JP2019036501A - E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a novel negative active material.SOLUTION: A manufacturing method of an E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material, includes: a step a) of processing a carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material obtained by coating a Si containing negative electrode active material with a carbon layer, with an oxidant; and a step b) manufacturing the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material by processing the carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material after the a) step with a reagent containing a metal element E of which an electro-negativity by Allred Rochow is lower than that of Si.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material.

  In general, a power storage device such as a secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution as main components. The negative electrode is provided with a negative electrode active material involved in charge / discharge. The industry demands longer life of power storage devices, and various technologies are being studied as a response. Specifically, a technique has been proposed in which a specific additive is added to the electrolytic solution to extend the life of the power storage device.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a lithium ion secondary battery including an electrolytic solution to which dialkyl oxalate and vinylene carbonate and / or 1,3-propane sultone are added, and the lithium ion secondary battery has a capacity. It is described that the maintenance rate is excellent.

  Patent Document 2 describes a secondary battery including an electrolytic solution in which N-methylacetanilide or N, N-diphenylacetamide is added as an additive, and describes that the secondary battery is excellent in capacity maintenance rate. Has been. Furthermore, this document describes that an additive such as N-methylacetanilide or N, N-diphenylacetamide is considered to form an excellent SEI (Solid Electrolyte Interface) coating on the electrode surface.

  In a secondary battery including an electrolytic solution to which 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is added, it is widely known that 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is reduced and decomposed during charging to form a film on the negative electrode surface. It is also well known that the secondary battery has a long life because decomposition of other components of the electrolytic solution is suppressed due to the coating (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

  Further, as a negative electrode active material of a power storage device, a Si-containing negative electrode active material containing Si having a high ability to occlude charge carriers such as lithium is known.

  For example, Patent Literature 4 and Patent Literature 5 describe lithium ion secondary batteries in which the negative electrode active material is silicon. Patent Documents 6 and 7 describe lithium ion secondary batteries in which the negative electrode active material is SiO.

In Patent Document 8, a layered silicon compound composed mainly of a layered polysilane obtained by reacting CaSi ₂ with an acid to remove Ca and synthesizing the layered silicon compound and heating the layered silicon compound at 300 ° C. or more to release hydrogen is disclosed. A material is manufactured and a lithium ion secondary battery including the silicon material as a negative electrode active material is described.

JP 2013-80711 A JP 2014-67585 A JP 2008-140760 A JP 2014-203595 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-57767 JP 2015-185509 A JP-A-2015-179625 International Publication No. 2014/080608

  Patent Documents 1 to 3 all disclose that the contact between the negative electrode active material and the electrolytic solution is suppressed by forming a film on the surface of the negative electrode active material using the additive added to the electrolytic solution. Thus, this is a technique for extending the life of the power storage device. However, since the electrolytic solution exists throughout the system of the power storage device, the additive added to the electrolytic solution not only acts on the negative electrode active material surface where direct contact with the electrolytic solution is most concerned, but also the negative electrode active material. There is a possibility of acting on components other than the negative electrode active material, such as a binder, contained in the material layer, and the positive electrode, and there is a concern about problems caused by this.

  In the technique of forming a film on the surface of the negative electrode active material using an additive added to the electrolyte, the film on the surface of the negative electrode active material contains oxygen derived from the additive or the decomposition product of the electrolyte. . Here, when a Si-containing negative electrode active material is used as the negative electrode active material, it is assumed that oxygen contained in the coating oxidizes Si of the Si-containing negative electrode active material. As a result, the situation where the function as a negative electrode active material of Si containing negative electrode active material is impaired is assumed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a new Si-containing negative electrode active material that does not necessarily require an additive to the electrolytic solution and can suppress oxidation of the Si-containing negative electrode active material. With the goal.

The inventor has conceived that a film for suppressing direct contact with the electrolytic solution is previously formed on the surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material. Then, in order to obtain a power storage device having a longer life, the intent was to firmly bond the coating on the surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material to the Si-containing negative electrode active material. However, a situation in which the Si-containing negative electrode active material itself deteriorates due to the bonding is not preferable.
Therefore, the inventor coated the surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material with carbon that does not deteriorate the Si-containing negative electrode active material, and further introduced some reactive functional group into the carbon, and then the reactive functional group. The technical idea of producing a Si-containing negative electrode active material coated with a double coating layer by recalling a reagent capable of reacting with the catalyst was recalled. Furthermore, it has been recalled that the metal element E, whose electronegativity of all-red-lox is lower than Si, is contained as a component of the outer coating layer. The present invention embodies the technical idea.

That is, the manufacturing method of the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material of the present invention is as follows:
a) a step of treating a Si layer-containing negative electrode active material with an oxidant, wherein the Si layer-containing negative electrode active material is coated with a carbon layer;
b) Carbon layer coating after step a) -Si-containing negative electrode active material is treated with a reagent containing a metal element E whose electronegativity of all red-lox is lower than Si, and E layer coating-carbon layer coating A step of producing a negative electrode active material containing Si,
It is characterized by including.

Moreover, the one aspect | mode of E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material of this invention manufactured by the manufacturing method of E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material of this invention,
A Si-containing negative electrode active material;
A carbon layer covering the Si-containing negative electrode active material;
The all-red locomotive contains a metal element E having an electronegativity lower than that of Si, covers the carbon layer, and includes an E layer chemically bonded to the carbon layer.

  According to the present invention, a new Si-containing negative electrode active material can be provided.

It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material of this invention.

  Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated. Unless otherwise specified, the numerical range “ab” described herein includes the lower limit “a” and the upper limit “b”. The numerical range can be configured by arbitrarily combining these upper limit value and lower limit value and the numerical values listed in the examples. Furthermore, numerical values arbitrarily selected from these numerical ranges can be used as new upper and lower numerical values.

The production method of the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the production method of the present invention) is as follows.
a) a step of treating a Si layer-containing negative electrode active material with an oxidant, wherein the Si layer-containing negative electrode active material is coated with a carbon layer;
b) Carbon layer coating after step a) -Si-containing negative electrode active material is treated with a reagent containing a metal element E whose electronegativity of all red-lox is lower than Si, and E layer coating-carbon layer coating A step of producing a Si-containing negative electrode active material.
Hereinafter, the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material of the present invention produced by the production method of the present invention may be referred to as the negative electrode active material of the present invention. A schematic cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the negative electrode active material of the present invention is shown in FIG. The E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material 1 of the present invention has a Si-containing negative electrode active material 2, a carbon layer 3 covering the Si-containing negative electrode active material 2, and an allred-locon electronegativity. An E layer 4 containing a metal element E lower than Si, covering the carbon layer 3 and chemically bonding with the carbon layer 3 is provided.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described along the manufacturing method of the present invention.
The step a) is a step of treating a carbon layer-coated Si-containing negative electrode active material obtained by coating a Si-containing negative electrode active material with a carbon layer with an oxidizing agent. In the step a), the carbon layer in the carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material is oxidized. The Si-containing negative electrode active material is not directly treated with an oxidizing agent, but the carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material is treated with an oxidizing agent. Thus, there is an advantage that the situation of deactivating the function as the negative electrode active material can be avoided. Moreover, there exists an advantage that electroconductivity is provided to Si containing negative electrode active material by carbon layer coating | cover.

  As the Si-containing negative electrode active material, a Si-containing material that can occlude and release charge carriers can be used.

Specific examples of the Si-containing material include Si alone and SiO _x (0.3 ≦ x ≦ 1.6) disproportionated into two phases of a Si phase and a silicon oxide phase. The Si phase in SiO _x can occlude and release lithium ions, and changes in volume as the secondary battery is charged and discharged. The silicon oxide phase has less volume change associated with charge / discharge than the Si phase. That is, SiO _x as the negative electrode active material realizes a high capacity by the Si phase and suppresses the volume change of the entire negative electrode active material by having the silicon oxide phase. If x is less than the lower limit value, the Si ratio becomes excessive, so that the volume change during charging and discharging becomes too large, and the cycle characteristics of the secondary battery deteriorate. On the other hand, when x exceeds the upper limit value, the Si ratio becomes too small and the energy density decreases. The range of x is more preferably 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 1.5, and further preferably 0.7 ≦ x ≦ 1.2.

  Specific examples of the Si-containing material include a silicon material disclosed in International Publication No. 2014/080608 (hereinafter simply referred to as “silicon material”).

The silicon material has a structure in which a plurality of plate-like silicon bodies are laminated in the thickness direction. For example, the silicon material is subjected to a process of synthesizing a layered silicon compound containing polysilane as a main component by reacting CaSi ₂ with an acid, and further a process of heating the layered silicon compound at 300 ° C. or higher to desorb hydrogen. It is manufactured.

The production method of the silicon material is represented by the following ideal reaction formula when hydrogen chloride is used as the acid.
3CaSi ₂ + 6HCl → Si ₆ H ₆ + 3CaCl ₂
Si ₆ H ₆ → 6Si + 3H ₂ ↑

However, in the upper reaction for synthesizing Si ₆ H ₆ which is polysilane, water is usually used as a reaction solvent from the viewpoint of removing by-products and impurities. Since Si ₆ H ₆ can react with water, in the step of synthesizing the layered silicon compound including the upper reaction, the layered silicon compound is hardly manufactured as containing only Si ₆ H ₆ , and the layered The silicon compound is represented by Si ₆ H _s (OH) _t X _u (X is an element or group derived from an acid anion, s + t + u = 6, 0 <s <6, 0 <t <6, 0 <u <6). Manufactured as a product. In the above chemical formula, inevitable impurities such as Ca that can remain are not taken into consideration. A silicon material obtained by heating the layered silicon compound also contains an element derived from an anion of oxygen or acid.

As described above, the silicon material has a structure in which a plurality of plate-like silicon bodies are laminated in the thickness direction. In order to efficiently store and release charge carriers such as lithium ions, the plate-like silicon body preferably has a thickness in the range of 10 nm to 100 nm, more preferably in the range of 20 nm to 50 nm. The length in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like silicon body is preferably within a range of 0.1 μm to 50 μm. The plate-like silicon body preferably has (length in the longitudinal direction) / (thickness) in the range of 2 to 1000. The laminated structure of the plate-like silicon body can be confirmed by observation with a scanning electron microscope or the like. This laminated structure is considered to be a remnant of the Si layer in the raw material CaSi ₂ .

  The silicon material preferably includes amorphous silicon and / or silicon crystallites. In particular, the above plate-like silicon body is preferably in a state where amorphous silicon is used as a matrix and silicon crystallites are scattered in the matrix. The size of the silicon crystallite is preferably in the range of 0.5 nm to 300 nm, more preferably in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, still more preferably in the range of 1 nm to 50 nm, and particularly preferably in the range of 1 nm to 10 nm. The size of the silicon crystallite is calculated from the Scherrer equation using X-ray diffraction measurement on the silicon material and using the half-value width of the diffraction peak of the Si (111) plane of the obtained X-ray diffraction chart. .

  The abundance and size of the plate-like silicon body, amorphous silicon and silicon crystallite contained in the silicon material mainly depend on the heating temperature and the heating time. The heating temperature is preferably in the range of 350 ° C to 950 ° C, more preferably in the range of 400 ° C to 900 ° C.

The average particle size of the silicon material is preferably in the range of 2 to 7 μm, and more preferably in the range of 2.5 to 6.5 μm. If a silicon material having an average particle size that is too small is used, it may be difficult to manufacture the negative electrode from the viewpoint of cohesion and wettability. Specifically, in the slurry prepared at the time of manufacturing the negative electrode, a silicon material having an average particle size that is too small may aggregate. On the other hand, a lithium ion secondary battery including a negative electrode using a silicon material having an excessively large average particle size may not be able to be charged / discharged appropriately. In the case of a silicon material having an average particle size that is too large, it is presumed that lithium ions cannot sufficiently diffuse into the silicon material. The average particle diameter herein means a D ₅₀ in the case of measuring a sample in a conventional laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer.

  The Si-containing negative electrode active material is preferably a powdered material that is an aggregate of particles. The average particle diameter of the Si-containing negative electrode active material is preferably in the range of 1 to 30 μm, and more preferably in the range of 2 to 20 μm. If a Si-containing negative electrode active material having an average particle size that is too small is used, it may be difficult to perform carbon coating and the work after step a). On the other hand, a lithium ion secondary battery including a negative electrode using a Si-containing negative electrode active material having an excessively large average particle size may not be able to be charged / discharged appropriately.

  A carbon layer-coated Si-containing negative electrode active material obtained by coating a Si-containing negative electrode active material with a carbon layer may be commercially available, or may be manufactured by coating a Si-containing negative electrode active material with a carbon layer. . The carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material is preferably one in which the carbon layer and the Si-containing negative electrode active material are integrated. As a method for producing such a carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material, a mechanical milling method in which a strong pressure is applied to the mixture of the Si-containing negative electrode active material and the carbon powder and then integrated by stirring, An example is a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method in which carbon generated from a carbon source is deposited on a Si-containing negative electrode active material.

  The CVD method is preferable because the surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material can be uniformly coated with a thin carbon layer. Of the CVD methods, a thermal CVD method in which a gaseous organic substance as a carbon source is decomposed by heat to generate carbon is preferable.

  A thermal CVD process for producing a carbon layer-covered Si-containing negative electrode active material using a thermal CVD method will be specifically described. More specifically, the thermal CVD process is a carbon layer formed by carbonizing an organic substance on the surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material by bringing the Si-containing negative electrode active material into contact with the organic substance in a non-oxidizing atmosphere and under heating conditions. Is a step of forming. When performing a thermal CVD process, a known CVD apparatus such as a hot-wall type, a cold wall type, a horizontal type, a vertical type, etc., such as a fluidized bed reaction furnace, a rotary furnace, a tunnel furnace, a batch-type firing furnace, or a rotary kiln is used. Use it.

  As the organic substance, those that can be thermally decomposed and carbonized by heating in a non-oxidizing atmosphere are used, for example, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, pentane, hexane, ethylene, Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as propylene and acetylene, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol, benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene, ethylbenzene, diphenylmethane, naphthalene, phenol, cresol, nitrobenzene, chlorobenzene, indene and benzofuran , Aromatic hydrocarbons such as pyridine, esters such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and amyl acetate, fatty acids and the like.

  Although the processing temperature in the thermal CVD process varies depending on the type of organic material, it is desirable that the temperature be 50 ° C. or higher than the temperature at which the organic material is thermally decomposed. However, if the heating temperature is excessively high, free carbon (soot) may be generated in the system. Therefore, it is preferable to select a condition that does not generate free carbon (soot). The thickness of the formed carbon layer can be controlled by the processing time.

  The thermal CVD process is desirably performed with the Si-containing negative electrode active material in a fluid state. By doing in this way, the whole surface of Si containing negative electrode active material can be made to contact organic substance, and a more uniform carbon layer can be formed. There are various methods such as using a fluidized bed to bring the Si-containing negative electrode active material into a fluidized state, but it is preferable to contact the Si-containing negative electrode active material with an organic substance while stirring. For example, if a rotary furnace having a baffle plate is used, the Si-containing negative electrode active material remaining on the baffle plate is agitated by dropping from a predetermined height as the rotary furnace rotates, and in this case, contact with organic matter Thus, a more uniform carbon layer can be formed on the entire Si-containing negative electrode active material.

  The carbon layer of the Si-containing negative electrode active material is preferably amorphous and / or crystalline, and the carbon layer preferably covers the entire surface of the Si-containing negative electrode active material particles. The thickness of the carbon layer is preferably within the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, more preferably within the range of 5 to 50 nm, and even more preferably within the range of 10 to 30 nm.

  Any oxidizing agent that can oxidize carbon may be used. In particular, an oxidizing agent capable of oxidizing a C═C bond to form a reactive functional group selected from an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an aldehyde group, a ketone group, and a carboxy group is preferable. Specific examples of the oxidizing agent include peroxides, halogen acids or salts thereof, perhalogen acids or salts thereof, and ozone. One kind of oxide may be used, or a plurality of oxides may be used in combination.

  Examples of the peroxide include a peracid or a salt thereof, a non-peracid type organic peroxide, and a non-peracid type inorganic peroxide. Examples of the peracid include percarboxylic acid, persulfuric acid, percarbonate, perphosphoric acid, and subperhalogen acid. Examples of the percarboxylic acid include peracetic acid, perbenzoic acid, and metachloroperbenzoic acid, and examples of the subperhalogen acid include hypoperchloric acid, hypoperbrominated acid, and periodic periodic acid. Examples of non-peracid type organic peroxides include tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, di-tert-butyl peroxide, dimethyldioxirane, acetone peroxide, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, hexamethylene triperoxide diamine, and the like. Examples of non-peracid inorganic peroxides include hydrogen peroxide, lithium peroxide, sodium peroxide, and potassium peroxide.

  Examples of the halogen acid include chloric acid, bromic acid, and iodic acid, and examples of the perhalogen acid include perchloric acid, perbrominated acid, and periodic acid.

  Peracid salts, halogen acid salts, perhalogen acid salts include alkali metal salts such as lithium, sodium and potassium, alkaline earth metal salts such as magnesium, calcium and barium, other metal salts, and ammonium. A salt can be illustrated.

  From the viewpoint of ease of handling and safety, and ease of progress of the decomposition reaction, the oxide is preferably peracid or a salt thereof, halogen acid or a salt thereof, perhalogen acid or a salt thereof, or ozone.

  What is necessary is just to determine the quantity of an oxide suitably according to the usage-amount of a carbon layer coating | cover -Si containing negative electrode active material. From the viewpoint of safety, it is preferable that the step a) treats the carbon layer-coated-Si-containing negative electrode active material with an oxidizing agent in water. The step a) may be performed under heating conditions, pressurized conditions, or stirring conditions for the purpose of promoting the oxidation reaction.

  Next, step b) will be described. In the step b), the carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material after the step a) is a reagent (hereinafter referred to as an E-containing reagent) containing a metal element E in which the electronegativity of all red-lox is lower than that of Si. In other words, the E layer coating, the carbon layer coating, and the Si-containing negative electrode active material are manufactured. As an E-containing reagent, a) a reactive functional group selected from an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an aldehyde group, a ketone group, and a carboxy group formed on the carbon layer in the carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material after the step; Those capable of reacting are preferred.

  As the metal element E whose electronegativity of all red locomotive is lower than Si (1.74), Li (0.97), Na (1.01), K (0.91), Rb (0.89) ), Cs (0.86), Be (1.47), Mg (1.23), Ca (1.04), Sr (0.99), Ba (0.97), Sc (1.20) Y (1.11), La (1.08), Ti (1.32), Zr (1.22), Hf (1.23), V (1.45), Nb (1.23), Ta (1.33), Cr (1.56), Mo (1.30), W (1.40), Mn (1.60), Te (1.36), Re (1.46), Fe (1.64), Ru (1.42), Os (1.52), Co (1.70), Rh (1.45), Ir (1.55), Pd (1.35), Pt ( 1.44), g (1.42), Au (1.42), Zn (1.66), Cd (1.46), Hg (1.44), Al (1.47), In (1.49), Tl (1.44), Sn (1.72), Pb (1.55), Bi (1.67) can be illustrated. In addition, the numerical value in a parenthesis is a value of the electronegativity of all red-rokko.

  The E-containing reagent may be a simple metal E capable of reacting with a reactive functional group. In this case, it is preferable that the simple metal E and the charge carrier of the power storage device including the negative electrode active material of the present invention match, and specific examples of E include Li, Na, Mg, and Al.

  Other E-containing reagents include an E-containing compound having a nucleophilic functional group such as a hydroxyl group, an SH group and an amino group capable of nucleophilic reaction with a reactive functional group, and a reactive functional group. Examples of the electrophilic reaction include E-containing compounds having leaving groups such as halogen, alkoxy groups, ester groups, hydroxyl groups and alkylsulfonic acid groups, and E-containing acid derivatives.

Specific E-containing compounds include Ti (OH) ₄ , TiCl ₄ , Ti (OR) ₄ , Zr (OH) ₄ , ZrCl ₄ , Zr (OR) ₄ , Al (OH) ₃ , AlCl ₃ , Al ( OR) ₃ can be exemplified. Note that each R is independently a hydrocarbon group that may be substituted. Examples of the hydrocarbon group include an alkyl group and an unsaturated alkyl group. 1-18 are preferable, as for carbon number of R, 1-12 are more preferable, and 1-6 are more preferable.

  The step b) is preferably performed using a general organic solvent. In addition, the step b) may be performed under heating, under pressure, or under stirring for the purpose of promoting the reaction of the E-containing reagent.

Through the steps a) and b), the negative electrode active material of the present invention in which the Si-containing negative electrode active material is coated with a carbon layer and the carbon layer is further coated with an E layer can be produced. Since direct contact between the Si-containing negative electrode active material and the electrolytic solution is suppressed due to both the E layer coating and the carbon layer coating, in the power storage device including the negative electrode active material of the present invention, the decomposition of the electrolytic solution is It is suppressed.
Moreover, if it is the method which decomposes the additive to electrolyte solution and forms a film on the surface of a negative electrode active material which is a prior art, with respect to structural components other than the negative electrode active material which can contact with electrolyte solution in a battery system Although the influence is feared, since the present invention is a technique for forming a film on the Si-containing negative electrode active material in advance, it is considered that such influence is remarkably reduced.

  The E layer is a layer containing E, and in some cases, a layer having a chemical structure derived from the E-containing reagent. The thickness of the E layer is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, preferably in the range of 0.2 nm to 5 nm, in view of the chemical structure of the E-containing reagent, the bond length, and the size of the metal element E. Is more preferable, and the range of 0.3 nm to 1 nm is more preferable.

Even in the case where SEI containing oxygen is formed on the surface of the negative electrode active material of the present invention by decomposing the constituent components of the electrolytic solution under the charge / discharge conditions of the power storage device, the oxygen is contained in the Si-containing negative electrode active material. It is considered that it is preferentially and stably bonded to E contained in the E layer instead of Si. The reason is that, in addition to the Si-containing negative electrode active material being protected by the double coating layer, the EO bond between E and oxygen, which has a lower electronegativity than Si, is more than the Si-O bond. Because it is stable. And it can be said that the oxygen which formed the stable EO bond is hard to participate in the oxidation of Si whose electronegativity is higher than E.
Therefore, the technical significance of the E layer in the negative electrode active material of the present invention is that in addition to the protective effect of preventing direct contact between the Si-containing negative electrode active material present in the negative electrode active material of the present invention and the electrolyte, It has the effect of suppressing oxidation of the contained negative electrode active material.

 The mass% of the E layer in the negative electrode active material of the present invention is preferably 0.1 to 25%, more preferably 0.3 to 20%, although it depends on the particle size of the negative electrode active material of the present invention. 5 to 10% is more preferable, and 1 to 5% is particularly preferable. If the ratio of the E layer is too high, it may become a resistance factor at the time of charging / discharging, and conversely, if the ratio of the E layer is too low, the protective effect and the oxidation suppressing effect may not be sufficiently exhibited. The mass% of the metal element E in the negative electrode active material of the present invention is preferably 0.05 to 25%, more preferably 0.1 to 15%, further preferably 0.5 to 10%, and 1 to 5%. Particularly preferred.

  The average particle diameter of the negative electrode active material of the present invention is preferably in the range of 1 to 30 μm, and more preferably in the range of 2 to 20 μm.

In addition, one aspect of the negative electrode active material of the present invention produced by the production method of the present invention is a Si-containing negative electrode active material, a carbon layer covering the Si-containing negative electrode active material, and an all-red-locon electronegative. It comprises a metal element E having a degree lower than that of Si, covers the carbon layer, and includes an E layer chemically bonded to the carbon layer.
When the carbon layer and the E layer are chemically bonded, the binding properties of both layers are remarkably strengthened. The chemical bond is formed by the reaction of the reactive functional group formed in the carbon layer in the carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material after step a) with the E-containing reagent, and this reaction From this aspect, the chemical bond is considered to be a covalent bond or an ionic bond.

A power storage device including the negative electrode active material of the present invention and a negative electrode including the negative electrode active material of the present invention (hereinafter also referred to as the negative electrode of the present invention) will be described.
Examples of the power storage device include a primary battery, a secondary battery, and a capacitor. Hereinafter, a power storage device including the negative electrode active material of the present invention includes a power storage device of the present invention, a secondary battery including the negative electrode active material of the present invention, a secondary battery of the present invention, and a negative electrode active material of the present invention. Such a lithium ion secondary battery is sometimes referred to as a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, the power storage device of the present invention and the negative electrode of the present invention will be described through the description of a lithium ion secondary battery which is a typical example of the power storage device.

  A specific aspect of the negative electrode of the present invention includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the current collector.

  A current collector refers to a chemically inert electronic conductor that keeps current flowing through an electrode during discharge or charging of a secondary battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery. The material of the current collector is not particularly limited as long as it is a metal that can withstand a voltage suitable for the active material to be used. The current collector material is at least one selected from silver, copper, gold, aluminum, tungsten, cobalt, zinc, nickel, iron, platinum, tin, indium, titanium, ruthenium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and stainless steel Examples of such a metal material can be given. The current collector may be covered with a known protective layer. What collected the surface of the electrical power collector by the well-known method may be used as an electrical power collector.

  The current collector can take the form of a foil, a sheet, a film, a linear shape, a rod shape, a mesh, or the like. Therefore, for example, a metal foil such as a copper foil, a nickel foil, an aluminum foil, and a stainless steel foil can be suitably used as the current collector. When the current collector is in the form of foil, sheet or film, the thickness is preferably in the range of 1 μm to 100 μm.

The negative electrode active material layer includes the negative electrode active material of the present invention and, if necessary, a binder and a conductive additive. Further, the negative electrode active material layer may contain a known negative electrode active material without departing from the gist of the present invention.
The negative electrode active material layer preferably contains the negative electrode active material of the present invention in an amount of 60 to 99% by mass, more preferably 70 to 95% by mass, based on the total mass of the negative electrode active material layer.

  Examples of the binder include fluorine-containing resins such as polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, and fluororubber, thermoplastic resins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, imide resins such as polyimide and polyamideimide, alkoxysilyl group-containing resins, and carboxymethylcellulose. What is necessary is just to employ | adopt well-known things, such as a styrene butadiene rubber.

  A cross-linked polymer obtained by cross-linking a carboxyl group-containing polymer such as polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid with a polyamine such as diamine disclosed in International Publication No. 2016/063882 may be used as a binder.

  Examples of the diamine used in the crosslinked polymer include alkylene diamines such as ethylene diamine, propylene diamine, and hexamethylene diamine, 1,4-diaminocyclohexane, 1,3-diaminocyclohexane, isophorone diamine, and bis (4-aminocyclohexyl) methane. Saturated carbocyclic diamine, m-phenylenediamine, p-phenylenediamine, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether, bis (4-aminophenyl) sulfone, benzidine, o-tolidine, 2,4- Aromatic diamines such as tolylenediamine, 2,6-tolylenediamine, xylylenediamine, and naphthalenediamine are exemplified.

  The blending ratio of the binder in the negative electrode active material layer is preferably a mass ratio of negative electrode active material: binder = 1: 0.005 to 1: 0.3. This is because when the amount of the binder is too small, the moldability of the electrode is lowered, and when the amount of the binder is too large, the energy density of the electrode is lowered.

  The conductive assistant is added to increase the conductivity of the electrode. Therefore, the conductive auxiliary agent may be added arbitrarily when the electrode conductivity is insufficient, and may not be added when the electrode conductivity is sufficiently excellent. The conductive auxiliary agent may be any chemically inert electronic high conductor, and examples thereof include carbon black, graphite, Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber, and various metal particles. The Examples of carbon black include acetylene black, ketjen black (registered trademark), furnace black, and channel black. These conductive assistants can be added to the active material layer alone or in combination of two or more. The blending ratio of the conductive additive in the negative electrode active material layer is preferably a negative electrode active material: conductive additive = 1: 0.01 to 1: 0.5 in mass ratio. This is because if the amount of the conductive auxiliary is too small, an efficient conductive path cannot be formed, and if the amount of the conductive auxiliary is too large, the moldability of the active material layer is deteriorated and the energy density of the electrode is lowered.

  In order to form the negative electrode active material layer on the surface of the current collector, a conventionally known method such as a roll coating method, a die coating method, a dip coating method, a doctor blade method, a spray coating method, or a curtain coating method is used. A negative electrode active material may be applied to the surface of the electric body. Specifically, a negative electrode active material, a binder, a solvent, and, if necessary, a conductive additive are mixed to form a slurry, and the slurry is applied to the surface of the current collector and then dried. Examples of the solvent include N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, methanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, and water. In order to increase the electrode density, the dried product may be compressed.

One aspect of the lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes the negative electrode, the positive electrode, the separator, and the electrolytic solution of the present invention.
The positive electrode includes a current collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the current collector. As the current collector, those described for the negative electrode may be appropriately employed.

  When the potential of the positive electrode is 4 V or more on the basis of lithium, it is preferable to employ aluminum as the positive electrode current collector.

  Specifically, it is preferable to use a positive electrode current collector made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Here, aluminum refers to pure aluminum, and aluminum having a purity of 99.0% or more is referred to as pure aluminum. An alloy obtained by adding various elements to pure aluminum is referred to as an aluminum alloy. Examples of the aluminum alloy include Al—Cu, Al—Mn, Al—Fe, Al—Si, Al—Mg, Al—Mg—Si, and Al—Zn—Mg.

  Specific examples of aluminum or aluminum alloy include A1000 series alloys (pure aluminum series) such as JIS A1085 and A1N30, A3000 series alloys (Al-Mn series) such as JIS A3003 and A3004, JIS A8079, A8021, etc. A8000-based alloy (Al-Fe-based).

  The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material that can occlude and release charge carriers such as lithium ions, and a binder and a conductive aid as necessary. The positive electrode active material layer preferably contains the positive electrode active material in an amount of 60 to 99% by mass, and more preferably 70 to 95% by mass with respect to the mass of the entire positive electrode active material layer.

As the positive electrode active material, the general formula of the layered rock salt _{structure: Li a Ni b Co c Mn} d D e O f (0.2 ≦ a ≦ 2, b + c + d + e = 1,0 ≦ e <1, D is W, Mo, Re, Pd, Ba, Cr, B, Sb, Sr, Pb, Ga, Al, Nb, Mg, Ta, Ti, La, Zr, Cu, Ca, Ir, Hf, Rh, Fe, Ge, Zn, Ru, At least one element selected from Sc, Sn, In, Y, Bi, S, Si, Na, K, P, and V, a lithium mixed metal oxide represented by 1.7 ≦ f ≦ 3), Li ₂ MnO ₃ can be mentioned. Further, as a positive electrode active material, a spinel structure metal oxide such as LiMn ₂ O ₄ , a solid solution composed of a mixture of a spinel structure metal oxide and a layered compound, LiMPO ₄ , LiMVO ₄ or Li ₂ MSiO ₄ (wherein M is selected from at least one of Co, Ni, Mn, and Fe). Furthermore, as the positive electrode active material, tavorite compound (the M a transition metal) LiMPO ₄ F, such as LiFePO ₄ F represented by, Limbo ₃ such LiFeBO ₃ (M is a transition metal) include borate-based compound represented by be able to. Any metal oxide used as the positive electrode active material may have the above composition formula as a basic composition, and a metal element contained in the basic composition may be substituted with another metal element. Moreover, you may use as a positive electrode active material the thing which does not contain a charge carrier (for example, lithium ion which contributes to charging / discharging). For example, sulfur alone, compounds in which sulfur and carbon are compounded, metal sulfides such as TiS ₂ , oxides such as V ₂ O ₅ and MnO ₂ , compounds containing polyaniline and anthraquinone, and aromatics in their chemical structures, conjugated two Conjugated materials such as acetic acid organic materials and other known materials can also be used. Further, a compound having a stable radical such as nitroxide, nitronyl nitroxide, galvinoxyl, phenoxyl, etc. may be adopted as the positive electrode active material. When using a positive electrode active material that does not contain a charge carrier such as lithium, it is necessary to add a charge carrier to the positive electrode and / or the negative electrode in advance by a known method. The charge carrier may be added in an ionic state or in a non-ionic state such as a metal. For example, when the charge carrier is lithium, it may be integrated by attaching a lithium foil to the positive electrode and / or the negative electrode.

From the viewpoint of excellent and high capacity, and durability, as the positive electrode active material, the general formula of the layered rock salt _{structure: Li a Ni b Co c Mn} d D e O f (0.2 ≦ a ≦ 2, b + c + d + e = 1,0 ≦ e <1, D is W, Mo, Re, Pd, Ba, Cr, B, Sb, Sr, Pb, Ga, Al, Nb, Mg, Ta, Ti, La, Zr, Cu, Ca, Ir, Hf, At least one element selected from Rh, Fe, Ge, Zn, Ru, Sc, Sn, In, Y, Bi, S, Si, Na, K, P, V, 1.7 ≦ f ≦ 3) It is preferable to employ a lithium composite metal oxide.

  In the above general formula, the values of b, c, and d are not particularly limited as long as the above conditions are satisfied, but those in which 0 <b <1, 0 <c <1, 0 <d <1 are satisfied. And at least one of b, c, and d is in the range of 10/100 <b <90/100, 10/100 <c <90/100, 5/100 <d <70/100. More preferably, the ranges are 20/100 <b <80/100, 12/100 <c <70/100, 10/100 <d <60/100, 30/100 <b <70/100, More preferably, the ranges are 15/100 <c <50/100 and 12/100 <d <50/100.

  About a, e, and f, what is necessary is just a numerical value within the range prescribed | regulated by the said general formula, Preferably 0.5 <= a <= 1.5, 0 <= e <0.2, 1.8 <= f <= 2 0.5, more preferably 0.8 ≦ a ≦ 1.3, 0 ≦ e <0.1, 1.9 ≦ f ≦ 2.1, respectively.

From the viewpoint of excellent and high capacity, and durability, as a positive electrode active material, the _{Li x Mn 2-y A y} O 4 (A spinel structure, Ca, Mg, S, Si , Na, K, Al, P, Ga And at least one element selected from Ge and at least one metal element selected from transition metal elements such as Ni. 0 <x ≦ 2.2, 0 ≦ y ≦ 1). Examples of the value range of x include 0.5 ≦ x ≦ 1.8, 0.7 ≦ x ≦ 1.5, and 0.9 ≦ x ≦ 1.2. The value range of y is 0 ≦ y ≦ 0.8, 0 ≦ y ≦ 0.6 can be exemplified. Specific examples of the spinel structure compound include LiMn ₂ O ₄ and LiMn _1.5 Ni _0.5 O ₄ .

Specific examples of the positive electrode active material include LiFePO ₄ , Li ₂ FeSiO ₄ , LiCoPO ₄ , Li ₂ CoPO ₄ , Li ₂ MnPO ₄ , Li ₂ MnSiO ₄ , and Li ₂ CoPO ₄ F. As another specific positive electrode active material, Li ₂ MnO ₃ —LiCoO ₂ can be exemplified.

  The separator separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode and allows lithium ions to pass while preventing a short circuit due to contact between the two electrodes. Any known separator may be employed, such as polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyimide, polyamide, polyaramid (Aromatic polyamide), polyester, polyacrylonitrile and other synthetic resins, cellulose, amylose and other polysaccharides, fibroin. And porous materials, nonwoven fabrics, woven fabrics, and the like using one or more electrical insulating materials such as natural polymers such as keratin, lignin, and suberin, and ceramics. The separator may have a multilayer structure.

  The electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent.

  As the non-aqueous solvent, cyclic esters, chain esters, ethers and the like can be used. Examples of cyclic esters include ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, gamma butyrolactone, vinylene carbonate, 2-methyl-gamma butyrolactone, acetyl-gamma butyrolactone, and gamma valerolactone. Examples of chain esters include dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dibutyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, propionic acid alkyl ester, malonic acid dialkyl ester, and acetic acid alkyl ester. Examples of ethers include tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1,2-diethoxyethane, and 1,2-dibutoxyethane. As the non-aqueous solvent, a compound in which part or all of hydrogen in the chemical structure of the specific solvent is substituted with fluorine may be employed.

Examples of the electrolyte include lithium salts such as LiClO ₄ , LiAsF ₆ , LiPF ₆ , LiBF ₄ , LiCF ₃ SO ₃ , and LiN (CF ₃ SO ₂ ) ₂ .

As an electrolytic solution, 0.5 mol / liter of a lithium salt such as LiClO ₄ , LiPF ₆ , LiBF ₄ , LiCF ₃ SO _{3 is} added to a non-aqueous solvent such as fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, and diethyl carbonate. A solution dissolved at a concentration of about 1.7 mol / L from L can be exemplified.

A specific method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention will be described.
For example, a separator is sandwiched between a positive electrode and a negative electrode to form an electrode body. The electrode body may be any of a stacked type in which a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode are stacked, or a wound type in which a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode are stacked. After connecting the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal connected to the outside using a current collecting lead or the like, an electrolyte is added to the electrode body to form a lithium ion secondary battery. Good.

  The shape of the lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is not particularly limited, and various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a square shape, a coin shape, and a laminate shape can be adopted.

  The lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention may be mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle may be a vehicle that uses electric energy generated by a lithium ion secondary battery for all or a part of its power source. For example, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. When a lithium ion secondary battery is mounted on a vehicle, a plurality of lithium ion secondary batteries may be connected in series to form an assembled battery. Examples of devices equipped with lithium ion secondary batteries include various home appliances driven by batteries such as personal computers and portable communication devices, office devices, and industrial devices in addition to vehicles. Furthermore, the lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes wind power generation, solar power generation, hydroelectric power generation and other power system power storage devices and power smoothing devices, power supplies for ships and / or auxiliary power supply sources, aircraft, Power supply for spacecraft and / or auxiliary equipment, auxiliary power supply for vehicles that do not use electricity as a power source, power supply for mobile home robots, power supply for system backup, power supply for uninterruptible power supply, You may use for the electrical storage apparatus which stores temporarily the electric power required for charge in the charging station for electric vehicles.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. The present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention, with modifications and improvements that can be made by those skilled in the art.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples and comparative examples. In addition, this invention is not limited by these Examples.

Example 1
CaSi ₂ was added to a concentrated hydrochloric acid solution at 0 ° C. under stirring conditions and reacted for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction solution, filtration was performed, and a yellow powder was collected by filtration. The yellow powder was washed with water, further washed with ethanol, and then dried under reduced pressure to obtain a layered silicon compound containing layered polysilane. Next, the layered silicon compound was heated at 800 ° C. in an argon atmosphere to release hydrogen to produce a silicon material. By heating the silicon material at 880 ° C. in a propane gas atmosphere, a carbon-coated silicon material which is a carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material was produced.

a) Step To 10 mL of 4% by mass of hydrogen peroxide solution, 1 g of carbon-coated silicon material, which is a carbon-layer-coated Si-containing negative electrode active material, is added, and a reaction solution containing 15 mg of ammonium persulfate is further added at 60 ° C. Stirring for a period of time oxidized the carbon layer of the carbon-coated silicon material. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, filtered, and the powder was collected by filtration. The powder was washed with ethanol and then dried under reduced pressure to produce an oxidant-treated carbon layer coated-Si-containing negative electrode active material.

b) Step Ti (O—CH (CH ₃ ) ₂ ) ₄ was prepared as an E-containing reagent.
1.01 g of the oxidized layer-treated carbon layer-coated negative electrode active material after step a) was suspended in 6 mL of tetrahydrofuran to form a suspension. To the suspension under stirring conditions, 0.1 mL of Ti (O—CH (CH ₃ ) ₂ ) ₄ was added, stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, and further stirred at 60 ° C. for 3 hours to react the reaction. Proceeded. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and then filtered, and the powder was collected by filtration. After the powder was washed with acetone, it was dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 3 hours, so that the silicon material was coated with the carbon layer, and the carbon layer was further coated with the Ti layer. Ti layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material was manufactured. The yield of the negative electrode active material of Example 1 was 1.04 g.
Since Ti (O—CH (CH ₃ ) ₂ ) ₄ is considered to have reacted with the hydroxyl group formed in the carbon layer, the Ti layer and the carbon layer in the negative electrode active material of Example 1 are Ti—O—C. It is thought that it is connected with a bond.

  Using the negative electrode active material of Example 1, the negative electrode and lithium ion secondary battery of Example 1 were produced as follows.

  A polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 800,000 was dissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to prepare a polyacrylic acid solution containing 10% by mass of polyacrylic acid. Further, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane 0.2 g (1.0 mmol) was dissolved in 0.4 mL of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to prepare a 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane solution. Under stirring conditions, the total amount of the 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane solution was added dropwise to 7 mL of a polyacrylic acid solution (corresponding to 9.5 mmol in terms of acrylic acid monomer), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir. Thereafter, using a Dean Stark apparatus, the mixture was stirred at 130 ° C. for 3 hours to advance the dehydration reaction, thereby producing a binder solution.

  72.5 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material of Example 1 as the negative electrode active material, 13.5 parts by mass of acetylene black as the conductive auxiliary agent, and the above binder solution in an amount such that the solid content is 14 parts by mass as the binder, and An appropriate amount of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone was mixed to prepare a slurry. A copper foil having a thickness of 10 μm was prepared as a negative electrode current collector. The slurry was applied in a film form on the surface of the copper foil using a doctor blade. The copper foil coated with the slurry was dried at 80 ° C. for 15 minutes to remove N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Then, the negative electrode of Example 1 in which the negative electrode active material layer with a thickness of 25 micrometers was formed was manufactured by pressing.

The negative electrode of Example 1 was cut into a diameter of 11 mm to obtain an evaluation electrode. A metal lithium foil having a thickness of 500 μm was cut into a diameter of 13 mm to form a counter electrode. As a separator, a glass filter (Hoechst Celanese) and celgard 2400 (Polypore Corporation), which is a single-layer polypropylene, were prepared. It was also prepared an electrolyte solution obtained by dissolving LiPF ₆ at 1 mol / L in a solvent obtained by mixing 50 parts by volume of ethylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate 50 parts by volume. Two kinds of separators were sandwiched between the counter electrode and the evaluation electrode in the order of the counter electrode, the glass filter, celgard 2400, and the evaluation electrode, thereby forming an electrode body. This electrode body was accommodated in a coin-type battery case CR2032 (Hosen Co., Ltd.), and an electrolyte was further injected to obtain a coin-type battery. This was designated as the lithium ion secondary battery of Example 1.

(Example 2)
b) The negative electrode active material, negative electrode, and lithium ion of Example 2 were the same as Example 1, except that the amount of Ti (O—CH (CH ₃ ) ₂ ) ₄ added in the step was increased to 1 mL. A secondary battery was manufactured. The yield of the negative electrode active material of Example 2 was 1.27 g.

(Example 3)
b) A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a lithium ion secondary battery of Example 3 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the steps were as follows.

b) Step As a reagent containing E, a butanol solution of Zr (O—CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₄ was prepared. The butanol solution contains Zr (O—CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₄ at 80 mass%.
1.06 g of the oxidant-treated carbon layer coated-Si-containing negative electrode active material after step a) was suspended in 6 mL of tetrahydrofuran to obtain a suspension. To the suspension under stirring conditions, 0.2 mL of the butanol solution was added, stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, and further stirred at 60 ° C. for 3 hours to advance the reaction. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and then filtered, and the powder was collected by filtration. The powder was washed with acetone, and then dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 3 hours, so that the silicon material was covered with the carbon layer, and the carbon layer was further covered with the Zr layer. Zr layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material was produced. The yield of the negative electrode active material of Example 3 was 1.11 g.
Since Zr (O—CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₄ is considered to have reacted with the hydroxyl group formed in the carbon layer, the Zr layer and the carbon layer in the negative electrode active material of Example 3 are Zr—O It is considered that they are bonded by a -C bond.

Example 4
b) A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a lithium ion secondary battery of Example 4 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the steps were as follows.

b) Step As an E-containing reagent, Al (O—CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₃ was prepared.
1.01 g of the oxidized layer-treated carbon layer-coated negative electrode active material after step a) was suspended in 6 mL of tetrahydrofuran to form a suspension. By adding 0.05 mL of Al (O—CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₃ to the suspension under stirring conditions, stirring at room temperature for 3 hours, and further stirring at 60 ° C. for 3 hours. The reaction was allowed to proceed. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and then filtered, and the powder was collected by filtration. After the powder was washed with acetone, it was dried under reduced pressure at 120 ° C. for 3 hours, so that the silicon material was covered with the carbon layer, and the carbon layer was further covered with the Al layer. An Al layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material was produced. The yield of the negative electrode active material of Example 4 was 1.04 g.
Since Al (O—CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ CH ₃ ) ₃ is considered to have reacted with the hydroxyl group formed in the carbon layer, the Al layer and the carbon layer in the negative electrode active material of Example 4 are Al— It is thought that it is couple | bonded by O-C bond.

(Comparative Example 1)
The negative electrode active material, the negative electrode, and the lithium ion secondary of Comparative Example 1 were the same as in Example 1 except that the carbon-coated silicon material was adopted as the negative electrode active material without performing the steps a) and b). A battery was manufactured.

(Comparative Example 2)
a) The negative electrode of Comparative Example 2 in the same manner as in Example 2, except that the step b) was performed on the carbon-coated silicon material that is the Si-containing negative electrode active material without performing the step. An active material, a negative electrode, and a lithium ion secondary battery were manufactured.

(Comparative Example 3)
a) The negative electrode of Comparative Example 3 in the same manner as in Example 3, except that the step b) was performed on the carbon-coated silicon material that is the Si-containing negative electrode active material without performing the step. An active material, a negative electrode, and a lithium ion secondary battery were manufactured.

(Evaluation example 1)
The lithium ion secondary batteries of Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were discharged to 0.01 V at a current of 0.2 mA, and then charged to 1.5 V at a current of 0.2 mA. The first charge and discharge was performed. Furthermore, for each lithium ion secondary battery after the initial charge / discharge, 19 cycles of charge / discharge cycles were performed to discharge to 0.01 V at a current of 0.5 mA and then to 1.5 V at a current of 0.5 mA. went.
The initial efficiency and capacity retention rate were calculated by the following formulas. Table 1 shows the results of initial efficiency, initial charge capacity, and capacity maintenance rate.
Initial efficiency (%) = 100 × (initial charge capacity) / (initial discharge capacity)
Capacity maintenance rate (%) = 100 × (charge capacity at the last cycle) / (initial charge capacity)

From the results of Table 1, all lithium ion secondary batteries showed the same results with respect to the initial efficiency. These results mean that the Si-containing negative electrode active material itself is not deteriorated in the steps a) and b). However, the initial charge capacity of the lithium ion secondary battery of Example 2 was slightly low. This result suggests that the Ti layer becomes a resistance factor during charge and discharge because the ratio of the Ti layer is high in the negative electrode active material of Example 2.
Regarding the capacity retention rate, the lithium ion secondary batteries of all the examples were remarkably superior to the lithium ion secondary batteries of all the comparative examples. It can be understood that the deterioration of the Si-containing negative electrode active material was remarkably suppressed due to the E layer coating on the carbon layer after the a) step. It can be said that the technical significance of the present invention is supported.

In addition, a) capacity retention rate of the lithium ion secondary battery of Comparative Example 2 including the negative electrode active material of Comparative Example 2 that did not perform the step, and a) the negative electrode active material of Comparative Example 3 that did not perform the step The capacity retention rate of the lithium ion secondary battery of Comparative Example 3 provided is equivalent to the capacity maintenance rate of the lithium ion secondary battery of Comparative Example 1 comprising the negative electrode active material of Comparative Example 1 that is not coated with the E layer. I understand that. From these results, the E layer coating of the negative electrode active material of Comparative Example 2 and the negative electrode active material of Comparative Example 3 was only that the E layer made of the E-containing reagent was physically attached to the carbon layer surface, And it is suggested that E layer which was physically adhering to the carbon layer surface peeled off during the charge / discharge cycle.
On the other hand, in the negative electrode active material of the Example which implemented the a) process and the b) process, it is suggested that E layer existed on the carbon layer surface also during the charge / discharge cycle. In view of the specific contents of the a) step and b) step, the results of Evaluation Example 1 and the following Evaluation Example 2, in the negative electrode active material of the Example after the a) step and b) step, the carbon layer and the E layer Can be judged to be chemically bonded.

(Evaluation example 2)
The amount of Ti in the negative electrode active materials of Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 was quantitatively analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), and the amount of Zr in the negative electrode active materials of Example 3 and Comparative Example 3 was determined. Quantitative analysis was performed. The results are shown in Table 2.

  From the results in Table 2, it can be said that the E layer coating is remarkably effectively performed by performing the step a).

Claims (8)

a) a step of treating a Si layer-containing negative electrode active material with an oxidant, wherein the Si layer-containing negative electrode active material is coated with a carbon layer;
b) Carbon layer coating after step a) -Si-containing negative electrode active material is treated with a reagent containing a metal element E whose electronegativity of all red-lox is lower than Si, and E layer coating-carbon layer coating A step of producing a negative electrode active material containing Si,
A process for producing an E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material, comprising:   The method for producing an E layer-coating-carbon layer-Si-containing negative electrode active material according to claim 1, wherein the Si-containing negative electrode active material has a structure in which a plurality of plate-like silicon bodies are laminated in the thickness direction.   The manufacturing method of a negative electrode using the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material manufactured with the manufacturing method of Claim 1 or 2.   The manufacturing method of an electrical storage apparatus using the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si containing negative electrode active material manufactured with the manufacturing method of Claim 1 or 2. A Si-containing negative electrode active material;
A carbon layer covering the Si-containing negative electrode active material;
An all-red locomotive element containing a metal element E whose electronegativity is lower than that of Si, covering the carbon layer and chemically bonding with the carbon layer;
E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material characterized by comprising:   The E-layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material according to claim 5, wherein the Si-containing negative electrode active material has a structure in which a plurality of plate-like silicon bodies are laminated in the thickness direction.   A negative electrode comprising the E layer coating-carbon layer coating-Si-containing negative electrode active material according to claim 5 or 6. The electrical storage apparatus which comprises E layer coating | cover-carbon layer coating | cover-Si containing negative electrode active material of Claim 5 or 6.

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