film is coated and dried on the entire circumference, and the film is cured by irradiation with hot air, far-infrared rays, or the like. A desirable coating amount is about 10 mg / m ² as a dry weight. Further, according to each component, the composite film layer has an aminated phenol polymer of 1 to 200 mg / m ² , a chromium adhesion amount of 0.5 to 50 mg / m ² and a phosphorus adhesion amount of 0.5 to 5 mg / m ^2. Is desirable.

  Next, the tab film 206 used for the lithium ion battery of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a typical layer configuration of the tab film 206. The tab film 206 has adhesiveness with the innermost layer 214 (see FIG. 9) of the outer package 205 and the tab 204, and the configuration is as follows. An acid-modified polyolefin-based resin is formed by penetrating into a heat-resistant non-woven fabric 218 such as a fiber sheet or a porous sheet, filling a gap in the fiber sheet or porous sheet, and covering both surfaces with an acid-modified polyolefin layer 217. is there.

  Normally, the tab film 206 is interposed between the tab 204 and the exterior body 205 at the peripheral thermal bonding portion of the lithium ion battery 201 and is thermally bonded. Therefore, heat (160 ° C. to 190 ° C.) and pressure (1 Heat resistance not to be crushed and resistance to electrolyte solution (electrolyte resistance) is required.

  Therefore, as a fiber or resin constituting the fibrous sheet and the porous sheet, heat resistance and resistance to an electrolytic solution are required. Examples of the fiber include natural fibers such as cellulose, wool, silk, cotton, and hemp, Alternatively, glass fiber, carbon fiber, rock fiber, or a chemical fiber obtained by fiberizing a known heat-resistant synthetic resin such as polyester, polyamide, polyimide, polymethylpentene, polyphenylene oxide, polysulfone, polyether ether ketone, polyphenylene sulfide, Alternatively, an unstretched sheet made of the well-known heat-resistant synthetic resin described above or a porous sheet stretched in a uniaxial or biaxial direction can be used.

  The fiber sheet is mainly composed of polyester fibers, particularly aromatic polyester fibers synthesized by changing the composition ratio by combining three monomers of aromatic diol, aromatic dicarboxylic acid and aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid. It has no aliphatic hydrocarbon in the chain, and is a copolymer of P-hydroxybenzoic acid and 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (“Vectran” (registered trademark) manufactured by Kuraray) or P-hydroxybenzoic acid and terephthal. Nonwoven fabrics made of wholly aromatic polyester fibers such as a copolymer of an acid and 4,4′-dihydroxybisphenyl (“Sumicaspar” (registered trademark) manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical) are preferred.

  In the fully aromatic polyester, molecular orientation (melting anisotropy) is observed in the molten state, and the fiber formed by spinning this (melting anisotropic fully aromatic polyester fiber) further advances the molecular orientation. Not only can it be entangled and a heat-resistant nonwoven fabric with high mechanical strength and low moisture absorption, but also a heat-resistant nonwoven fabric with excellent resin impregnation properties because the resin can easily penetrate into the gaps formed by dividing and subdividing. A heat-resistant nonwoven fabric made of melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fibers is most preferred. In addition, the nonwoven fabric composed of melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fibers can be produced by either a wet method or a dry method, but the dry method is preferred from the viewpoint of cost, solvent resistance, etc. It is preferable to do.

  Specifically, the melt anisotropic fully aromatic polyester is melt-spun, and at the same time, the spun product is blown off with a high-temperature high-speed fluid to accumulate on the collecting surface to form a web, and the web is subjected to calendering and heat treatment. This is a non-woven fabric. As the melt anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester nonwoven fabric, for example, “Vecruz (registered trademark)” manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd. can be used. Note that the moisture absorption rate of “Veculus (registered trademark)” at 25 ° C. and 65% RH is 0.1% or less.

In addition, as a heat-resistant nonwoven fabric, the weight per unit area is 5 to 25 g / m ² , and the density is from the point that the permeability of the acid-modified polyolefin resin applied and penetrated in a molten state and the resin layer thickness after the penetration can be arbitrarily changed. 0.15-0.45 g / cm ³ is preferable, if the basis weight is less than 5 g / m ² and the density is less than 0.15 g / cm ³ , the effect of preventing short circuit cannot be expected, and the strength of the nonwoven fabric is insufficient. There is a possibility that the processability is inferior, and when the weight per unit area is 25 g / m ² and the density exceeds 0.45 g / cm ³ , the acid-modified polyolefin resin that is melt-coated becomes difficult to penetrate, and the total thickness of the tab film is limited. Therefore, since the thickness of the acid-modified polyolefin resin becomes thin, there is a possibility that sufficient strength cannot be obtained due to the seal thinness.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the nonwoven fabric comprised by the said melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fiber has a moisture absorption rate of 0.1% or less in an environment of 25 ° C. and 65% RH. By setting the moisture absorption rate to 0.1% or less, it is possible to prevent moisture from penetrating into the exterior body through the nonwoven fabric composed of the melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fiber. Thereby, it is possible to further prevent water vapor from entering the inside of the outer package from the tab sandwiching portion through the end face of the tab film, and a highly safe lithium ion battery can be obtained. In the present invention, the moisture absorption is a weight percentage of the weight change from the start when the sample is stored under a constant temperature and humidity condition and the sample weight reaches equilibrium.

  In addition, as a method for forming a porous sheet, for example, a needle punch method for pressing a heated needle, an embossing roll method, a polishing roll, a grindstone, a polishing tape, or the like is used to stretch an unstretched sheet or uniaxially or biaxially. Hot melt punching method that melts and punches a sheet, physical punching method using a knife, cutter, or roll having a cutting edge (rotary die roll), laser beam processing, processing methods such as corona discharge, plasma discharge, etc. The method may be appropriately selected and used, or a heat-resistant synthetic resin kneaded with an inorganic material may be formed into a sheet and formed into a porous sheet by a method of stretching. The thickness of the tab film after the fiber sheet or porous sheet is coated with the acid-modified polyolefin resin is 50 to 120 μm in consideration of the resin thinning after heat sealing of the acid-modified polyolefin resin layer of the tab. Is preferred.

  In addition, as a method of coating the both sides of the fibrous sheet or porous sheet by applying and penetrating acid-modified polyolefin resin on both sides of the fibrous sheet or porous sheet, and covering both surfaces, first, a sheet-like fibrous sheet or The porous sheet is fed out, and a molten acid-modified polyolefin resin is extrusion coated on one side of the sheet, and then the molten acid modified polyolefin resin is laminated on the other side of the sheet by extrusion coating.

  Next, the acid-modified polyolefin resin constituting the tab film 206 will be described. The acid-modified polyolefin resin is a layer provided to thermally bond with the inner layer of the tab 206 and the outer package 205, and it is necessary to select and use appropriately depending on the resin type used for the heat-adhesive resin layer. Examples thereof include polyolefin resins graft-modified with unsaturated carboxylic acids, copolymers of ethylene or propylene and acrylic acid, or methacrylic acid, or metal-crosslinked polyolefin resins. A component, an ethylene-propylene-butene copolymer, an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer, a propylene-α-olefin copolymer, an olefin-based elastomer or the like may be added by 5% or more.

  A polyolefin resin graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid, particularly a polypropylene resin graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid is preferred. In view of the abnormal heat generation of the lithium ion battery and durability due to an increase in internal pressure, a resin to which an olefin-based elastomer having no melting point is added at 120 ° C. or lower is suitable. The acid-modified polyolefin layer 217 to be coated on the heat-resistant nonwoven fabric 218 is formed by overheating and extruding the acid-modified polyolefin-based resin from the T-die extruder onto the fibrous sheet or porous sheet. is there. The thickness of the acid-modified polyolefin layer 217 is 10 μm or more, preferably 20 to 60 μm. If the thickness is less than 10 μm, the amount of heat of the extruded molten resin is insufficient, so that a sufficient laminate strength cannot be obtained, and a sufficient seal strength cannot be obtained because the strength of the acid-modified polyolefin resin becomes insufficient due to the seal thinness. On the other hand, if it exceeds 60 μm, the total thickness of the tab film 206 is increased, the water vapor barrier property from the end face is lowered, and the cost effectiveness (laminate strength, seal strength) is not significantly improved.

  The acid-modified polyolefin resin may be a colored layer by adding a pigment as required. As the pigment used for this, various inorganic pigments can be used, but it is a material generally used in the battery, there is no possibility of elution to the electrolyte, and the coloring effect is large and the adhesiveness is high. A sufficient coloring effect can be obtained with an addition amount that does not hinder, and the apparent melt viscosity of the added resin can be increased without melting by heat, preventing the pressure part from becoming thin during thermal bonding. For example, carbon (carbon, graphite) exemplified in the above filler is preferable because the reduction in seal strength can be prevented, and the addition amount thereof is, for example, carbon black having an average particle diameter of about 0.03 μm. Is used in an amount of 0.05 to 0.3 parts by weight, preferably 0.1 to 0.2 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the resin.

  Thus, by using the acid-modified polyolefin layer 217 as a colored layer, the presence or absence of the tab film 206 can be easily detected by a sensor, or can be easily inspected visually.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C, the tab film 206 is set on the thermal bonding portion between the tab 204 and the innermost layer 214. A tab film 206 having sealing properties may be interposed between both (metal) and the innermost layer 214 (thermal adhesive layer), and FIG. 11 (a), FIG. 11 (b), FIG. As shown in c), it may be wound around a predetermined position of the tab 204.

  Next, the material of the exterior body used for the lithium ion battery of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 9A, the laminated body 210 forming the exterior body 205 includes at least a base material layer 211, a barrier layer 212, and an innermost layer (thermal adhesive layer) 214, and an adhesive layer between these layers. 216 is provided and laminated by a dry lamination method, a sandwich lamination method, an extrusion lamination method, a thermal lamination method, or the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, an intermediate layer 213 may be provided between the barrier layer 212 and the innermost layer 214.

  The outermost layer is made of stretched polyester or nylon film, and examples of the polyester resin include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, copolymerized polyester, and polycarbonate. Examples of the nylon resin include polyamide resins such as nylon 6, nylon 6,6, copolymers of nylon 6,6 and nylon 6, nylon 6,10, polymetaxylylene adipamide (MXD6), and the like. It is done.

  When the outermost layer is used as a lithium ion battery, the outermost layer is a portion that is in direct contact with the hardware. Considering the existence of pinholes in a single film and the occurrence of pinholes during processing, the outermost layer needs to have a thickness of 6 μm or more, and a preferred thickness is 12 to 25 μm.

The outermost layer may be laminated in order to improve pinhole resistance and insulation when used as a battery outer package. When the outermost layer is laminated, the outermost layer includes at least one resin layer of two or more layers, and the thickness of each layer is 6 μm or more, preferably 12 to 25 μm. Examples of laminating the outermost layer include the following 1) to 7) although not shown.
1) Stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 2) Stretched nylon / stretched polyethylene terephthalate

In addition, mechanical suitability of packaging materials (stability of conveyance in packaging machines and processing machines), surface protection (heat resistance and electrolyte resistance), secondary processing and embossing type outer packaging for lithium ion batteries (Refer to Fig. 3) For the purpose of reducing the frictional resistance between the mold and the outermost layer during embossing, the outermost layer is multi-layered, and the surface of the outermost layer is a fluororesin layer, an acrylic resin layer, a silicone system. It is preferable to provide a resin layer or the like. For example,
3) Fluorine resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (Fluorine resin is a film or formed by drying after liquid coating)
4) Silicone resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate (silicone resin is a film or formed by drying after liquid coating)
5) Fluorine-based resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 6) Silicone-based resin / stretched polyethylene terephthalate / stretched nylon 7) Acrylic resin / stretched nylon (Acrylic resin is film-like or cured after drying by liquid coating)

  As a laminating method for forming the outer package having a laminated structure, a dry laminating method, a thermal laminating method, an extrusion laminating method, a sandwich laminating method, a coextrusion laminating method, or the like can be used.

  The barrier layer 212 is a layer for preventing water vapor from entering the inside of the lithium ion battery from the outside through the exterior body 205, and stable pinholes and processability (pouching, embossing) of the barrier layer alone. For example, a film having a thickness of 15 μm or more, such as aluminum or nickel, or a film on which an inorganic compound such as silicon oxide or alumina is vapor-deposited may be used. Aluminum of 15 μm to 100 μm is preferable.

  By using aluminum having an iron content of 0.3 to 9.0% by weight, preferably 0.7 to 2.0% by weight as the material of the barrier layer 212, compared with aluminum that does not contain iron. Further, aluminum has good spreadability, the occurrence of pinholes by bending as a laminate is reduced, and the side wall can be easily formed when embossing an embossed type exterior body. When the iron content is less than 0.3% by weight, effects such as prevention of pinholes and improvement in embossing formability are not observed, and the iron content of the aluminum is 9.0% by weight. When exceeding, the softness | flexibility as aluminum is inhibited and bag-making property worsens as a laminated body.

  In addition, aluminum produced by cold rolling changes its flexibility, waist strength, and hardness under annealing (so-called annealing treatment) conditions, but the aluminum used in this example is not annealed. A soft processed product having flexibility, which is appropriately annealed, is preferable to the product. The degree of flexibility, waist strength and hardness, that is, annealing conditions may be appropriately selected in accordance with processing suitability (pouching, embossing suitability). For example, in order to prevent pinholes and wrinkles during embossing, aluminum that tends to be softer and more or less annealed than hard aluminum that has not been annealed is better.

  Further, a composite film layer 215 made of an oxidizing film is provided on the surface of the barrier layer 212. The composite coating layer 215 prevents corrosion and dissolution of the surface of the barrier layer 212 due to hydrogen fluoride generated by the electrolyte and moisture of the lithium ion battery, and improves the adhesion (wetting property) of the surface of the barrier layer 212 to provide a laminate. The adhesive force between the barrier layer 212, the base material layer 211, and the innermost layer 214 (or the intermediate layer 213) at the time of formation is stabilized.

  The innermost layer 214 is a polyolefin film. Polypropylene is particularly preferably used, but it can also be used as a single-layer or multilayer film composed of a linear low-density polyethylene or medium-density polyethylene single layer or multilayer, or a linear low-density polyethylene or medium-density polyethylene blend resin. it can.

  For each type of polypropylene, that is, random propylene, homopropylene, block propylene, and linear low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low crystalline ethylene-butene copolymer, low crystalline propylene-butene copolymer, A terpolymer composed of a three-component copolymer of ethylene, butene, and propylene, silica, zeolite, an antiblocking agent (AB agent) such as acrylic resin beads, a fatty acid amide slip agent, and the like may be added.

  In addition, the innermost layer of the outer package has a thickness as a result of examining a material that is thermally bonded to the tab film 206 and that does not change or deteriorate depending on the contents. 10 μm or more, preferably 20 to 100 μm, melting point 80 ° C. or more, Vicat softening point 70 ° C. or more, unsaturated carboxylic graft polyethylene, unsaturated carboxylic graft polypropylene, unsaturated carboxylic graft polymethylpentene, etc. Polyolefin resins, metal ion cross-linked polyethylene, or copolymers containing at least one of ethylene or propylene and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and their modified products showed good results.

  In addition, the layers of the laminate 210 are appropriately subjected to corona treatment and blast treatment for the purpose of improving and stabilizing film forming properties, lamination processing, and final product secondary processing (pouching, embossing) suitability. Surface activation treatment such as oxidation treatment or ozone treatment may be performed.

  In addition, the lamination method between the layers can be specifically formed using a T-die method, an inflation method, a co-extrusion method, or the like. If necessary, the secondary film may be formed by a method such as coating, vapor deposition, ultraviolet curing, or electron beam curing. Moreover, as a bonding method, methods such as a dry laminating method, an extrusion laminating method, a coextrusion laminating method, and a thermal laminating method can be used.

  When laminating by the dry laminating method, polyester, polyethyleneimine, polyether, cyanoacrylate, urethane, organic titanium, polyetherurethane, epoxy, polyesterurethane, imide, isocyanate Various adhesives based on polyolefin, polyolefin, and silicone can be used. In addition, these adhesive layers appropriately contain at least one of silicon oxide, calcium carbonate, zinc, red lead, lead suboxide, lead oxide, lead cyanamide, zinc chromate, barium potassium chromate, and barium zinc chromate. Addition of an additive characterized by this further improves chemical resistance and organic solvent resistance. In particular, silicon oxide, calcium carbonate, zinc, red lead, lead suboxide, zinc oxide, lead cyanamide, zinc chromate, potassium barium chromate, barium zinc chromate, etc. are generated by the reaction of electrolyte with moisture Has the effect of preventing the corrosion of hydrogen fluoride on each layer, particularly the barrier layer (aluminum).

  In addition, when using the extrusion laminating method, polyester, polyether, urethane, polyetherurethane, polyesterurethane, isocyanate, and polyolefin can be used as an adhesion promotion method that stabilizes the adhesive strength between the layers to be bonded. Applying resin such as polyethyleneimine, cyanoarylate, organotitanium compound, epoxy, imide, silicone, and their modified products or mixtures, about 1μm, or surface activation treatment by ozone treatment It can be carried out. Further, by using an unsaturated carboxylic acid grafted polyolefin as a resin when bonded by an extrusion laminating method or a thermal laminating method, adhesion resistance and content resistance are improved.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the lithium ion battery according to the present invention will be described. The lithium ion battery according to the present embodiment is common to the lithium ion battery 201 shown in the second embodiment except for the configuration of the tab film 306, and the same reference numerals are given to the common parts and the description thereof is omitted. FIG. 12 is a view schematically showing the layer structure of the tab film 306 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The tab film 306 has an adhesion promoter layer 319 on both sides of the biaxially stretched polyethylene naphthalate film 320. The acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 is laminated.

  According to this configuration, since the composite coating layer 204b and the acid-modified polyolefin resin have very stable electrolyte solution seal strength, peeling between the tab 204 and the tab film 306 is prevented as shown in FIG. be able to.

  The biaxially stretched polyethylene naphthalate film (hereinafter referred to as PEN) 320 is a general polyolefin-based resin that forms a heat-adhesive resin layer of an outer package or an acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 that forms an acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 of the adhesive film. Since the melting point / glass transition point is higher than that of the polyolefin resin, the tab film 306 is coated on the tab 204 protruding from the lithium battery main body 202, and the tab film 306 shown in the third embodiment in FIG. Thus, when the outer body 205 and the periphery are thermally bonded, the innermost layer 214 made of polyolefin resin, which is the inner layer of the outer body, and the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 of the tab film 306 are extruded out of the pressurizing portion by heat and pressure and applied. There is a problem that the pressure part becomes thin, but since PEN320 remains without being thin, A metal foil layer and the tab 204 etc. can be prevented from being short-circuited.

  In addition, since PEN320 is excellent in water vapor barrier properties (low water vapor permeability), it is possible to prevent water vapor from entering the lithium battery, and to make the battery life as designed. As thickness of PEN320, it is 6 micrometers or more, Preferably it is 12-25 micrometers. If it is less than 6 μm, there is a possibility of short circuit, and if it exceeds 25 μm, no significant improvement effect is seen in cost effectiveness (short circuit prevention effect). In addition, the surface of the PEN 320 can be provided with well-known easy adhesion means such as corona discharge treatment, ozone treatment, plasma treatment and the like, if necessary. The same effect can be obtained by using a polyethylene terephthalate film (hereinafter referred to as PET) instead of PEN.

  Next, the adhesion promoter layer 319 will be described. The adhesion promoter layer 319 is provided for the purpose of firmly bonding the PEN 320 and the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317, and uses a known adhesion promoter such as isocyanate, polyethyleneimine, polyester, polyurethane, polybutadiene, or the like. However, as a result of the experiment, those composed of an isocyanate component selected from a triisocyanate monomer and polymeric MDI were excellent in laminate strength, and there was little decrease in laminate strength after immersion in an electrolyte solution.

  In particular, it is composed of triisocyanate monomer triphenylmethane-4,4 ′, 4 ″ -triisocyanate and polymeric MDI polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate (NCO content is about 30%, viscosity is 200 to 700 mPa · s). The best results were obtained when an adhesion promoter was used, followed by cross-linking of polycarbodiimide using tris (p-isocyanatephenyl) thiophosphate, which is also a triisocyanate monomer, and polyethyleneimine. The two-part curable adhesion promoter used as an agent showed good results.

The adhesion promoter layer 319 can be formed by coating and drying by a known coating method such as a bar coating method, a roll coating method, or a gravure coating method. The coating amount is an adhesion promotion composed of triisocyanate. In the case of an agent, it is 20 to 100 mg / m ² , preferably 40 to 60 mg / m ² , and in the case of an adhesion promoter made of polymeric MDI, it is 40 to 150 mg / m ² , preferably 60 to 100 mg / m ² . There, the main agent of polyethylene imine, a two-liquid curing type adhesion promoter which is the polycarbodiimide crosslinking agent, 5 to 50 mg / m ^2, preferably 10 to 30 mg / m ^2. The triisocyanate monomer is a monomer having three isocyanate groups in one molecule. Polymeric MDI is a mixture of MDI and MDI oligomer obtained by polymerization of MDI, and is represented by the following formula (1).

In addition, the adhesion promoter layer 319 can be formed using an adhesion promoter containing an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound, and a phosphorus compound. It can be formed by coating and drying by a known coating method such as a coating method or a gravure coating method. First, the aminated phenol polymer will be described. A well-known thing can be widely used as an aminated phenol polymer, for example, aminated phenol heavy which consists of a repeating unit represented by following formula (2), (3), (4), (5). Coalescence can be mentioned. X in the formula represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an allyl group or a benzyl group. R ₁ and R ₂ represent a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group, and may be the same group or different groups.

In the following formulas (2) to (5), examples of the alkyl group represented by X, R ₁ and R ₂ include a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl groups, such as a tert- butyl group, can be mentioned. Examples of the hydroxyalkyl group represented by X, R ₁ and R ₂ include a hydroxymethyl group, a 1-hydroxyethyl group, a 2-hydroxyethyl group, a 1-hydroxypropyl group, a 2-hydroxypropyl group, 3- C1-C4 straight or branched chain in which one hydroxy group such as hydroxypropyl group, 1-hydroxybutyl group, 2-hydroxybutyl group, 3-hydroxybutyl group, 4-hydroxybutyl group is substituted An alkyl group can be mentioned. X in the following formulas (2) to (5) is preferably any of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, and a hydroxyalkyl group.

Further, the aminated phenol polymer represented by the following formulas (2) and (4) is an aminated phenol containing about 80 mol% or less of repeating units, preferably about 25 to about 55 mol% of repeating units. It is a polymer. The number average molecular weight of the aminated phenol polymer is preferably about 500 to about 1 million, more preferably about 1000 to about 20,000. The aminated phenol polymer is produced by, for example, polycondensing a phenol compound or naphthol compound and formaldehyde to produce a polymer composed of repeating units represented by the following formulas (2) to (4). Is prepared by introducing a water-soluble functional group (—CH ₂ NR ₁ R ₂ ) using formaldehyde and amine (R ₁ R ₂ NH). The aminated phenol polymer can be used singly or in combination of two or more.

  Next, the trivalent chromium compound will be described. As the trivalent chromium compound, known compounds can be widely used. For example, chromium nitrate, chromium fluoride, chromium sulfate, chromium acetate, chromium oxalate, chromium biphosphate, chromic acetyl acetate, chromium chloride, sulfuric acid Potassium chromium etc. can be mentioned, Preferably they are chromium nitrate and chromium fluoride.

  Next, a phosphorus compound is demonstrated. As a phosphorus compound, a well-known thing can be used widely, For example, condensed phosphoric acids, such as phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid, these salts, etc. can be mentioned. Here, as said salt, alkali metal salts, such as ammonium salt, sodium salt, potassium salt, can be mentioned, for example.

And as an adhesion promoter layer 319 formed using an amination phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound, and an adhesion promoter containing a phosphorus compound, the amination phenol polymer is about 1 to about 1 m ^2. It is appropriate that 200 mg, the trivalent chromium compound is contained in a ratio of about 0.5 to about 50 mg in terms of chromium, and the phosphorus compound is contained in a ratio of about 0.5 to about 50 mg in terms of phosphorus. More preferably, the coalescence is contained in an amount of about 5 to about 150 mg, the trivalent chromium compound is contained in an amount of about 1.0 to about 40 mg in terms of chromium, and the phosphorus compound is contained in an amount of about 1.0 to about 40 mg in terms of phosphorus. . In this case, the drying temperature is 150 to 250 ° C., preferably 170 to 250 ° C., and it is appropriate to perform heat treatment (baking). Furthermore, when the post-heating treatment is performed at a temperature exceeding the softening point of the resin constituting the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 after the laminated structure shown in FIG. 12, the interlayer adhesive strength can be remarkably improved.

  In the case of the adhesion promoter layer 19 formed by using an adhesion promoter containing an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound, and a phosphorus compound, the adhesion promoter layer 319 and the laminated structure shown in FIG. An adhesion promoter layer composed of the isocyanate component described above may be provided between the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 and the above. By comprising in this way, interlayer adhesive strength can be improved significantly, without performing the above-mentioned post-heating process.

  Next, the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 will be described. The acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 is a layer provided for thermal bonding with the tab 204 and the heat seal layer 214 which is the inner layer of the outer package. Polyolefin resin can be used, such as polyolefin resin graft-modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid, a copolymer of ethylene or propylene and acrylic acid, or methacrylic acid, or a metal-crosslinked polyolefin resin. A butene component, an ethylene-propylene-butene copolymer, an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer, a propylene-α-olefin copolymer or the like may be added in an amount of 5% or more.

  The acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 is formed by heating and extruding the above-mentioned acid-modified polyolefin resin from a T-die extruder onto the PEN 320 on which the adhesion promoter layer 319 is formed, but the adhesion promoter layer 319 is formed. For the purpose of improving the adhesion between the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 and the surface of the acid-modified polyolefin resin that has been heat-melt-extruded from the T-die extruder, the surface is brought into contact with the adhesion promoter layer 319, if necessary. It may be given.

  In particular, when the adhesion promoter layer 319 is an isocyanate type, the laminate strength is remarkably improved by performing the ozone treatment. The thickness of the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 is 10 μm or more, preferably 20 to 50 μm. If the thickness is less than 10 μm, a sufficient laminate strength cannot be obtained because the heat quantity of the extruded molten resin is insufficient. As a result, a sufficient seal strength cannot be obtained, and if it exceeds 50 μm, the total thickness of the adhesive film increases, As a result, the water vapor barrier property is reduced and no significant improvement in cost effectiveness (laminate strength, seal strength) is observed.

  The acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 may be a colored layer by adding a pigment as necessary. As the pigment used for this, various inorganic pigments can be used, but it is a material generally used in the battery, there is no possibility of elution to the electrolyte, and the coloring effect is large and the adhesiveness is high. A sufficient coloring effect can be obtained with an addition amount that does not hinder, and the apparent melt viscosity of the added resin can be increased without melting by heat, and the pressure part is thin during thermal bonding (sealing) For example, carbon (carbon, graphite) is preferable, and carbon black having an average particle size of about 0.03 μm is preferable. When used, it is 0.05 to 0.3 parts by weight, preferably 0.1 to 0.2 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the resin. Thus, by using the heat seal layer 214 as a colored layer, the presence or absence of the tab film 306 can be detected by a sensor, or can be visually inspected.

  Furthermore, considering the flatness and convenience when the tab film 306 is formed, it is preferable that both sides of the PEN 320 are the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 and are formed with the same resin and the same thickness. Until now, the structure in which the acid-modified polyolefin layer 317 is provided on both surfaces of the PEN 320 has been described, but this is a typical layer structure of the tab film 306 of the present invention for the purpose of description. The tab film 306 of the present invention is not limited to this, and the low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear Uses general polyolefin resins such as ethylene resins such as high density polyethylene and ethylene-butene copolymers, and propylene resins such as homopolypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymers, and ethylene-propylene-butene copolymers. It may be.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the lithium ion battery according to the present invention will be described. The lithium ion battery according to this embodiment is the same as the lithium ion battery shown in the first to third embodiments except for the structure of the battery tab connected to the negative electrode, and the same reference numerals are given to the common parts. Description is omitted. The battery tab according to the fourth embodiment is a clad material formed by laminating and joining a laminated material mainly composed of nickel on the front and back surfaces of a metal member mainly composed of copper as a core material. The battery tab has a thickness of about 50 to 200 μm and a width of about 5 to 100 mm.

  Even if the battery tab made of the clad material shown in the fourth embodiment is used instead of the battery tab formed on the surface with the nickel plating layer connected to the negative electrode of the lithium ion battery shown in the first to third embodiments, An effect equivalent to that of the lithium ion battery shown in the first to third embodiments can be obtained. That is, “a laminated material containing nickel as a main component” corresponds to the “nickel plating layer” shown in the first to third embodiments. The manufacturing cost of the battery tab can be reduced by forming the metal member from copper and laminating and bonding the laminated material having nickel as a main component to the front and back surfaces of the metal member as a clad material. In addition, by forming a composite film layer of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound on a laminated material composed of laminated nickel, copper is formed on the end surface of the battery tab made of the clad material. Copper can be prevented from eluting from the end face of the metal member as the main component, and peeling of the outer package and the tab can be prevented. In addition, by configuring the metal member with copper having high electrical conductivity, it is possible to suppress the electrical resistance of the battery tab and suppress the loss of electrical energy.

  Next, the electrolytic solution sealing properties of the battery tab made of the clad material according to the present invention and the battery tab subjected to nickel plating will be described below with reference to examples.

[Example 1]
[Production of packaging materials]
First, the manufacturing method of the packaging material for electrochemical cells used in a present Example is demonstrated. First, a chemical conversion treatment was performed on both surfaces of aluminum (thickness 40 μm), and a stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) was bonded to one chemical conversion treatment surface by a dry laminating method via a two-component curable polyurethane adhesive. . Next, acid-modified polypropylene (hereinafter abbreviated as acid-modified PP) is applied and baked on the other chemical conversion treated surface by a roll coating method, and an unstretched polypropylene film (thickness 30 μm) is laminated by a thermal laminating method. The packaging material for electrochemical cells used in the examples was obtained. At this time, the thickness of the acid-modified PP is 15 μm.

In this example, the chemical conversion treatment layer was coated with a treatment liquid composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride compound, and phosphoric acid by a roll coating method, and baked under conditions where the film temperature was 190 ° C. or higher. Here, the application amount of chromium is 10 mg / m ² (dry weight), and the acid-modified PP is baked under the condition that the aluminum temperature is 140 ° C. or higher, and the application amount of the acid-modified PP is 3 g / m ² (dry). Weight).

[Production of tab film]
Next, a nonwoven fabric composed of melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fibers (weight per unit area 14 g / m ² , thickness 45 μm, density 0.24 g / cm ³ , hygroscopicity 0.1% or less (25 ° C., 65% RH), Kuraray (Made of "Vecruz MBBK14F") maleic acid-modified polypropylene was applied by extrusion to a thickness of 44 μm using a T-die extruder, and maleic acid-modified polypropylene was applied to the other side of the nonwoven fabric to a thickness of 44 μm using a T-die extruder. A tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) having a total thickness of 100 μm was obtained by extrusion coating. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as PPa-F.

One side of the PEN film (12 μm) was coated with 50 mg / m ² of an isocyanate-based adhesion promoter as a solid content, and maleic acid-modified polypropylene was extruded and coated to a thickness of 44 μm with a T-die extruder, and then the PEN film ( 12 μm) is coated with maleic acid-modified polypropylene by extrusion with a T-die extruder to a thickness of 44 μm, and then subjected to aging treatment at 45 ° C. for 72 hours for a total thickness of 100 μm tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) Got. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as PPa-N.

  A tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) made of maleic acid-modified polypropylene was obtained. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as a PPa single layer film.

[Production of sample tab]
Next, a tab made of a clad material having a width of 4 mm, a length of 40 mm, and a 90 μm thick copper core material laminated and bonded with a 5 μm thick nickel laminated material is immersed in 0.1 normal sulfuric acid for 10 seconds. After washing with water and drying (degreasing process), the tab material is then immersed in a chemical conversion treatment solution consisting of three components of phenolic resin, chromium (III) fluoride compound, and phosphoric acid for 5 seconds, pulled up by hot air, After removing the water, the film was heated until the coating temperature reached 190 ° C. and subjected to chemical conversion treatment (phosphoric acid chromate treatment) to obtain tabs according to Example 1, Example 2, and Comparative Example 6.

  A nickel tab material having a width of 4 mm, a length of 40 mm, and a thickness of 90 μm was immersed in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, then washed with water and dried (degreasing process). Dipping for 5 seconds in a chemical conversion treatment solution consisting of three components of chromium (III) fluoride compound and phosphoric acid, pulling it up, removing moisture with hot air, and then heating until the coating temperature reaches 190 ° C for chemical conversion treatment (Phosphate chromate treatment) The tabs according to Example 3 and Example 4 were obtained.

  Next, a tab in which a nickel layer having a thickness of 2 μm is formed on both sides of a copper core material having a width of 4 mm and a length of 96 mm by plating is immersed in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds and then washed with water. And then dried (degreasing step), and then the tab material was dipped in a chemical conversion treatment liquid consisting of three components of phenol resin, chromium fluoride (III) compound and phosphoric acid for 5 seconds, and then removed by hot air. Thereafter, the film was heated until the film temperature reached 190 ° C. and subjected to chemical conversion treatment (phosphate chromate treatment) to obtain a tab according to Example 5.

  A tab made of a clad material having a width of 4 mm, a length of 40 mm, and a 90 μm-thick copper core laminated with a 5 μm-thick nickel laminated material is immersed in 0.1 normal sulfuric acid for 10 seconds and then washed with water. And dried (degreasing step) to obtain tabs according to Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2.

  A tab member made of nickel having a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm and a thickness of 90 μm was dipped in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, then washed with water and dried (degreasing process). I got the tab.

  Next, a tab in which a nickel layer having a thickness of 2 μm is formed on both sides of a copper core material having a width of 4 mm and a length of 96 mm by plating is immersed in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds and then washed with water. And dried (degreasing step) to obtain a tab according to Comparative Example 5.

[Preparation of sample pre-sealing tab]
A tab film PPa-F (15 × 8 mm) is applied to both sides of a tab (4 × 40 mm) according to Example 1, Example 3, Example 5, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 3, and Comparative Example 5 by heating and pressing. Thermal bonding was performed (sealing conditions: 190 ° C., 1.2 MPa, 5 seconds twice) to obtain each sample of a pre-sealing tab.

  A tab film PPa-N (15 × 8 mm) was thermally bonded to both sides of the tabs (4 × 40 mm) according to Example 2, Example 4, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 4 (sealing conditions: 190). Each sample of a pre-sealing tab was obtained at 2 ° C., 1.2 MPa, 5 seconds).

  A PPa single layer film (15 × 8 mm) was thermally bonded to both sides of the tab (4 × 40 mm) according to Comparative Example 6 by heating and pressurization (sealing conditions: 190 ° C., 1.2 MPa, 5 seconds twice), A sample of a pre-sealing tab was obtained.

[Evaluation methods]
Next, the produced packaging material (60 × 150 mm) is folded in half, and two opposite sides are thermally bonded by heating and pressurization (sealing conditions: seal temperature 190 ° C., surface pressure 1.0 MPa, seal time 3 seconds) Formed a pouch. Next, the two pre-sealing tabs prepared as samples were inserted into the opening at intervals of 10 mm, and heat-bonded while holding the pre-sealing tab at the opening (sealing conditions: seal temperature 190 ° C., surface pressure 1.0 MPa) And an upper and lower sealing head having a recess having a sealing time of 3 seconds, a width of 8 mm, and a depth of 80 μm). Next, the bottom part of the folded packaging material is cut open, and an electrolytic solution (ethylene carbonate: diethyl carbonate: dimethyl carbonate = 1: 1: 1 in a solution of ethylene carbonate: diethyl carbonate: dimethyl carbonate = 1: 1: 1) is added at 60 ° C. 2 g of lithium was added to the inside of the packaging material, and the tab portion was directed downward, and stored at 60 ° C. for 7 days or 14 days. Then, the following evaluation was performed.

[Evaluation by measuring peak intensity]
Cut the tab seal part of each sample along the width of the tab and measure the seal strength between the tab and the packaging material (width 4 mm x length 7 mm) with an autograph at a pulling speed of 300 mm / min. Table 1 below shows the electrolytic solution seal strength.

[Evaluation by measurement of seal remaining rate]
The tab film of each sample was cut along the width of the tab, the area of the adhesive part between the tab and the tab film was measured, and the residual ratio of the seal was obtained by comparing the area of the first adhesive part and the remaining adhesive part. In addition, the leakage of the electrolyte solution around the tub was examined, and these were summarized in Table 2 below.

  As can be seen from Table 1, the clad material provided with the nickel material (composite film layer formed on the surface) subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in Example 1 and Example 2 is Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2. Compared with the clad material provided with the nickel material not subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in the above, the PPa-F and PPa-N tab films have excellent sealing strength and are immersed in the electrolytic solution. As a result, there was little decrease in seal strength over time. From this, when using a clad material with nickel material on the surface treated with phosphoric acid chromate as a battery tab, even if it is used for a long time using a tab film, It can be seen that the sealing property can be secured. Moreover, compared with the tab which consists of nickel material which has nickel as a main component from Table 1, the tab which consists of a clad material which laminated | stacked and joined the nickel material using copper as a core material has sufficient sealing strength, and seal It turns out that the fall of intensity | strength is also suppressed.

  Similarly, as apparent from Table 1, the battery tab on which the nickel plating layer (having the composite coating layer formed on the surface) subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in Example 5 was formed was Comparative Example 5. Compared with the battery tab formed with the nickel plating layer not subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in the above, the PPa-F tab film has excellent sealing strength and is immersed in the electrolytic solution. There was little decrease in the seal strength over time. From this, when using a metal member having a nickel-plated layer whose surface is treated with phosphoric acid chromate as a battery tab, even if the tab member is used for a long period of time, the outer body in the pinched portion of the tab is used. It can be seen that the hermetic sealability can be secured. Further, from Table 1, compared to a tab made of a nickel material whose main component is nickel, a tab made of a metal member having a nickel plating layer formed on the surface using copper as a core material has sufficient sealing strength. It can be seen that a decrease in the seal strength can also be suppressed.

  Further, as is apparent from Table 2, the clad material provided with the nickel layer whose surface is subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment has 100% adhesion portion remaining. From this, it is considered that the elution of nickel on the surface of the clad material is prevented by the phosphoric acid chromate treatment.

  Similarly, as is apparent from Table 2, 100% of the bonded portion remains in the metal member including the nickel plating layer whose surface is subjected to phosphoric acid chromate treatment. From this, it is considered that nickel elution on the surface of the nickel plating layer is prevented by the phosphoric acid chromate treatment.

[Example 2]
[Production of packaging materials]
First, the manufacturing method of the packaging material for electrochemical cells used in a present Example is demonstrated. First, a chemical conversion treatment was performed on both surfaces of aluminum (thickness 40 μm), and a stretched nylon film (thickness 25 μm) was bonded to one chemical conversion treatment surface by a dry laminating method via a two-component curable polyurethane adhesive. . Next, an acid-modified polypropylene (hereinafter abbreviated as acid-modified PP) melted on another chemical conversion treatment surface is extruded as an adhesive resin, and an unstretched polypropylene film (thickness 30 μm) is laminated by a sandwich lamination method and used in this example. A packaging material for an electrochemical cell was obtained. At this time, the thickness of the acid-modified PP is 15 μm.

In this example, the chemical conversion treatment layer was coated with a treatment liquid composed of a phenol resin, a chromium fluoride compound, and phosphoric acid by a roll coating method, and baked under conditions where the film temperature was 190 ° C. or higher. Here, the coating amount of chromium was 10 mg / m ² (dry weight).

[Production of tab film]
Next, a nonwoven fabric composed of melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fibers (weight per unit area 14 g / m ² , thickness 45 μm, density 0.24 g / cm ³ , hygroscopicity 0.1% or less (25 ° C., 65% RH), Kuraray (Made of "Vecruz MBBK14F") maleic acid-modified polypropylene was applied by extrusion to a thickness of 44 μm using a T-die extruder, and maleic acid-modified polypropylene was applied to the other side of the nonwoven fabric to a thickness of 44 μm using a T-die extruder. A tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) having a total thickness of 100 μm was obtained by extrusion coating. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as PPa-F.

One side of the PEN film (12 μm) was coated with 50 mg / m ² of an isocyanate-based adhesion promoter as a solid content, and maleic acid-modified polypropylene was extruded and coated to a thickness of 44 μm with a T-die extruder, and then the PEN film ( 12 μm) is coated with maleic acid-modified polypropylene by extrusion with a T-die extruder to a thickness of 44 μm, and then subjected to aging treatment at 45 ° C. for 72 hours to give a total thickness of 100 μm tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) Got. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as PPa-N.

  A tab film (width 8 mm, length 15 mm) made of maleic acid-modified polypropylene was obtained. Hereinafter, this tab film is referred to as a PPa single layer film.

[Production of sample tab]
Next, a tab made of a clad material in which a 5 μm thick nickel laminated material is laminated and bonded on both sides of a 90 μm thick copper core material is immersed in 0.1 normal sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, washed with water and dried ( Degreasing step), and then the tab material is dipped in a chemical conversion treatment solution consisting of three components of phenolic resin, chromium (III) fluoride compound and phosphoric acid for 5 seconds, pulled up, and after removing moisture with hot air, the film temperature Was heated to reach 190 ° C. and subjected to chemical conversion treatment (phosphate chromate treatment), and cut into a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm to obtain tabs according to Example 11, Example 12, and Comparative Example 16.

  A nickel tab material having a thickness of 100 μm was immersed in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, washed with water and dried (degreasing process). Thereafter, the tab material was phenol resin, a chromium (III) fluoride compound, Immerse it in a chemical conversion treatment solution consisting of three components of phosphoric acid for 5 seconds, pull it up, remove moisture with hot air, and heat it until the film temperature reaches 190 ° C (chemical conversion treatment with phosphoric acid) The tabs according to Example 13, Example 14, and Comparative Example 17 were obtained by cutting into a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm.

  A tab formed by plating a 2 μm thick nickel layer on both sides of a 96 μm thick copper core is dipped in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, washed with water and dried (degreasing process). The material is immersed in a chemical conversion treatment solution consisting of three components of phenolic resin, chromium (III) fluoride compound and phosphoric acid for 5 seconds, pulled up, and after removing moisture with hot air, until the film temperature reaches 190 ° C. A chemical conversion treatment was performed by heating (phosphate chromate treatment), and the product was cut into a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm to obtain a tab according to Example 15.

  A tab made of a clad material in which a 5 μm thick nickel laminated material is laminated and bonded to both sides of a 90 μm thick copper core material is immersed in 0.1 normal sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, then washed with water and dried (degreasing process). The tab according to Comparative Example 11 and Comparative Example 12 was obtained by cutting into a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm.

  A tab material made of nickel having a thickness of 100 μm was immersed in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, then washed with water and dried (degreasing process), cut into a width of 4 mm and a length of 40 mm, and Comparative Example 13 was compared. A tab according to Example 14 was obtained.

  A tab formed by plating a 2 μm thick nickel layer on both sides of a 96 μm thick copper core material was dipped in a 0.1 N sulfuric acid solution for 10 seconds, washed with water and dried (degreasing process), with a width of 4 mm, A tab according to Comparative Example 15 was obtained by cutting into a length of 40 mm.

  In addition, while measuring the surface hardness (HV) of the tab according to Comparative Example 11 to Comparative Example 17 and Examples 11 to 15, the height of burrs generated during the molding of the tab was measured with a contact-type film thickness meter, The results are summarized in Table 3.

[Preparation of sample pre-sealing tab]
The tab film PPa-F (15 × 8 mm) was heated and pressed on both sides of the tab (4 × 40 mm) according to Example 11, Example 13, Example 15, Comparative Example 11, Comparative Example 13, and Comparative Example 15. Thermal bonding was performed (sealing conditions: 190 ° C., 1.2 MPa, 5 seconds twice) to obtain each sample of a pre-sealing tab.

  The tab film PPa-N (15 × 8 mm) was thermally bonded to both surfaces of the tabs (4 × 40 mm) according to Example 12, Example 14, Comparative Example 12, and Comparative Example 14 by heating and pressurizing (seal conditions: 190). Each sample of a pre-sealing tab was obtained at 2 ° C., 1.2 MPa, 5 seconds).

  A PPa single layer film (15 × 8 mm) was thermally bonded to both sides of the tabs (4 × 40 mm) according to Comparative Example 16 and Comparative Example 17 by heating and pressing (sealing conditions: 190 ° C., surface pressure 1.2 MPa, 5 2 seconds), a sample of the pre-sealing tab was obtained.

  Table 4 summarizes the presence / absence of chemical conversion treatment of the tab surface and the types of tab films provided according to Comparative Examples 11 to 17 and Examples 11 to 15.

[Evaluation Method 1]
Next, the produced packaging material (60 × 150 mm) is folded in half, and two opposite sides are thermally bonded by heating and pressurization (sealing conditions: seal temperature 190 ° C., surface pressure 1.0 MPa, seal time 3 seconds) Formed a pouch. Next, the two pre-sealing tabs prepared as samples were inserted into the opening at intervals of 10 mm, and heat-bonded while holding the pre-sealing tab at the opening (sealing conditions: seal temperature 190 ° C., surface pressure 1.0 MPa) And an upper and lower sealing head having a recess having a sealing time of 3 seconds, a width of 8 mm, and a depth of 80 μm). Next, the bottom part of the folded packaging material is cut open, and an electrolytic solution (ethylene carbonate: diethyl carbonate: dimethyl carbonate = 1: 1: 1 in a solution of ethylene carbonate: diethyl carbonate: dimethyl carbonate = 1: 1: 1) is added at 60 ° C. 2 g of lithium was added to the inside of the packaging material, and the tab portion was directed downward, and stored at 60 ° C. for 7 days or 14 days. Then, the following evaluation was performed.

[Evaluation by measuring peak intensity]
Cut the tab seal part of each sample along the width of the tab and measure the seal strength between the tab and the packaging material (width 4 mm x length 7 mm) with an autograph at a pulling speed of 300 mm / min. Table 5 below shows the electrolytic solution seal strength.

[Evaluation by measurement of seal remaining rate]
The tab film of each sample was cut along the width of the tab, the area of the adhesive part between the tab and the tab film was measured, and the residual ratio of the seal was obtained by comparing the area of the first adhesive part and the remaining adhesive part. In addition, leakage of the electrolyte solution around the tub was examined and these were summarized in Table 6 below.

[Evaluation Method 2]
[Tab foldability evaluation]
Next, both ends of the tabs (4 mm × 150 mm) of each of the prepared samples were attached to each other with end faces having a width of 4 mm, and the tabs were formed into a hoop shape. Next, the hoop part facing the abutting part was pressed with a flat plate for 1 second (linear pressure applied to the folding line 0.06 kg / mm), and the tab was folded in two. Next, the thickness of the bent portion was measured, and the ratio of the thickness of the bent portion to 200 μm was defined as the original thickness ratio, and the results are summarized in Table 7 below.

[Evaluation Method 3]
[Evaluation of occurrence of short circuit during heat sealing]
Next, the produced packaging material (60 × 150 mm) was folded in half, and the pre-sealing tab of each sample was sandwiched. Next, the positive electrode terminal was set on a tab, and the negative electrode terminal was set on aluminum constituting the packaging material. Next, a voltage of 25 V is applied between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal, sealing is performed at a seal temperature of 190 ° C. and a seal pressure of 1 MPa with a width of 7 mm including a portion where the nickel tab is sandwiched, and a resistance value is 1000 MΩ or less (hereinafter referred to as a resistance value) , Measured as dielectric breakdown time), and are summarized in Table 8 below.

  As is clear from Tables 4 and 5, the clad material provided with the nickel material subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment (chemical conversion treatment, composite film layer formed on the surface) obtained in Example 11 and Example 12 was compared. Compared with the clad material provided with the nickel material not subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in Example 11 and Comparative Example 12, it shows excellent sealing strength with respect to the tab films of PPa-F and PPa-N and is electrolyzed. There was little decrease in the sealing strength over time with respect to immersion in the liquid. From this, when using a clad material with nickel material on the surface treated with phosphoric acid chromate as a battery tab, even if it is used for a long time using a tab film, It can be seen that the sealing property can be secured. Also, from Table 5, a tab made of a clad material in which a nickel material is laminated and bonded using copper as a core material has sufficient sealing strength as compared with a tab made of a nickel material whose main component is nickel, and a seal is obtained. It turns out that the fall of intensity | strength is also suppressed.

  Similarly, as clearly shown in Tables 4 and 5, the battery tab on which the nickel plating layer (having the composite coating layer formed on the surface) subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in Example 15 was formed. Compared with the battery tab on which the nickel plating layer not subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment obtained in Comparative Example 15 was formed, the PPa-F tab film showed excellent sealing strength and was immersed in the electrolyte. On the other hand, there was little decrease in the seal strength over time. From this, when using a metal member having a nickel-plated layer whose surface is treated with phosphoric acid chromate as a battery tab, even if the tab member is used for a long period of time, the outer body in the pinched portion of the tab is used. It can be seen that the hermetic sealability can be secured. Also, from Table 5, compared to a tab made of a nickel material whose main component is nickel, a tab made of a metal member in which a nickel plating layer is formed on the surface using copper as a core material has sufficient sealing strength. It can be seen that a decrease in the seal strength can also be suppressed.

  Further, as apparent from Table 6, the clad material provided with the nickel layer whose surface is subjected to the phosphoric acid chromate treatment has 100% adhesion portion remaining. As a result, the sealing strength between the clad material surface and the tab film did not decrease with immersion in the electrolyte solution, and the electrolyte solution seal strength between the clad material surface and the tab film was improved by the phosphoric acid chromate treatment. it seems to do.

  Similarly, as can be seen from Table 6, the adhesion of the metal member having the nickel plating layer whose surface is subjected to phosphoric acid chromate treatment remains 100%. From this, the seal strength between the nickel plating layer surface and the tab film does not decrease with immersion in the electrolyte, and the electrolyte solution seal strength between the nickel plating layer surface and the tab film is treated by phosphoric acid chromate treatment. Is considered to have improved.

  Further, when the tab is used for a battery, it is bent and connected to an external terminal, so that the tab needs a predetermined bending characteristic. However, as shown in Tables 3 and 7, the tabs excellent in bendability have low tab surface hardness and are likely to generate burrs. For this reason, the generated burr damages the innermost layer of the packaging material, and during heat sealing, the tab and the aluminum of the packaging material come into contact with each other, and a short circuit is likely to occur. However, as shown in Table 8, the tabs of Comparative Examples 11 to 15 and Examples 1 to 5 through the tab film PP-F or PP-N are Comparative Example 16 through the PPa monolayer film. And compared with the tab of the comparative example 17, it turns out that a short circuit is hard to generate | occur | produce at the time of heat sealing. As a result, a tab formed of a nickel layer on both sides of a copper core material by plating and a tab made of a clad material laminated and bonded to a nickel-made laminated material on both sides of the copper core material are passed through the tab film PP-F or PP-N. Therefore, it can be suitably used as a tab material for a battery.

  By using the lithium ion battery tab of the present invention, a large-sized lithium ion battery having high durability and safety suitable as a power source for energy storage and electric vehicles can be provided at low cost.

These are the perspective view and exploded perspective view of the lithium ion battery (pouch type) of the present invention. These are the expanded sectional views which show the structure of the tab periphery of the lithium ion battery of this invention. These are the perspective view and exploded perspective view of the lithium ion battery (emboss type) of the present invention. These are sectional drawings which show the laminated structure of the exterior body used for this invention. These are the perspective view and exploded perspective view of the lithium ion battery (pouch type) of the present invention. These are the expanded sectional views which show the structure of the tab periphery of the lithium ion battery of this invention. These are the perspective view and exploded perspective view of the lithium ion battery (emboss type) of the present invention. These are sectional drawings which show the layer composition of the tab film of the present invention diagrammatically. These are sectional drawings which show the laminated structure of the exterior body used for this invention. These are the perspective views explaining the mounting method of the adhesive film in the heat bonding with a lithium ion battery tab and an exterior body. These are perspective views explaining the other mounting methods of an adhesive film. These are sectional drawings which show the layer composition of the tab film of the present invention diagrammatically. These are the expanded sectional views which show the structure of the tab periphery of the lithium ion battery of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

101 Lithium ion battery 102 Lithium ion battery body 103 Cell (power storage unit)
104 Tab 104b Composite film layer (Tab)
104x nickel plating layer 105 exterior body 106 tab film 107 sandwiching part 108 current collector 110 laminate 111 base material layer 112 barrier layer 113 intermediate layer 114 innermost layer (thermal adhesive layer)
115 Composite coating layer (barrier layer surface)
116 Adhesive layer 117 Acid-modified polyolefin layer 118 Heat resistant nonwoven fabric 119 Adhesion promoter

Claims (13)

A lithium ion battery body comprising: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector; and an electrolyte filled between the positive electrode and the negative electrode;
The lithium ion battery main body is housed and an outer package that seals the lithium ion battery main body by thermally bonding a peripheral portion thereof is used for a lithium ion battery including:
It is connected to the negative electrode and sandwiched so that the tip protrudes to the outside by the exterior body,
A battery tab in which the sandwiched portion is heat sealed,
The battery tab has a nickel layer formed on at least the front and back surfaces of the metal member,
A battery tab, wherein a composite film layer of an aminated phenol polymer, a trivalent chromium compound and a phosphorus compound is formed at least on the front and back surfaces and side surfaces of the sandwiched portion. The metal member is made of copper;
The battery tab according to claim 1, wherein the nickel layer is formed by a plating process. The metal member is made of copper;
The nickel layer is a laminated material composed of nickel,
The battery tab according to claim 1, wherein the metal member and the nickel layer are laminated and joined as a clad material.   The composite film layer has a polyolefin resin layer on both sides of a fibrous sheet or a porous sheet, and at least one of the polyolefin resin layers is covered with a tab film which is an acid-modified polyolefin layer. The battery tab according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The battery tab according to claim 4, wherein the fibrous sheet is made of natural fibers or synthetic resinous chemical fibers having a melting point of 200 ° C or higher.   6. The battery tab according to claim 5, wherein the fibrous sheet is mainly made of wholly aromatic polyester fibers.   The battery tab according to claim 6, wherein the wholly aromatic polyester fiber is a melt-anisotropic wholly aromatic polyester fiber.   The moisture absorption rate in the environment of 25 degreeC and 65% RH of the said fiber sheet which consists of the said fully aromatic polyester fiber is 0.1% or less, The Claim 6 or Claim 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Battery tab.   The battery tab according to claim 4, wherein the porous sheet is made of a synthetic resin having a melting point of 200 ° C. or higher.   The composite coating layer has a polyolefin resin layer on both sides of a polyethylene naphthalate film or a polyethylene terephthalate film, and at least one of the polyolefin resin layers is covered with a tab film that is an acid-modified polyolefin layer. The battery tab according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The battery tab according to any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein the acid-modified polyolefin layer is formed of polyethylene graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid. The composite coating layer is characterized in that the aminated phenol polymer is 1 to 200 mg / m ² , the chromium adhesion amount is 0.5 to 50 mg / m ^2, and the phosphorus adhesion amount is 0.5 to 5 mg / m ^2. The battery tab according to any one of claims 1 to 11.   A lithium ion battery comprising the battery tab according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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