JP2017533541A - リチウムイオン電池用アノード材料 - Google Patents
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Description
本発明は、陰極剥離法による溝などの多くの欠陥部をもって炭素材料のベーザルとエッジサイトを活性化することを提案する。容量およびレート特性を増加させるように、反応部位とリチウムイオン経路を、活性化後に増加させることができる。
40mlのDMSOおよび10mlの脱イオン水を混合し、1gのNaClを混合溶媒に添加して電解液を作製した。10gの平均径約10μmのソフトカーボン粉末をこの電解液に浸漬し、作用電極としてPt線を浸漬してソフトカーボン粉末に接触させた。対極として、グラファイトロッドを、ソフトカーボン粉末に接触することなく、電解液中に挿入した。−10Vの負電圧を作用電極に印加して、陰極電気化学修飾を実施した。得られた生成物(サンプル1)はろ別した後、多数回脱イオン水で洗浄し、真空オーブン中で乾燥させた。図2A及び2Bは、電気化学的に修飾されたソフトカーボン粒子(サンプル1)の走査型電子顕微鏡(SEM)画像を示す。
実施例1で作製したサンプル1は、不活性雰囲気中で800℃、3時間さらに加熱処理した。得られた生成物(サンプル2)は実施例2に使用した。
ピッチコークスから製造された平均粒径10μmのソフトカーボン粒子(比較サンプル1)が、比較例1に使用される。図3A及び3Bは、非修飾のソフトカーボン粒子(比較サンプル1)の走査型電子顕微鏡(SEM)画像を示す。
実施例1,2及び比較例1で調製した各サンプルと、カーボンブラック、およびPVDFを92:1:7の重量比で混合し、得られた混合物をN−メチルピロリドン(NMP)に分散させ、負極用スラリーを調製した。
該負極用スラリーを、集電体として銅箔上に塗布し、15分間120℃で乾燥させ、50g/m2の荷重で45μm厚にプレスし、22×25mmにカットして負極を作製した。作用電極としての負極と対電極としての金属リチウム箔をセパレータとして多孔性ポリプロピレンフィルムを介して積層した。得られた積層体とジエチルカーボネート(DEC)とエチレンカーボネート(EC)を1:1の体積比での混合溶媒に1MのLiPF6を溶解して調製した電解液をアルミニウムラミネート容器に封止してテストセルを作製した。
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- 粒子径が5μm〜30μmの炭素粒子を含むリチウムイオン電池用のアノード材料であって、炭素粒子の表面上に欠陥部を含み、該欠陥部が炭素粒子からグラフェン層を陰極剥離することにより形成された溝を含むことを特徴とするアノード材料。
- 前記溝の幅は100nm〜500nmの間に分布している請求項1に記載のアノード材料。
- 前記炭素粒子がソフトカーボン粒子である請求項2に記載のアノード材料。
- さらにリチウムイオンを吸蔵放出可能なアノード活粒子を含む請求項1に記載のアノード材料。
- 前記アノード活粒子がSi、Sn、Al、Ge及びPbからなる群から選択される少なくとも1種の元素の金属もしくは反金属粒子又は化合物粒子である請求項4に記載のアノード材料。
- 前記アノード活粒子は、前記炭素粒子に付着している請求項4に記載のアノード材料。
- 前記炭素粒子と前記アノード活粒子がアモルファスカーボン層で一体化されている請求項6に記載のアノード材料。
- 粒子径が5μm〜30μmの炭素粒子をグラフェン層間に挿入可能な陽イオンを含む電解液に浸漬する工程、
前記炭素粒子の表面上に欠陥部を形成するために前記炭素粒子からグラフェン層を陰極剥離する工程、及び
陰極剥離後の前記炭素粒子を回収する工程
を含むアノード材料の調製方法。 - 回収した前記炭素粒子を不活性雰囲気下に熱処理する工程をさらに含む請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記陽イオンは、アルカリ金属カチオンの有機溶媒での溶媒和物である請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記陽イオンが、ナトリウムイオンのジメチルスルホキシド溶媒和物である請求項10に記載の方法。
- 請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載のアノード材料を含むリチウムイオン電池。
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