WO2011004447A1 - 電池用電極の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a battery electrode, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a battery electrode having a configuration in which an electrode mixture layer containing an electrode active material is held by a current collector.
- lithium ion batteries nickel metal hydride batteries, and other secondary batteries have become increasingly important as on-vehicle power supplies or personal computers and portable terminals.
- a lithium ion battery that is lightweight and has a high energy density is expected to be preferably used as a high-output power source for mounting on a vehicle.
- One typical configuration of a lithium ion battery includes an electrode having a configuration in which a material (electrode active material) capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium ions is formed on a conductive member (electrode current collector).
- the positive electrode active material used for the positive electrode includes an oxide containing lithium and one or more transition metal elements as constituent metal elements.
- examples of the electrode current collector used for the positive electrode include a long sheet-like member mainly composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- Such a positive electrode for a battery is prepared by, for example, preparing a positive electrode mixture paste in which a positive electrode active material is dispersed in a suitable solvent (for example, water) and kneading, and applying this to a positive electrode current collector and drying. It is manufactured.
- Patent Documents 1 to 4 can be cited as prior art relating to the manufacture of this type of electrode.
- Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-141059 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-069791 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2008-226515 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-204108
- a coating apparatus 200 as shown in FIG. 5 is generally known as an apparatus for applying the electrode mixture paste to the electrode current collector.
- a gap (coating gap d) between the backup roll 220 and the die 230 is formed while the long sheet-shaped electrode current collector 210 is conveyed by the rotation of the backup roll 220.
- the electrode mixture paste 240 is applied from the die 230 to the electrode current collector 210.
- the solvent (for example, water) in the electrode compound paste 240 is volatilized through the drying furnace 250, and a long sheet-like electrode is manufactured.
- the coating apparatus 200 is expensive equipment among lithium ion battery manufacturing equipment. Therefore, it is required to reduce the cost by rapidly applying and drying the electrode mixture paste to increase the operating efficiency of the coating apparatus 200.
- the paste density increases when the solvent amount of the electrode mixture paste 240 is reduced, it is necessary to narrow the coating gap d and make the coating film of the electrode mixture paste 240 thin.
- the coating gap d is narrowed, the electrode mixture paste 240 is not smoothly separated from the die 230, and the behavior of the electrode mixture paste 240 becomes unstable, which causes a streak and uneven thickness on the coated surface.
- the present invention has been made in view of such points, and its main purpose is to provide an electrode manufacturing method capable of avoiding poor coating of the electrode mixture paste and manufacturing an electrode having excellent quality stability. Is to provide.
- the method provided by the present invention is a method for manufacturing a battery electrode having a configuration in which an electrode mixture layer containing an electrode active material is held by an electrode current collector.
- an electrode active material is mixed in a solvent (for example, water) to prepare an electrode composite paste, and microbubbles are mixed into the prepared electrode composite paste to thereby prepare the electrode composite paste.
- the microbubble is a fine bubble having a diameter of the order of micrometers, and has a bubble diameter of approximately 500 ⁇ m or less, for example. Since microbubbles are very fine bubbles, the bubbles are restrained from growing together and slow in the liquid, and thus stay in the liquid for a long time. Therefore, when microbubbles are mixed in the electrode mixture paste, the microbubbles continue to stay in the paste, so that the paste density decreases.
- microbubbles are mixed into the electrode mixture paste to reduce the density of the electrode mixture paste, and this reduced density electrode mixture paste is applied to the electrode current collector.
- the coating can be carried out by making the coating film of the electrode mixture paste thicker than before.
- bubbles having a diameter of 50 ⁇ m or less are mixed as the microbubbles in the density reduction step. Since bubbles having a diameter of 50 ⁇ m or less have a low floating speed in the liquid and stay for a long period of time, it is possible to stably reduce the density of the electrode mixture paste.
- the reduced-density electrode mixture paste is evacuated before the electrode mixture layer is formed.
- bubbles of a size that can cause coating defects typically bubbles having a diameter of 1 mm or more, preferably 500 ⁇ m or more
- the electrode is a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery.
- the electrode active material positive electrode active material
- a lithium-containing composite oxide containing lithium and one or more transition metal elements as constituent metal elements may be used. According to this method, a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery excellent in quality stability can be manufactured.
- carbon dioxide gas (CO 2 ) is mixed as the microbubbles in the density reduction step.
- the pH of the electrode mixture paste is adjusted to 7 to 10 by mixing the carbon dioxide gas.
- an electrode mixture paste obtained by mixing an electrode active material such as a lithium-containing composite oxide in a solvent exhibits alkalinity when lithium ions constituting the oxide are eluted in the solvent. It is easy to become. Therefore, when such an electrode mixture paste is applied to an electrode current collector (for example, an aluminum foil), the electrode current collector is caused by a reaction (typically, an alkali corrosion reaction) between the electrode mixture paste and the electrode current collector. The body may corrode.
- the electrode mixture paste is neutralized so as to have a pH of 7 to 10 by mixing microbubbled carbon dioxide gas, and the neutralized electrode mixture paste is used as an electrode current collector. Since it is applied to the body, the reaction (corrosion reaction due to alkali) between the electrode mixture paste and the electrode current collector can be prevented.
- carbon dioxide gas made into microbubbles has a large contact area with the liquid and is easily dissolved in the liquid, a small amount of carbon dioxide gas is required compared to a general bubbling process in which a larger carbon dioxide bubble is blown into the electrode mixture paste. Can be neutralized.
- the microbubbled carbon dioxide gas gradually shrinks in the liquid and dissolves little by little, the neutralization effect can be maintained as compared with the conventional bubbling treatment.
- any of the methods disclosed herein can be applied particularly preferably when foil-like aluminum or an aluminum alloy is used as the electrode current collector.
- the foil-like aluminum or aluminum alloy has various properties preferable as a positive electrode current collector for a lithium secondary battery, but has a property of being easily corroded by a positive electrode mixture paste exhibiting alkalinity. Accordingly, in a positive electrode current collector made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, the positive electrode current collector is coated with the positive electrode current collector paste after neutralizing the positive electrode mixture paste by mixing microbubbled carbon dioxide gas. The effect of adopting the configuration of the present invention for preventing body corrosion can be exhibited particularly well.
- a battery for example, a lithium secondary battery constructed using an electrode manufactured by any of the manufacturing methods disclosed herein. Since such a battery is constructed using the above electrodes, it exhibits excellent battery performance. For example, by constructing a battery using the above electrode, a battery that satisfies at least one of high electrode productivity, excellent electrode quality stability, excellent electrode durability, and excellent battery output characteristics Can be provided.
- the present invention provides a vehicle (typically an electric motor such as an automobile, particularly a hybrid automobile, an electric automobile, or a fuel cell automobile) provided with such a battery (may be an assembled battery formed by connecting a plurality of batteries in series) as a power source.
- Vehicle typically an electric motor such as an automobile, particularly a hybrid automobile, an electric automobile, or a fuel cell automobile
- a battery may be an assembled battery formed by connecting a plurality of batteries in series
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a manufacturing flow of a positive electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a positive electrode mixture paste according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing changes in pH of the positive electrode mixture pastes according to Examples and Comparative Example 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a lithium ion secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a coating apparatus for coating the electrode mixture paste on the electrode current collector.
- a positive electrode (positive electrode sheet) for a lithium secondary battery typically a lithium ion battery
- a foil-shaped positive electrode current collector aluminum foil mainly made of aluminum.
- the manufacturing method of the electrode which manufactures the positive electrode of the lithium secondary battery which concerns on this embodiment manufactures the positive electrode for batteries (positive electrode sheet) which has the structure by which the positive mix layer containing a positive electrode active material was hold
- a step of preparing a positive electrode mixture paste in which a positive electrode active material is mixed in a solvent (for example, water) (step S10), and microbubbles are mixed into the prepared positive electrode mixture paste.
- the step of reducing the density of the electrode mixture paste (step S20), and applying the reduced density positive electrode mixture paste to a positive electrode current collector (for example, aluminum foil) to form a positive electrode mixture layer (Step S30).
- the positive electrode active material powder and other positive electrode mixture layer forming components (for example, a conductive material and a binder) used as necessary are dispersed in an appropriate solvent (typically This is a step of preparing a positive electrode mixture paste that is dissolved and kneaded.
- the positive electrode active material one type or two or more types of materials conventionally used in lithium secondary batteries can be used without any particular limitation.
- Preferred examples include lithium and one or more transition metal elements such as lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO 2 ), lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ), and lithium manganese oxide (LiMn 2 O 4 ).
- a positive electrode active material mainly containing an oxide (lithium-containing composite oxide) containing as an element can be given.
- the lithium nickel oxide is not only an oxide having Li and Ni as constituent metal elements, but also at least one metal element other than Li and Ni (that is, a transition metal element other than Li and Ni and / or Alternatively, it is meant to include an oxide containing a typical metal element) in a proportion equal to or less than that of Ni (typically a proportion smaller than Ni).
- a lithium-containing composite oxide typically in particulate form
- a lithium-containing composite oxide powder prepared by a conventionally known method can be used as it is.
- lithium-containing composite oxide powder substantially composed of secondary particles having an average particle diameter in the range of about 1 ⁇ m to 25 ⁇ m can be preferably used as the positive electrode active material.
- the conductive material carbon materials such as carbon powder and carbon fiber are preferably used.
- conductive metal powder such as nickel powder may be used.
- examples of the material that can be used as a component of the positive electrode mixture layer include various polymer materials that can function as a binder for the above constituent materials.
- Solvents for dispersing these positive electrode active materials, conductive materials, and binders are water-based from various viewpoints such as reduction of environmental burden, reduction of material costs, simplification of equipment, reduction of waste, and improvement of handleability.
- the use of a solvent is preferred.
- the aqueous solvent water or a mixed solvent mainly composed of water is preferably used.
- a solvent component other than water constituting such a mixed solvent one or more organic solvents (lower alcohol, lower ketone, etc.) that can be uniformly mixed with water can be appropriately selected and used.
- a particularly preferred example is an aqueous solvent substantially consisting of water.
- the step of reducing the density in step S20 is a step of reducing the density of the positive electrode mixture paste by mixing microbubbles into the positive electrode mixture paste prepared in step S10.
- the microbubble is a fine bubble having a diameter of the order of micrometers, and has a bubble diameter of approximately 500 ⁇ m or less, for example. Since microbubbles are very fine bubbles, the bubbles are restrained from growing together and slow in the liquid, and thus stay in the liquid for a long time. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the microbubbles 20 are mixed in the positive electrode mixture paste 10, the microbubbles 20 stay in the paste and the density of the positive electrode mixture paste decreases. Thereby, the low-density positive electrode mixture paste 30 is obtained.
- the preferable bubble diameter of the microbubble 20 may be about 1 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably in the range of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
- the bubble diameter is larger than 500 ⁇ m, the bubble portion may become a coating defect and remain in the positive electrode mixture layer depending on the operating conditions during subsequent coating and drying.
- the bubble diameter is smaller than 1 ⁇ m, the bubbles gradually shrink in the solvent and finally dissolve (before coating on the current collector foil), and the density of the positive electrode mixture paste cannot be reduced. There is. Therefore, it is preferable that the bubble diameter of the microbubbles is approximately in the range of about 1 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
- air bubbles of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m are preferable because the floating speed in the liquid is further slow and exists for a long period of time, so that the density of the positive electrode mixture paste can be stably reduced.
- the total volume of bubbles contained in 1 cm 3 of the paste having a reduced density is 0.1 cm 3 to 0 when the paste is applied to the current collector. .5cm 3 mm, preferably 0.15cm 3 ⁇ 0.42cm 3 about. If the volume is less than this range, for example, in the coating apparatus 200 as shown in FIG. 5, the electrode mixture paste 240 does not leave smoothly from the die 230, and the behavior of the electrode mixture paste 240 becomes unstable. Lines and thickness unevenness may occur on the work surface.
- the microbubbles hinder the increase in the drying temperature of the paint (electrode mixture paste 240) during drying, and therefore it is necessary to lengthen the drying furnace or reduce the coating speed. This may cause a significant decrease in productivity.
- 40% by volume or more of the bubbles are contained in the paste as microbubbles.
- Substantially all of the bubbles contained in the paste may be microbubbles.
- the mixing operation of the microbubbles is preferably performed so as to reduce the density of the paste by 5% or more (typically 5% to 20%) as compared with the case where no mixing is performed.
- the electrode mixture paste 240 is not smoothly separated from the die 230, the behavior of the electrode mixture paste 240 becomes unstable, and streaks and uneven thickness may occur on the coated surface.
- the volume is larger than the above range, the microbubbles hinder the increase in the drying temperature of the paint (electrode mixture paste 240) during drying, and therefore it is necessary to lengthen the drying furnace or reduce the coating speed. This may cause a significant decrease in productivity.
- the positive electrode mixture paste is attached to the positive electrode current collector, its viscosity has an appropriate range.
- a preferable range of the viscosity of the paste from the viewpoint of coatability is, for example, about 7000 mPa ⁇ s to 18000 mPa ⁇ s. This viscosity range is also suitable from the viewpoint that microbubbles can be stably retained.
- the reduced-density paste may be further evacuated.
- evacuation means that the paste is exposed to reduced pressure, and can be, for example, a process of sucking, for example, a gas (typically air) inside a container containing the paste with a vacuum pump or the like.
- a gas typically air
- a vacuum pump or the like By evacuating the inside of the container to, for example, 700 mmHg or less (typically about 400 mmHg to 700 mmHg), preferably 500 mmHg or less (for example, about 400 mmHg to 500 mmHg) by this evacuation treatment, large bubbles contained in the paste (typically Can be removed by sucking a bubble having a diameter of 1 mm or more, preferably 500 ⁇ m or more.
- the preferable pressure reduction degree in a vacuum drawing process may change also with the viscosity of a paste, a solid content rate, etc.
- the vacuuming process may be performed under the condition that bubbles having a diameter of 500 ⁇ m or more substantially do not exist (for example, 50 or less bubbles having a diameter exceeding 500 ⁇ m per 1 ml of paste).
- the bubble diameter distribution of the microbubbles 20 is not particularly limited, and bubbles having a single bubble diameter may be dispersed in a solvent, or a plurality of bubbles having various bubble diameters may be dispersed in a solvent. May be.
- the gas of the microbubbles 20 may be any gas that can stably exist in the paste. Specifically, carbon dioxide gas, air, nitrogen gas (N 2 ), argon gas and the like can be preferably used.
- the gas of the microbubble may be a single gas component or a mixed gas component.
- the method and apparatus for generating the microbubbles 20 are not particularly limited, and a method or apparatus that can generate microbubbles having the bubble diameter may be appropriately employed. For example, a microbubble generator using a gas-liquid shearing method or the like can be preferably used.
- the positive electrode mixture layer forming step of step S30 is a step of forming the positive electrode mixture layer by applying the reduced-density positive electrode mixture paste to the positive electrode current collector.
- the operation (step) of applying such a positive electrode mixture paste to the positive electrode current collector uses the positive electrode mixture paste having a reduced density by mixing microbubbles as described above as the positive electrode mixture paste. Except for this, it can be carried out in the same manner as in the case of producing a conventional general positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery. For example, it can be produced by coating the positive electrode current collector with a predetermined amount of the positive electrode mixture paste to a uniform thickness using a suitable coating device (die coater or the like).
- a coating apparatus 200 As an apparatus for applying the positive electrode mixture paste to the positive electrode current collector, for example, a coating apparatus 200 as shown in FIG.
- the positive electrode current collector 210 in the form of a long sheet is conveyed by the rotation of the backup roll 220 while passing through the gap (coating gap d) between the backup roll 220 and the die 230.
- the positive electrode mixture paste 240 is applied to the electric body 210.
- the solvent (for example, water) in the positive electrode mixture paste 240 is volatilized through the drying furnace 250 to produce a long sheet-like positive electrode.
- the coating apparatus 200 in order to increase the operation efficiency of the coating apparatus 200, it is desirable to reduce the amount of the solvent of the positive electrode mixture paste 240 to increase the solid content rate. If the solvent amount of the positive electrode mixture paste 240 is reduced, the paste becomes easy to dry. Therefore, the drying time (time for passing through the drying furnace 250) can be shortened and the coating apparatus 200 can be operated efficiently. However, since the paste density increases when the amount of the solvent of the positive electrode mixture paste 240 is reduced, it is necessary to narrow the coating gap d and make the coating film of the positive electrode mixture paste 240 thin.
- the coating gap d becomes narrow (for example, 40 ⁇ m or less)
- the positive electrode mixture paste 240 does not move smoothly away from the die 230, and the behavior of the positive electrode mixture paste becomes unstable, causing streaks and uneven thickness on the coating surface. Can be.
- the density of the positive electrode mixture paste is reduced by mixing microbubbles in the positive electrode mixture paste, and this reduced density positive electrode mixture paste is applied to the positive electrode current collector.
- the coating of the positive electrode mixture paste can be made thicker than before.
- the coating gap d for obtaining the same basis weight (in terms of solid content) can be widened compared to a case where such microbubbles are not mixed in the paste, and streaks and unevenness in thickness are applied to the coated surface. Can be more reliably eliminated. Therefore, according to the method of the present embodiment, it is possible to avoid poor coating of the positive electrode mixture paste, and it is possible to manufacture a positive electrode having excellent quality stability.
- the method of the present embodiment is used, even a paste having a higher solid content than the conventional one can be applied with a gap d similar to the conventional one. Therefore, the drying time of the paste can be shortened while suppressing an increase in coating failure (the line speed can be increased). Therefore, drying time can be shortened and the coating apparatus 200 can be operated efficiently, and the positive electrode productivity is high.
- the solvent in the positive electrode mixture paste is volatilized by an appropriate drying means to remove the solvent in the positive electrode mixture paste.
- a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material is formed.
- a sheet-like positive electrode having a configuration in which the positive electrode mixture layer containing the positive electrode active material is held by the positive electrode current collector can be obtained (step S40).
- the thickness and density of a positive electrode compound material layer can be suitably adjusted by performing a suitable press process (for example, roll press process) as needed.
- carbon dioxide gas is mixed as the microbubbles in the density reduction step of step S20.
- the pH of the positive electrode mixture paste is adjusted to 7 to 10 by mixing carbon dioxide gas.
- a positive electrode mixture paste obtained by mixing a positive electrode active material such as a lithium-containing composite oxide in an aqueous solvent is applied to the positive electrode current collector, and the lithium-containing composite oxide is included in the aqueous solvent.
- the positive electrode mixture paste tends to be alkaline due to the elution of lithium ions constituting the oxide into the aqueous solvent. Therefore, when such a positive electrode mixture paste is applied to a positive electrode current collector made of aluminum foil or the like, the positive electrode current collector is caused by a reaction between the positive electrode mixture paste and the positive electrode current collector (typically, an alkali corrosion reaction). The body may corrode.
- the pH of the positive electrode mixture paste is neutralized by mixing with microbubbled carbon dioxide gas to 7 to 10, and this neutralization is performed. Since the positive electrode mixture paste is applied to the positive electrode current collector, the reaction (corrosion reaction due to alkali) between the positive electrode mixture paste and the positive electrode current collector can be prevented. In addition, carbon dioxide gas that has been made into microbubbles has a large contact area with the liquid and is easily dissolved in the liquid. Therefore, the conventional bubbling process that blows carbon dioxide gas into the positive electrode mixture paste (process that blows air bubbles of millimeter size or larger) In comparison, it can be neutralized with a small amount of carbon dioxide.
- the microbubbled carbon dioxide gas gradually shrinks in the liquid and dissolves little by little, the neutralization effect can be maintained as compared with the conventional bubbling treatment.
- the pH adjustment may be performed, for example, by changing the amount of microbubbles mixed in the positive electrode mixture paste.
- the electrode (for example, positive electrode) of this embodiment is excellent in quality stability as described above, it is preferably used as a component for various types of batteries or a component (for example, positive electrode) of an electrode body incorporated in the battery. Can be done.
- a positive electrode manufactured by any of the methods disclosed herein, a negative electrode (which may be a negative electrode manufactured by applying the present invention), an electrolyte disposed between the positive and negative electrodes, Can be preferably used as a component of a lithium secondary battery including a separator that separates the positive and negative electrodes (can be omitted in a battery using a solid or gel electrolyte).
- Structure for example, metal casing or laminate film structure
- size of an outer container constituting such a battery or structure of an electrode body (for example, a wound structure or a laminated structure) having a positive / negative electrode current collector as a main component
- the battery constructed in this way is constructed using the above electrode (for example, positive electrode), it exhibits excellent battery performance.
- the battery using the electrode a battery satisfying at least one of excellent electrode production stability, excellent electrode durability, and excellent battery output characteristics can be provided.
- nickel cobalt lithium manganate (LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 ) powder was used as the positive electrode active material.
- nickel cobalt lithium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material
- acetylene black as a conductive material
- PVdF polyvinylidene fluoride
- CMC sodium salt
- CO 2 microbubble-containing water in which CO 2 microbubbles having an average bubble diameter of 10 ⁇ m generated by the microbubble generator are dispersed in water is prepared, and this CO 2 microbubble-containing water is added to the positive electrode mixture paste.
- CO 2 microbubbles were mixed into the positive electrode mixture paste (microbubble mixing step).
- the microbubble generator a commercially available Aurajet apparatus manufactured by Auratech was used, and the amount of microbubbles was adjusted to approximately 100 / ml.
- the CO 2 microbubble-containing water was added until the solid content concentration of the positive electrode mixture paste was about 45% by mass.
- the positive electrode mixture paste was evacuated under conditions of 3 ⁇ 10 Pa for 3 minutes to remove millimeter-sized bubbles from the positive electrode mixture paste. And the density and pH of the positive mix paste after the said vacuum drawing were measured.
- a positive electrode mixture paste containing no CO 2 microbubbles was produced. Specifically, in the microbubble mixing step, pure water was added in place of the CO 2 microbubble-containing water to obtain a positive electrode mixture paste that did not contain CO 2 microbubbles.
- a positive electrode mixture paste was prepared in the same manner as in Example except that pure water was added in the microbubble mixing step, and the density and pH of the positive electrode mixture paste were measured in the same manner. The measurement results according to the example and the comparative example 1 are shown in Table 1.
- the paste density of the positive electrode mixture paste of the example was lower than that of the positive electrode mixture paste of comparative example 1.
- paste density was reduced from 1.85 g / cm 3 to 1.70 g / cm 3. From this result, it was confirmed that the paste density decreased due to the presence of microbubbles.
- the pH of the positive electrode mixture paste of Comparative Example 1 rose to around 13
- the pH of the positive electrode mixture paste of the example hardly increased from around 8, showing a value close to neutrality. From this, it was confirmed that by mixing carbon dioxide as microbubbles, the positive electrode mixture paste exhibiting alkalinity was neutralized, and as a result, it was effective in preventing corrosion of the positive electrode current collector.
- the positive electrode mixture paste according to the example was left as it was, and the change in pH after the lapse of 1 to 10 days was investigated.
- Comparative Example 2 a positive electrode mixture paste according to Comparative Example 1 was prepared, and a general bubbling process (a process of blowing larger millimeter-size CO 2 bubbles into the positive electrode mixture paste) was performed on the paste. The pH was adjusted to around 8, and the change in pH after 1 to 10 days was investigated. The results are shown in FIG.
- the positive electrode mixture paste of the example in which CO 2 microbubbles were mixed did not substantially increase in pH from around 8, and the pH was 8.8 even after 10 days. The value was close to.
- the positive electrode mixture paste of Comparative Example 2 neutralized by ordinary CO 2 bubbling treatment hardly maintained the neutralizing effect, and the pH after 13 days exceeded 13. This is probably because CO 2 microbubbles have a long residence time in the paste and gradually shrink in the paste and dissolve little by little, so that the neutralization effect could be sustained more than general CO 2 bubbling treatment. . From this result, it was confirmed that the positive electrode mixture paste can be effectively neutralized by mixing carbon dioxide as microbubbles.
- the lithium ion battery 100 includes a case 40 made of metal (a resin or a laminate film is also suitable).
- the case (outer container) 40 includes a flat rectangular parallelepiped case main body 42 whose upper end is opened, and a lid body 44 that closes the opening.
- a positive electrode terminal 92 that is electrically connected to the positive electrode of the wound electrode body 80
- a negative electrode terminal 94 that is electrically connected to the negative electrode of the electrode body 80 are provided. .
- a long sheet-like positive electrode (positive electrode sheet) 50 and a long sheet-like negative electrode (negative electrode sheet) 60 are laminated together with a total of two long sheet-like separators (separator sheets) 70.
- a flat wound electrode body 80 produced by winding and then crushing the resulting wound body from the side direction and kidnapping is housed.
- Each of the positive electrode sheet 50 and the negative electrode sheet 60 has a configuration in which electrode mixture layers mainly composed of an electrode active material are provided on both surfaces of a long sheet-like electrode current collector. At one end in the width direction of these electrode sheets 50 and 60, an electrode mixture layer non-formed portion where the electrode mixture layer is not provided on any surface is formed. At the time of the lamination, the positive electrode sheet 50 and the negative electrode mixture layer non-formed portion of the positive electrode sheet 50 and the negative electrode mixture layer non-formed portion of the negative electrode sheet 60 protrude from both sides of the separator sheet 70 in the width direction, The negative electrode sheet 60 is overlaid with a slight shift in the width direction.
- the electrode composite material layer non-forming portions of the positive electrode sheet 50 and the negative electrode sheet 60 are respectively wound core portions (that is, the positive electrode composite material layer forming portion of the positive electrode sheet 50). And a portion where the negative electrode mixture layer forming portion of the negative electrode sheet 60 and the two separator sheets 70 are wound tightly).
- a positive electrode lead terminal 96 and a negative electrode lead terminal 98 are respectively attached to the positive electrode side protruding portion (that is, the portion where the positive electrode mixture layer is not formed) 82 and the negative electrode side protrusion portion (that is, the portion where the negative electrode mixture layer is not formed) 84.
- Components other than the positive electrode sheet 50 constituting the wound electrode body 80 may be the same as the electrode body of the conventional lithium ion secondary battery, and are not particularly limited.
- the negative electrode sheet 60 has a negative electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of a long negative electrode current collector.
- a copper foil (this embodiment) or other metal foil suitable for the negative electrode is preferably used.
- the negative electrode active material one or more of materials conventionally used in lithium ion batteries can be used without any particular limitation.
- Preferable examples include carbon-based materials such as graphite carbon and amorphous carbon, lithium transition metal composite oxides (lithium titanium composite oxides, etc.), lithium transition metal composite nitrides, and the like.
- separator sheet 70 used between the positive and negative electrode sheets 50 and 60 one made of a porous polyolefin resin can be mentioned.
- a porous separator sheet made of synthetic resin for example, made of polyolefin such as polyethylene
- a separator may not be necessary (that is, in this case, the electrolyte itself can function as a separator).
- a negative electrode mixture paste in which a negative electrode active material powder and other negative electrode mixture layer forming components are dispersed in a suitable solvent (preferably an aqueous solvent) is striped on one or both sides of the negative electrode current collector.
- a suitable solvent preferably an aqueous solvent
- a method of applying to and drying can be employed. After drying of the negative electrode mixture paste, an appropriate press treatment (for example, various conventionally known press methods such as a roll press method and a flat plate press method can be employed) is performed as necessary, whereby the negative electrode mixture material is applied.
- the thickness, density, and the like of the layer can be adjusted as appropriate.
- a suitable separator sheet 70 used between the positive and negative electrode sheets 50 and 60 examples include those made of a porous polyolefin resin.
- a porous separator sheet made of synthetic resin for example, made of polyolefin such as polyethylene
- a separator is unnecessary (that is, in this case, the electrolyte itself can function as a separator).
- the wound electrode body 80 having such a configuration is accommodated in the case main body 42, and an appropriate nonaqueous electrolytic solution is disposed (injected) into the case main body 42.
- an appropriate nonaqueous electrolytic solution is disposed (injected) into the case main body 42.
- the same non-aqueous electrolyte as used in a conventional lithium ion battery can be used without any particular limitation.
- Such a nonaqueous electrolytic solution typically has a composition in which a supporting salt is contained in a suitable nonaqueous solvent.
- a mixed solvent containing ethylene carbonate (EC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in a volume ratio of 3: 4: 3 contains LiPF 6 as a supporting salt at a concentration of about 1 mol / liter.
- a nonaqueous electrolyte solution can be used.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte is housed in the case body 42 together with the wound electrode body 80, and the opening of the case body 42 is sealed with the lid body 44, thereby constructing the lithium ion secondary battery 100 according to the present embodiment ( Assembly) is completed.
- Assembly the sealing process of the case main body 42 and the arrangement
- the lithium ion secondary battery according to the present invention is excellent in battery performance as described above, it can be suitably used as a power source for a motor (electric motor) mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile. Accordingly, the present invention provides a vehicle (typically an automobile, particularly a hybrid automobile, an electric automobile, a fuel cell automobile) provided with such a lithium ion secondary battery (may be an assembled battery formed by connecting in series) 100 as a power source.
- a vehicle typically an automobile, particularly a hybrid automobile, an electric automobile, a fuel cell automobile
- An automobile equipped with an electric motor such as
- the electrode manufacturing method of the present invention can be applied without distinguishing between positive and negative, and can be applied not only to the positive electrode described above but also to the negative electrode.
- the method of the present invention it is possible to avoid poor coating of the electrode mixture paste, and it is possible to produce an electrode having excellent quality stability.
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本実施形態に係るリチウム二次電池の正極を製造する電極の製造方法は、正極活物質を含む正極合材層が正極集電体に保持された構成を有する電池用正極(正極シート)を製造する方法である。この方法は、図1に示すように、正極活物質を溶媒(例えば水)中に混合した正極合材ペーストを調製する工程(ステップS10)と、上記調製した正極合材ペーストにマイクロバブルを混入することにより、該電極合材ペーストを低密度化する工程(ステップS20)と、上記低密度化された正極合材ペーストを正極集電体(例えばアルミニウム箔)に塗工して正極合材層を形成する工程(ステップS30)とを含む。
また、マイクロバブルの混入操作は、混入しない場合に比べてペーストの密度を5%以上(典型的には5%~20%)低下させるように行うことが好ましい。この範囲よりも少なすぎると、ダイ230から電極合材ペースト240が滑らかに離れず、電極合材ペースト240の挙動が不安定となり、塗工面にスジや厚みムラが生じる場合がある。一方、上記範囲よりも上記体積が多すぎると、乾燥時にマイクロバブルが塗料(電極合材ペースト240)の乾燥温度上昇の妨げとなり、そのため乾燥炉を長くしたり塗工速度を下げたりする必要が生じて生産性が著しく低下する場合がある。
この実施形態では、ステップS20の低密度化工程において、上記マイクロバブルとして炭酸ガスを混入する。そして、炭酸ガスの混入により上記正極合材ペーストのpHを7~10に調整することを特徴とする。
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- 電極活物質を含む電極合材層が電極集電体に保持された構成を有する電池用電極を製造する方法であって、
電極活物質を溶媒中に混合して電極合材ペーストを調製する工程と、
前記調製した電極合材ペーストにマイクロバブルを混入することにより、該電極合材ペーストを低密度化する工程と、
前記低密度化された電極合材ペーストを電極集電体に塗工して電極合材層を形成する工程と
を含む、電極の製造方法。 - 前記低密度化工程では、前記マイクロバブルとして直径50μm以下の気泡を混入する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記低密度化工程では、前記マイクロバブルとして炭酸ガスを混入する、請求項1または2に記載の製造方法。
- 前記低密度化工程では、前記炭酸ガスの混入により前記電極合材ペーストのpHを7~10に調整する、請求項3に記載の製造方法。
- 前記電極合材層の形成前に、前記低密度化された電極合材ペーストを真空引きする、請求項1から4の何れか一つに記載の製造方法。
- 前記電極は、リチウム二次電池用正極であり、
前記電極活物質として、リチウムと一種または二種以上の遷移金属元素とを構成金属元素として含むリチウム含有複合酸化物を用いる、請求項1から5の何れか一つに記載の製造方法。 - 前記電極集電体として、箔状のアルミニウムまたはアルミニウム合金を用いる、請求項6に記載の製造方法。
- 請求項1から7の何れか一つに記載の製造方法により製造された電極を用いて構築された電池。
- 請求項8に記載の電池を備える車両。
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