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- the present technology relates to a separator.
- the present technology also relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte battery having a separator between electrodes, a battery pack using the non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electronic device, an electric vehicle, a power storage device, and a power system.
- Secondary batteries such as lithium ion secondary batteries are used as power supply batteries for mobile devices such as notebook computers, storage batteries for hybrid vehicles, storage batteries for vehicles such as battery vehicles, and new energy systems such as solar batteries and wind power generation. It is used as a storage battery etc.
- a material to be alloyed with lithium as a negative electrode active material.
- a negative electrode active material an alloy-based negative electrode material has been proposed which contains an element capable of forming an alloy with lithium such as silicon or tin, which has a theoretical capacity larger than that of a carbon material.
- the alloy-based negative electrode material Since the alloy-based negative electrode material has a very large expansion during charging, there is a problem that the pressure due to the expansion causes deterioration of the electrode such as damage or breakage of the electrode.
- the technique which suppresses electrode deterioration by the expansion-contraction of an electrode is proposed by forming a space
- a technique has been proposed in which the air gap between the polyolefin microporous membrane and the electrode is formed by inserting a spacer between the polyolefin microporous membrane and the electrode and extracting it later.
- the separator is required not only to absorb the expansion of the negative electrode but also to have a function of enhancing the safety of the battery, such as oxidation resistance and heat resistance. Oxidation resistance and heat resistance are not sufficient in the polyolefin microporous membrane which is weak to oxidation resistance and heat resistance like patent document 1. FIG.
- the object of the present technology is to provide a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of absorbing expansion of the negative electrode and suppressing deterioration of the electrode, and improving oxidation resistance and heat resistance, and a battery pack and electronic equipment using these.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically powered vehicle, a storage device and a power system.
- the present technology is provided with a porous base material layer and a surface layer provided on at least one main surface of the base material layer and having an uneven shape, and the surface layer has an uneven shape
- a first particle which is a main component of the convex portion to form the convex portion, and an average particle diameter smaller than the first particle, covering at least a part of the first particle, and the first particle
- It is a separator containing the 2nd particle which covers the surface of at least one copy of a substrate layer exposed between, and a resin material.
- the present technology includes an electrode body including a separator and a positive electrode and a negative electrode facing each other via the separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the separator has a porous base material layer and at least one main surface of the base material layer.
- a non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a second particle covering a surface of at least a portion of a first particle and covering at least a portion of a surface of a base layer exposed between the first particle; and a resin material is there.
- a battery pack, an electronic device, an electric vehicle, a storage device, and a power system include the above-described non-aqueous electrolyte battery.
- the surface layer of the separator has a first particle that is a main component of the convex portion to form the convex portion having the concavo-convex shape, and an average particle diameter smaller than the first particle, and at least one of the first particles. And covering the surface of the part and covering at least a part of the surface of the base material layer exposed between the first particles, and has a configuration including a resin material.
- the concave portion of the concavo-convex shape in which the first particles having a large average particle size are the main components of the convex portions can absorb the expansion of the negative electrode and suppress the deterioration of the electrode.
- the expansion of the negative electrode can be absorbed to suppress the deterioration of the electrode, and the oxidation resistance and the heat resistance can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a separator according to a first embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view schematically showing a cross section of the surface layer.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic view showing a configuration example of the electrode and the separator before expansion.
- FIG. 3B is a schematic view showing a configuration example of the electrode and the separator after expansion.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a second embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the spirally wound electrode body 20 shown in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the spirally wound electrode body 20 shown in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a third embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a fourth embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line II shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9A is an external view of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery provided with a stacked electrode body housed in an exterior member.
- FIG. 9B is an exploded perspective view showing how the laminated electrode body is accommodated in the exterior member.
- FIG. 9C is an external view showing an appearance from the bottom side of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery shown in FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 9A is an external view showing a configuration of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a third embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a battery pack according to a fifth embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing an example applied to a residential power storage system using the non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating an example of a configuration of a hybrid vehicle adopting a series hybrid system to which the present technology is applied.
- FIG. 13A is a SEM image of the surface layer at 500 ⁇ magnification.
- FIG. 13B is a SEM image of the surface layer at 5000 ⁇ magnification.
- FIG. 13C is a SEM image of the surface layer at a magnification of 10000 times. The SEM image which shows the cross section of the electrode and separator before charge in FIG.
- FIG. 14A is shown, and the SEM image which shows the cross section of the electrode and separator after charge is shown in FIG. 14B.
- FIG. 15 shows a SEM image obtained by observing the peeled state of the first particles.
- 16A to 16C show the observation results of the surface layer using a laser microscope.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a separator according to a first embodiment of the present technology.
- the separator according to the first embodiment of the present technology includes a substrate 2 and a surface layer 3 formed on at least one of two main surfaces of the substrate 2.
- the example of the separator shown in FIG. 1 is an example of the separator in which the surface layer 3 is formed on both of the two main surfaces of the substrate 2, the separator has two main surfaces of the substrate 2. It may be formed on one of the main surfaces of the surface.
- the separator isolates the positive electrode and the negative electrode in the battery and prevents a short circuit of current due to the contact of the both electrodes.
- the substrate 2 is a porous layer having porosity. More specifically, the substrate 2 is, for example, a porous film composed of an insulating film having a high ion permeability and a predetermined mechanical strength. For example, when the separator is used in a battery such as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the electrolyte is held in the pores of the base 2. It is preferable that the base material 2 has a predetermined mechanical strength as a main part of the separator while having high resistance to the electrolyte, low reactivity, and difficulty in expansion.
- a polyolefin resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene, an acrylic resin, a styrene resin, a polyester resin, a nylon resin, or the like as the resin material constituting the substrate 2.
- polyethylenes such as low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear polyethylene, or low molecular weight wax components thereof, or polyolefin resins such as polypropylene are suitably used because they have suitable melting temperatures and are easy to obtain.
- a structure in which two or more types of porous membranes are laminated, or a porous membrane formed by melt-kneading two or more types of resin materials may be used. What contains the porous membrane which consists of polyolefin resin is excellent in the separability of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and can reduce the fall of an internal short circuit further.
- a non-woven fabric may be used as the substrate 2.
- Aramid fibers, glass fibers, polyolefin fibers, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers, nylon fibers or the like can be used as the fibers constituting the non-woven fabric. Moreover, it is good also as a nonwoven fabric by mixing these 2 or more types of fibers.
- the thickness of the base material 2 can be arbitrarily set as long as it can maintain the required strength.
- the base material 2 serves to insulate between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to prevent short circuit and the like, and also has ion permeability for suitably performing the battery reaction through the separator, and contributes to the battery reaction in the battery. It is preferable that the thickness be set such that the volumetric efficiency of the material layer can be as high as possible.
- the thickness of the substrate 2 is preferably, for example, 5 ⁇ m or more and 20 ⁇ m or less.
- the porosity of the substrate 2 is preferably 25% or more and 70% or less in order to obtain the ion permeability described above. However, when using a non-woven fabric as the substrate 2, the porosity is preferably 50% or more and 90% or less.
- the porosity is smaller than the above range, the ions in the non-aqueous electrolyte related to charge and discharge It interferes with movement. For this reason, the load characteristics are lowered and it is difficult to take out a sufficient capacity at the time of large current discharge.
- the porosity is increased out of the above range, the separator strength is reduced.
- the thickness of the substrate 2 is designed to be thin by the thickness of the surface layer 3 and the entire separator has a thickness equivalent to that of a single layer separator. Is common. For this reason, the strength of the separator is highly dependent on the strength of the substrate 2, and the substrate 2 preferably has a certain strength or more.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view schematically showing a cross section of the surface layer.
- the surface layer 3 is formed on the base material 2 and has a concavo-convex shape having a concave portion and a convex portion.
- This surface layer 3 has porosity. More specifically, for example, since the surface layer 3 has an ion permeable function as a separator, an electrolytic solution holding function, and the like, a large number of minute voids are formed in the whole. When this separator is applied to a battery such as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the electrolyte is held in the pores (voids) of the surface layer 3.
- the convex portion of the surface layer 3 abuts on an electrode (not shown) facing the surface layer 3 and corresponds to a concave portion between the electrode and the separator.
- Space is formed.
- the convexes of the surface layer 3 formed on the one main surface are the opposite negative electrodes (not shown).
- a space corresponding to the recess is formed between the negative electrode and the separator.
- the convex portion of the surface layer 3 formed on the other main surface is in contact with the opposing positive electrode (not shown), and a space corresponding to the concave portion is formed between the positive electrode and the separator.
- the space corresponding to the recess formed on the negative electrode side is formed to absorb the expansion volume of the negative electrode, whereby the expansion pressure applied to the electrode by the expansion of the negative electrode can be reduced. Damage and breakage of the electrode can be prevented.
- the positive electrode side does not necessarily need to have an uneven shape as long as it can impart oxidation resistance and heat resistance to the base material, but as shown in FIG. 3B, the uneven shape on the positive electrode side also contributes to the expansion volume absorption of the negative electrode. It is possible to absorb the expansion of the negative electrode more effectively without using the excessively large first particles 4a.
- the surface layer 3 has a smaller average particle diameter than the first particles 4a for forming the convex portion having the concavo-convex shape, and covers the surface of at least a part of the first particles 4a. And second particles 4 b covering at least a part of the surface of the substrate 2 exposed among the first particles.
- the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b are both electrically insulating particles such as inorganic particles and / or organic particles.
- the average particle size refers to an average particle diameter (D50) of 50% of cumulative volume calculated from the particle side of small particle size in the particle size distribution measured by the laser diffraction method.
- the average particle diameter (D50) can be measured using a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, product name: SALD7100).
- the surface layer 3 contains a resin material for binding the particles to the surface of the base 2 and for binding the particles to each other.
- the resin material may have, for example, a fibrillated three-dimensional network structure in which fibrils are continuously connected to each other. The particles can be held in a dispersed state without being connected to each other by being supported by the resin material having this three-dimensional network structure.
- the resin material may bind the surface of the substrate 2 and particles without fibrillation. In this case, higher integrity can be obtained.
- the surface layer 3 containing the first particles 4 a and the second particles 4 b and the resin material can impart oxidation resistance, heat resistance and mechanical strength to the substrate 2.
- the first particles 4a have a function of forming a convex portion having a concavo-convex shape
- the second particles 4b are more resistant to oxidation resistance, heat resistance and mechanical strength imparted to the base material 2. It has a function to enhance and a function to prevent the falling off of the first particles 4a.
- the first particles 4 a are particles for forming the convexes of the concavo-convex shape of the surface layer 3.
- the first particles 4 a are mainly used to form convexes of the uneven shape of the surface layer 3.
- the first particles 4a may be primary particles or secondary particles in which primary particles are aggregated. At least a portion of the surface of the first particle 4a is covered by the second particle 4b. That is, the surface of the first particle 4a may be completely covered by the second particle 4b, and the surface of the first particle 4a is only partially covered by the second particle 4b.
- the second particle 4b may have an exposed surface.
- the convex portion abuts against the opposing electrode, and a space corresponding to the concave portion is formed between the separator and the electrode.
- the first particles 4a which are the main components of the convex portion, function as spacers for maintaining the space between the facing electrode and the separator.
- the fact that the first particles 4a function as a spacer means that the height of the particles of the first particles 4a is reflected in the measurement of the thickness of the surface layer (film thickness measurement). That is, it means that the particle height of the first particle 4a is approximately equal to the thickness of the surface layer.
- the fact that the particle height of the first particle 4a is approximately equal to the thickness of the surface layer means that the difference between the particle height of the first particle 4a and the thickness of the surface layer is within 1 ⁇ m. In such a case, for example, it can be said that the first particles 4a function as a spacer that forms a space between the electrode and the separator even when the winder tension (rolling tension) is applied during the electrode winding.
- the particle height of the first particles 4 a refers to the difference between the lowest position and the highest position of the first particles 4 a forming the convex portion in the thickness direction of the surface layer 3.
- the particle height of the first particles 4a is, for example, in the thickness direction passing the lowest position of the particle image of the first particles 4a in the thickness direction of the surface layer 3 when the cross section of the separator is observed by SEM.
- the above-mentioned average particle diameter is a value measured by a laser diffraction method, and this average particle diameter represents the maximum diameter when projecting particles, and depending on the particle shape of the first particle 4a, the average Particle size and particle height do not always match.
- the average particle diameter of the first particles 4a is preferably 3.5 ⁇ m or more. That is, in order to ensure the coating uniformity of the surface layer 3 by the second particles 4 b, the surface layer 3 of the second particles 4 b preferably has a thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m or more, and the uneven shape The unevenness height difference is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more.
- the average particle diameter of the particle diameter distribution of the first particles 4a is preferably the lower limit value of the preferable range of the thickness of the surface layer 3 by the second particles 4b and the unevenness height difference The total value with the lower limit value of the range is preferably 3.5 ⁇ m or more.
- the thickness of the surface layer 3 can also be defined in accordance with the size of the first particle 4a, so that the thickness of the separator (or the thickness of the surface layer 3) required in cell design can be accommodated. Particles of different sizes may be selected as the first particles 4a.
- the second particles 4 b are particles having a smaller average particle size than the first particles 4 a.
- the second particles 4 b may be primary particles or secondary particles in which primary particles are aggregated.
- the second particles 4 b cover at least a part of the surface of the first particles 4 a and cover at least a part of the surface of the substrate 2 exposed between the first particles.
- the second particles 4b have a function to further enhance the heat resistance to be imparted to the base material 2, a function to further enhance the oxidation resistance to be imparted to the base material 2, a function to prevent dropping of the first particles 4a, and a machine of separator Have the ability to further
- the second particles 4 b function to cover the exposed surface of the substrate 2 not covered by the first particles 4 a between the first particles 4 a and to further enhance the oxidation resistance and heat resistance imparted to the substrate 2.
- the second particles 4 b have a function of preventing the first particles 4 a from falling off. That is, the second particles 4b covering the surface of the substrate 2 form a base layer which is a base of the first particles 4a, and a part of the first particles 4a is embedded in the base layer. One particle 4a is placed. As a result, the adhesion area of the first particles 4a is increased, so that the detachment of the first particles 4a can be suppressed.
- the peeling of the first particles 4a and the surface of the substrate 2 are exposed.
- the oxidation resistance can not be secured by Moreover, it exists in the tendency which can not ensure heat resistance or oxidation resistance only by the base material 2 in which the surface layer 3 is not formed.
- the average particle diameter of the second particles 4 b is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 1.0 ⁇ m or less. If the second particles 4 b are less than 0.1 ⁇ m, the viscosity of the paint tends to be too high, which makes the application difficult. Moreover, when it exceeds 1.0 ⁇ m, it is difficult to ensure the uniformity of the coating film, and the possibility of the exposure of the substrate 2 becomes high, and the characteristics such as oxidation resistance and short resistance tend to be deteriorated.
- grains 4b which covers the surface of the base material 2 is 1.5 micrometers or more and 3.0 micrometers or less. If the thickness of the surface layer 3 by the second particles 4 b is less than 1.5 ⁇ m, the surface of the substrate 2 is exposed, the substrate 2 and the electrode come in contact, and the oxidation resistance applied to the substrate 2 There is a tendency for the effect of enhancing If the thickness of the surface layer 3 by the second particles 4 b exceeds 3.0 ⁇ m, the thickness becomes excessive for imparting oxidation resistance, and the difference in height of the irregularities formed with the first particles 4 a decreases. It is not preferable because the absorption effect is reduced.
- the thickness of the surface layer 3 of the second particles 4 b is, for example, a part of the surface layer 3 peeled off with a tape, and the surface layer 3 of the second particles 4 b and the exposed portion of the surface of the substrate 2
- the level difference is measured using a laser microscope (manufactured by Keyence Corporation, product name: VK-9500), and this is taken as the thickness of the surface layer 3 of the second particles 4 b.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic view showing a configuration example of the electrode and the separator before expansion.
- FIG. 3B is a schematic view showing a configuration example of the electrode and the separator after expansion.
- a separator in which surface layers 3 are formed on both main surfaces of the base material 2 is disposed between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22.
- FIG. 3A to 3B a separator in which surface layers 3 are formed on both main surfaces of the base material 2 is disposed between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22.
- the convex portion of the surface layer 3 before the negative electrode 22 expands, the convex portion of the surface layer 3 abuts on the electrode, and a space corresponding to the concave portion of the surface layer 3 is formed between the separator and the electrode.
- the convex portion of the surface layer 3 formed on one main surface of the base material 2 is in contact with the opposing negative electrode 22, and a space corresponding to the concave portion is formed between the negative electrode 22 and the separator. Be done.
- the convex part of the surface layer 3 formed in the other main surface of the base material 2 contact
- a space corresponding to the recess is formed between the negative electrode 22 and the separator.
- the separator having the surface layer 3 having the concavo-convex shape formed by the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b of the present technology has a density of the convex portion of the concavo-convex shape from the viewpoint of further enhancing the absorption effect of the expansion volume of the negative electrode 22 It is preferable to set the unevenness height difference of the unevenness shape to an appropriate one. Such a setting is particularly effective when the separator is applied to a battery using an alloy-based negative electrode material that has a large expansion due to charging.
- corrugated shape of the surface layer 3 is 300 pieces / mm ⁇ 2 > or more and 2800 pieces / mm ⁇ 2 > or less, for example. If the density of the projections is too high, the expansion of the negative electrode tends to increase the portion of the substrate 2 compressed by the particles having a large particle diameter, and the cycle characteristics and rate characteristics tend to be degraded.
- the general size of the particulate alloy-based negative electrode material in a lithium ion battery is 3 ⁇ m or more and 30 ⁇ m or less, and in order to make the distance between convex portions wider than the size of such alloy-based negative electrode material
- the density of the projections is 2800 pcs / mm 2 or less. If the density of the convex portions is 2800 / mm 2 or less, concave portions having a distance of 30 ⁇ m or more exist between the convex portions.
- the expanded volume of the alloy-based negative electrode material can be more absorbed by the recesses having a distance of 30 ⁇ m or more between the protrusions.
- the density of the projections is preferably 300 / mm 2 or more.
- the density of the protrusions is 300 / mm 2 or more 2800 / mm 2 or less, and more preferably an average particle size of the first particles 4a is 3.5 ⁇ m or more.
- corrugated shape of the surface layer 3 is 2.0 micrometers or more, for example. Since the space which absorbs the expansion volume of the alloy system negative electrode material corresponding to a crevice becomes small between negative electrodes and a separator as unevenness height difference of unevenness shape is less than 2.0 micrometers, the expansion volume of a negative electrode is absorbed. Effects tend to decrease.
- the unevenness of the uneven shape of the surface layer 3 has a height difference of 2.0 ⁇ m or more, and the density of the convex portions is 300 / mm 2 or more 2800 It is more preferable that the number is 1 / mm 2 or less.
- the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b are both electrically insulating particles such as inorganic particles and / or organic particles.
- Examples of the inorganic particles include particles of metal oxides, metal nitrides, metal carbides, metal sulfides, etc., which are electrically insulating inorganic particles.
- metal oxides aluminum oxide (alumina, Al 2 O 3 ), boehmite (hydrated aluminum oxide), magnesium oxide (magnesia, MgO), titanium oxide (titania, TiO 2 ), zirconium oxide (zirconia, ZrO 2) And silicon oxide (silica, SiO 2 ) or yttrium oxide (yttria, Y 2 O 3 ), etc. can be suitably used.
- silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), aluminum nitride (AlN), boron nitride (BN), titanium nitride (TiN) or the like can be suitably used.
- metal carbide silicon carbide (SiC) or boron carbide (B 4 C) or the like can be suitably used.
- metal sulfide barium sulfate (BaSO 4 ) or the like can be suitably used.
- zeolite M 2 / n O ⁇ Al 2 O 3 ⁇ xSiO 2 ⁇ yH 2 O, M represents a metal element, x ⁇ 2, y ⁇ 0 ) porous aluminosilicates such as layered silicates, titanates Minerals such as barium (BaTiO 3 ) or strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) may be used.
- alumina, titania in particular, one having a rutile structure
- silica or magnesia is preferably used, and alumina is more preferably used.
- the inorganic particles have oxidation resistance and heat resistance, and the surface layer 3 on the side facing the positive electrode containing the inorganic particles has high resistance to the oxidizing environment in the vicinity of the positive electrode during charging.
- the shape of the inorganic particles is not particularly limited, and any of spherical, plate, fibrous, cubic and random shapes can be used.
- Organic particles Materials constituting the organic particles include fluorine-containing resins such as polyvinylidene fluoride and polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorine-containing rubbers such as vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and styrene Butadiene copolymer or its hydride, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer or its hydride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer or its hydride, methacrylate ester-acrylate copolymer, styrene-acrylate copolymer Polymers, acrylonitrile-acrylate copolymer, ethylene propylene rubber, polyvinyl alcohol, rubber such as polyvinyl acetate, ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose Cellulose derivatives such as loin, polypheny
- fluorine-based resins such as polyvinylidene fluoride are preferable from the viewpoint of oxidation resistance and flexibility, and it is preferable to contain an aramid or polyamideimide from the viewpoint of heat resistance.
- the shape of the organic particles is not particularly limited, and any of spherical, plate, fibrous, cubic and random shapes can be used.
- the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b may be composed of particles of a single material type, or the first particles 4a may be composed of a single material type, and the second particles 4b may be first particles. It may be composed of a single material type different from 4a.
- the first particles 4a may be formed of a plurality of material types
- the second particles 4b may be formed of a plurality of material types different from the first particles 4a.
- the first particles 4a may be formed of a plurality of material types
- the second particles 4b may be formed of the same plurality of material types as the first particles 4a.
- the resin material constituting the surface layer 3 is a fluorine-containing resin such as polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene or the like, a vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer or the like, Styrene-butadiene copolymer or its hydride, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer or its hydride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer or its hydride, methacrylic acid ester-acrylic acid ester copolymer, styrene-acrylic acid Ester copolymer, acrylonitrile-acrylic ester copolymer, ethylene propylene rubber, polyvinyl alcohol, rubber such as polyvinyl acetate, ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose
- resin materials may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- fluorine-based resins such as polyvinylidene fluoride are preferable from the viewpoint of oxidation resistance and flexibility, and it is preferable to contain an aramid or polyamideimide from the viewpoint of heat resistance.
- the separator of the present technology exhibits a remarkable effect by being applied to a battery in which an alloy-based negative electrode material containing an element capable of forming an alloy with lithium is used as a negative electrode active material.
- the expansion upon charging is significant. Therefore, when the separator of the present technology is applied to a battery using an alloy-based negative electrode material as a negative electrode active material, the surface layer 3 has a higher effect of preventing damage to the electrode by absorbing expansion of the negative electrode and breakage. Become.
- the separator of the present technology may be applied to a battery using a carbon material such as graphite as a negative electrode active material.
- the separator of the present technology exhibits a further remarkable effect by being applied to a battery including a wound electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked via the separator and wound.
- a tensile stress is applied in the winding direction of the negative electrode current collector as the negative electrode expands, so that the negative electrode current collector is more likely to be plastically deformed as compared with the laminated electrode body.
- the negative electrode active material layer is also cracked, exfoliated or exfoliated.
- the negative electrode current collector may break.
- the thickness of the surface orientation layer 3 is preferably 3.5 ⁇ m or more and 20 ⁇ m. If the thickness is small outside the above range, the function of absorbing the expansion of the negative electrode is reduced. Moreover, when thickness is large outside the said range, the thickness of separator itself will become large and it leads to the fall of the volumetric efficiency of a battery.
- the surface layer 3 has an uneven shape and does not have a uniform film thickness.
- the film thickness T is the thickness of the surface layer 3 formed on one side of the substrate 2.
- the thickness of the surface layer 3 mentioned above is a numerical value at the time of separator formation. As the battery is charged and discharged, the surface layer 3 is compressed to cause a reduction in thickness. For this reason, when disassembling a battery manufactured using the separator of the present technology and charged, the thickness is thinner than at the time of forming the separator. However, since the first particles 4a of the present technology and the convex density thereof hardly change, the structure of the surface layer 3 can be easily determined even when the charged battery is disassembled.
- a resin solution for forming the surface layer 3 is prepared.
- the resin material constituting the surface layer 3 and the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b are mixed at a predetermined mass ratio, added to a dispersion solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and the resin material is dissolved. Allow to obtain a resin solution.
- any solvent that can dissolve the resin material of the present technology can be used.
- the dispersion solvent for example, dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, toluene or acetonitrile other than N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone can be used, but from the viewpoint of solubility and high dispersibility, N-methyl It is preferred to use -2-pyrrolidone.
- the surface layer 3 is formed on the surface of the substrate 2.
- the resin solution is applied to at least one surface of the substrate 2 to form a coating layer.
- the base material 2 on which the coating layer is formed is immersed in water or the like which is a coagulating liquid and then dried. Thereby, the surface layer 3 which has uneven
- the coagulating liquid in which the base material 2 on which the coating layer is formed is immersed is, for example, a poor solvent for the resin solution, a poor solvent for the resin material dissolved in the resin solution, and a dispersion solvent for dissolving the resin material. It is water which is a good solvent.
- the resin solution containing the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b is a poor solvent for the resin material, and a good solvent for the dispersion solvent for dissolving the resin material.
- a solvent such as water causes solvent exchange. This results in rapid (fast) phase separation with spinodal decomposition, fixing the resin material into a unique three-dimensional network structure.
- the surface layer 3 thus produced forms a unique porous structure by utilizing the rapid antisolvent-induced phase separation phenomenon accompanied by spinodal decomposition by the antisolvent. Furthermore, this structure makes it possible to achieve excellent non-aqueous electrolyte impregnation and ion conductivity.
- the separator of the present technology can be obtained.
- a resin solution containing two types of particles having different particle diameters can be prepared, and this can be applied and dried to form a surface layer having an uneven structure.
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-157888
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-157888
- the separator of the present technology can suppress damage and breakage of the electrode by absorbing the expanded volume of the negative electrode. Moreover, heat resistance and oxidation resistance can be improved. In addition, it is possible to improve the release property of the winding core by reducing the friction due to the uneven shape of the surface layer 3. In addition, it is possible to improve the injection and retention properties of the electrolytic solution due to the uneven shape of the surface layer 3. Further, the electrolytic solution is held in the concave and convex portions of the surface layer 3 and functions as a supply source of the electrolytic solution at the time of expansion and contraction of the negative electrode. Moreover, since the surface layer 3 can maintain the porous structure of the base 2 because the surface layer 3 relieves the compression of the base 2, the output characteristics can be improved. According to the separator of the present technology, the following configuration can be considered according to the surface on which the surface layer 3 having the uneven shape is formed.
- the base 2 may be exposed or the flat surface layer 3 may be provided on the side facing the positive electrode of the separator.
- the function of effectively absorbing the expansion of the negative electrode is imparted only to the surface layer 3 on the side facing the negative electrode, and the surface layer 3 on the side facing the positive electrode is flat. It may be
- the function of absorbing expansion of the negative electrode can be imparted only to the surface layer 3 on the side facing the positive electrode, and the surface layer 3 on the side facing the negative electrode can function as a layer having an internal short circuit preventing function. Moreover, the space between the separator and the electrode can be secured without using the excessively large first particles 4 a on the negative electrode side.
- the surface layer 3 is preferably provided on both sides of the substrate 2 when there is a low need to consider the problems of high charge voltage and metal contamination as described above. This is because an expansion and absorption effect can be obtained on both sides of the substrate 2 respectively.
- the gel electrolyte layer may be made to contain the first particles 4 a and the second particles 4 b in predetermined amounts to also serve as the surface layer of the present technology. You may The gel electrolyte layer contains a non-aqueous electrolyte and a polymer compound that holds the non-aqueous electrolyte.
- the precursor solution containing the first particles 4a and the second particles 4b together with the non-aqueous electrolytic solution and the polymer compound is applied to the surfaces of the positive electrode and the negative electrode or separator and dried, the surface is By forming the gel electrolyte layer to have such a concavo-convex shape, a surface layer similar to that of the present technology can be formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to the second embodiment of the present technology is a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using the separator according to the first embodiment of the present technology.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a second embodiment of the present technology.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery is, for example, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of charging and discharging.
- This non-aqueous electrolyte battery is a so-called cylindrical type, and is formed in a strip shape with a liquid non-aqueous electrolyte (hereinafter suitably referred to as a non-aqueous electrolyte) (not shown) inside the substantially hollow cylindrical battery can 11.
- the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 have the wound electrode body 20 wound via the separator 23 which has a structure similar to 1st Embodiment of this technique.
- the battery can 11 is made of, for example, iron plated with nickel, and one end is closed and the other end is opened. Inside the battery can 11, a pair of insulating plates 12 a and 12 b are disposed perpendicularly to the winding circumferential surface so as to sandwich the winding electrode body 20.
- Examples of the material of the battery can 11 include iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), stainless steel (SUS), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti) and the like.
- the battery can 11 may be plated with, for example, nickel or the like in order to prevent corrosion due to the electrochemical non-aqueous electrolyte accompanying charge and discharge of the non-aqueous electrolyte battery.
- a battery cover 13 which is a positive electrode lead plate, a safety valve mechanism and a thermal resistance element (PTC element: Positive Temperature Coefficient) 17 provided on the inner side of the battery cover 13 are insulatingly sealed. Is attached by being crimped through a gasket 18.
- the battery cover 13 is made of, for example, the same material as that of the battery can 11 and is provided with an opening for discharging the gas generated inside the battery.
- a safety valve 14 In the safety valve mechanism, a safety valve 14, a disk holder 15, and a blocking disk 16 are sequentially stacked.
- the protrusion 14 a of the safety valve 14 is connected to the positive electrode lead 25 drawn from the spirally wound electrode body 20 via a sub disk 19 disposed so as to cover the hole 16 a provided at the center of the blocking disk 16. .
- the safety valve mechanism is electrically connected to the battery cover 13 via the thermal resistance element 17.
- the safety valve mechanism reverses the safety valve 14 when the internal pressure of the non-aqueous electrolyte battery reaches a certain level or more due to a short circuit in the battery or heating from the outside of the battery, the protrusion 14 a, the battery lid 13, and the wound electrode body 20. Disconnect the electrical connection of the That is, when the safety valve 14 is reversed, the positive electrode lead 25 is pressed by the blocking disk 16 and the connection between the safety valve 14 and the positive electrode lead 25 is released.
- the disk holder 15 is made of an insulating material, and when the safety valve 14 is reversed, the safety valve 14 and the blocking disk 16 are insulated.
- a plurality of degassing holes are provided around the hole portion 16a of the blocking disk 16, and when gas is generated from the wound electrode body 20, the gas is effectively covered by the battery cover It can be discharged on the 13 side.
- the gasket 18 is made of, for example, an insulating material, and asphalt is applied to the surface.
- the wound electrode body 20 housed in the non-aqueous electrolyte battery is wound around the center pin 24.
- the wound electrode body 20 is formed by sequentially laminating the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 with the separator 23 interposed therebetween and winding in the longitudinal direction.
- the positive electrode lead 25 is connected to the positive electrode 21, and the negative electrode lead 26 is connected to the negative electrode 22. As described above, the positive electrode lead 25 is welded to the safety valve 14 and electrically connected to the battery lid 13, and the negative electrode lead 26 is welded to the battery can 11 and electrically connected.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the spirally wound electrode body 20 shown in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner.
- the positive electrode 21, the negative electrode 22, and the separator 23 will be described in detail.
- the positive electrode 21 has, for example, a structure in which a positive electrode active material layer 21B is provided on both sides of a positive electrode current collector 21A having a pair of facing surfaces. Although not shown, the positive electrode active material layer 21B may be provided only on one side of the positive electrode current collector 21A.
- the positive electrode current collector 21A is made of, for example, a metal foil such as an aluminum foil.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B contains one or more of positive electrode materials capable of inserting and extracting lithium as a positive electrode active material.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B may contain other materials such as a binder and a conductive agent, as necessary.
- a lithium-containing compound such as lithium oxide, lithium phosphorus oxide, lithium sulfide or an interlayer compound containing lithium is suitable, and two or more of them are suitable. You may mix and use.
- a lithium-containing compound containing lithium, a transition metal element and oxygen (O) is preferable.
- a lithium-containing compound for example, a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock salt type structure shown in (Formula I), a lithium composite phosphate having an olivine type structure shown in (Formula II), etc. It can be mentioned.
- the lithium-containing compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) as a transition metal element.
- a lithium-containing compound for example, a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock salt type structure shown in (Formula III), (Formula IV) or (Formula V), a spinel type shown in (Formula VI) Lithium complex oxide having a structure or a lithium complex phosphate having an olivine type structure shown in (VII), and the like.
- LiNi 0.50 Co 0.20 Mn 0.30 O 2 Li a CoO 2 (a ⁇ 1), Li b NiO 2 (b ⁇ 1), Li c1 Ni c2 Co 1-c2 O 2 (c1 ⁇ 1,0 ⁇ c2 ⁇ 1), Li d Mn 2 O 4 (D ⁇ 1) or Li e FePO 4 (e ⁇ 1) or the like.
- M 1 represents at least one element selected from Groups 2 to 15 excluding Nickel (Ni) and Manganese (Mn).
- X represents a Group 16 element and Group 17 element other than oxygen (O) P
- q, y, z are 0 ⁇ p ⁇ 1.5, 0 ⁇ q ⁇ 1.0, 0 ⁇ r ⁇ 1.0, ⁇ 0.10 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 20, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.2.
- M 2 represents at least one of elements selected from Groups 2 to 15.
- a and b have values within the range of 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 2.0, 0.5 ⁇ b ⁇ 2.0 Is
- M 3 represents cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), boron (B), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) And at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and tungsten (W).
- g, h, j and k are such that 0.8 ⁇ f ⁇ 1.2, 0 ⁇ g ⁇ 0.5, 0 ⁇ h ⁇ 0.5, g + h ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 0.1 ⁇ j ⁇ 0.2, It is a value within the range of 0 ⁇ k ⁇ 0.1, and the composition of lithium differs depending on the state of charge and discharge, and the value of f represents the value in the complete discharge state).
- M 4 represents cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), boron (B), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe) And at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and tungsten (W).
- n, p and q are values within the range of 0.8 ⁇ m ⁇ 1.2, 0.005 ⁇ n ⁇ 0.5, ⁇ 0.1 ⁇ p ⁇ 0.2, 0 ⁇ q ⁇ 0.1 Note that the composition of lithium differs depending on the state of charge and discharge, and the value of m represents the value in the fully discharged state.
- M 5 represents nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), boron (B), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe) And at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and tungsten (W).
- s, t and u are values within the range of 0.8 ⁇ r ⁇ 1.2, 0 ⁇ s ⁇ 0.5, ⁇ 0.1 ⁇ t ⁇ 0.2, 0 ⁇ u ⁇ 0.1 Note that the composition of lithium differs depending on the state of charge and discharge, and the value of r represents the value in the fully discharged state.
- M 6 represents cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), boron (B), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe) And at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), tin (Sn), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and tungsten (W).
- w, x and y are values within the range of 0.9 ⁇ v ⁇ 1.1, 0 ⁇ w ⁇ 0.6, 3.7 ⁇ x ⁇ 4.1, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.1. Note that the composition of lithium varies depending on the state of charge and discharge, and the value of v represents the value in the fully discharged state).
- M 7 represents cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), boron (B), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V)
- At least one member selected from the group consisting of niobium (Nb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), tungsten (W) and zirconium (Zr) Z represents a value within the range of 0.9 ⁇ z ⁇ 1.1 Note that the composition of lithium varies depending on the state of charge and discharge, and the value of z represents a value in a completely discharged state. )
- an oxide, a disulfide, a chalcogenide, a conductive polymer and the like can be mentioned.
- the oxide is, for example, vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5 ), titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) or manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ).
- the disulfide is, for example, iron disulfide (FeS 2 ), titanium disulfide (TiS 2 ), molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) or the like.
- the chalcogenide is particularly preferably a layered compound or a spinel type compound, and examples thereof include niobium selenide (NbSe 2 ) and the like.
- the conductive polymer is, for example, sulfur, polyaniline, polythiophene, polyacetylene or polypyrrole.
- the positive electrode material may be other than the above.
- 2 or more types of above-mentioned series positive electrode materials may be mixed by arbitrary combinations.
- the conductive agent for example, a carbon material such as carbon black or graphite is used.
- the binder include resin materials such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and these resin materials At least one selected from copolymers having as a main component is used.
- the negative electrode 22 has, for example, a structure in which a negative electrode active material layer 22B is provided on both sides of a negative electrode current collector 22A having a pair of facing surfaces. Although not shown, the negative electrode active material layer 22B may be provided only on one side of the negative electrode current collector 22A.
- the negative electrode current collector 22A is made of, for example, a metal foil such as a copper foil.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B is configured to include any one or two or more negative electrode materials capable of inserting and extracting lithium as a negative electrode active material, and as necessary, the positive electrode active material layer 21B. And other materials such as a conductive agent and a binder.
- the electrochemical equivalent of the negative electrode material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium is larger than the electrochemical equivalent of the positive electrode 21, and theoretically, the negative electrode 22 is charged during charging. Lithium metal is not deposited.
- Examples of negative electrode materials capable of inserting and extracting lithium include non-graphitizable carbon, non-graphitizable carbon, graphite, pyrolytic carbons, cokes, glassy carbons, organic polymer compound fired body And carbon materials such as carbon fiber or activated carbon.
- cokes include pitch coke, needle coke, and petroleum coke.
- An organic polymer compound fired body is a material obtained by firing and carbonizing a polymer material such as a phenol resin or furan resin at an appropriate temperature, and in part, non-graphitizable carbon or graphitizable carbon Some are classified as These carbon materials are preferable because the change of the crystal structure occurring during charge and discharge is very small, high charge and discharge capacity can be obtained, and good cycle characteristics can be obtained.
- graphite is preferable because it has a large electrochemical equivalent and can obtain high energy density.
- non-graphitizable carbon is preferable because excellent cycle characteristics can be obtained.
- one having a low charge / discharge potential, specifically one having a charge / discharge potential close to that of lithium metal is preferable because high energy density of the battery can be easily realized.
- the negative electrode material capable of storing and releasing lithium includes a material capable of storing and releasing lithium, and a material containing at least one of a metal element and a metalloid element as a constituent element. With such a material, high energy density can be obtained. In particular, when used together with a carbon material, a high energy density can be obtained, and excellent cycle characteristics can be obtained, which is more preferable.
- the negative electrode material may be a single metal element or semimetal element, an alloy or a compound, or may have at least a part of one or more of these phases.
- alloys include alloys containing one or more metal elements and one or more metalloid elements in addition to an alloy composed of two or more metal elements. Moreover, you may contain the nonmetallic element.
- the structure includes a solid solution, a eutectic (eutectic mixture), an intermetallic compound or a mixture of two or more of them.
- the metal element or semimetal element which comprises this negative electrode material As a metal element or semimetal element which comprises this negative electrode material, the metal element or semimetal element which can form an alloy with lithium is mentioned, for example. Note that a negative electrode material containing an element capable of forming an alloy with such lithium is referred to as an alloy-based negative electrode material.
- metal elements or metalloid elements capable of forming an alloy with lithium include magnesium (Mg), boron (B), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), gallium (Ga) and indium (In), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), cadmium (Cd), silver (Ag), zinc (Zn), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), yttrium (Y), palladium (Pd) or platinum (Pt) can be mentioned. These may be crystalline or amorphous.
- the negative electrode material preferably contains a metal element or metalloid element of Group 4B in the short period periodic table as a constituent element, and more preferably contains at least one of silicon (Si) and tin (Sn) as a constituent element And particularly preferably at least silicon. Silicon (Si) and tin (Sn) have a large ability to insert and extract lithium and can obtain high energy density.
- a negative electrode material having at least one of silicon and tin for example, a simple substance, alloy or compound of silicon, simple substance, alloy or compound of tin, or at least a part of one or more phases thereof The material which it has to is mentioned.
- tin silicon (Si), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn) as a second constituent element other than tin (Sn)
- At least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), indium (In), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), germanium (Ge), bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb) and chromium (Cr) Include.
- Examples of compounds of tin (Sn) or compounds of silicon (Si) include those containing oxygen (O) or carbon (C), and in addition to tin (Sn) or silicon (Si), the above-described compounds It may contain two constituent elements.
- the negative electrode material contains cobalt (Co), tin (Sn) and carbon (C) as constituent elements, and the content of carbon is 9.9% by mass or more and 29.7% by mass or less
- the SnCoC containing material whose ratio of cobalt (Co) to the sum total of tin (Sn) and cobalt (Co) is 30 mass% or more and 70 mass% or less is preferable. While being able to obtain high energy density in such a composition range, it is because excellent cycling characteristics can be obtained.
- the SnCoC-containing material may further contain other constituent elements as needed.
- Other constituent elements include, for example, silicon (Si), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), indium (In), niobium (Nb), germanium (Ge), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), phosphorus (P), gallium (Ga) or bismuth (Bi) is preferable, and may contain two or more kinds. This is because the capacity or cycle characteristics can be further improved.
- the SnCoC-containing material has a phase containing tin (Sn), cobalt (Co), and carbon (C), and this phase has a low crystalline or amorphous structure. Is preferred. Further, in the SnCoC-containing material, it is preferable that at least a part of carbon (C) which is a constituent element is bonded to a metal element or a metalloid element which is another constituent element. The decrease in cycle characteristics is considered to be caused by aggregation or crystallization of tin (Sn) or the like, but the carbon (C) is combined with other elements to suppress such aggregation or crystallization. Because you can do it.
- XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- the peak of 1s orbital (C1s) of carbon appears at 284.5 eV in an apparatus whose energy is calibrated so that the peak of 4f orbital (Au4f) of a gold atom is obtained at 84.0 eV if it is graphite .
- it is surface contamination carbon it will appear at 284.8 eV.
- the charge density of the carbon element is high, for example, when carbon is bonded to the metal element or the metalloid element, the peak of C1s appears in a region lower than 284.5 eV.
- a peak of C1s is used for correction of the energy axis of the spectrum.
- the C1s peak of the surface contaminating carbon is 284.8 eV, which is used as an energy standard.
- the waveform of the C1s peak is obtained as a form including the surface contaminating carbon peak and the carbon peak in the SnCoC-containing material. Therefore, the surface contamination can be determined, for example, by using commercially available software.
- the peak of carbon and the peak of carbon in the SnCoC-containing material are separated. In the analysis of the waveform, the position of the main peak present on the lowest binding energy side is used as the energy reference (284.8 eV).
- anode material capable of inserting and extracting lithium for example, a metal oxide or a polymer compound capable of inserting and extracting lithium can also be mentioned.
- the metal oxide is, for example, lithium titanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 ), iron oxide, ruthenium oxide, molybdenum oxide or the like
- the polymer compound is, for example, polyacetylene, polyaniline, polypyrrole or the like.
- the negative electrode material capable of inserting and extracting lithium may be other than those described above. Moreover, 2 or more types of said negative electrode materials may be mixed by arbitrary combinations.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B may be formed by, for example, any of a vapor phase method, a liquid phase method, a thermal spraying method, a firing method, or application, and two or more of them may be combined.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B is formed by a vapor phase method, a liquid phase method, a thermal spraying method, a firing method, or two or more of them
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B and the negative electrode current collector 22A are Preferably, at least a part of the interface is alloyed.
- constituent elements of the negative electrode current collector 22A are diffused to the negative electrode active material layer 22B at the interface, or constituent elements of the negative electrode active material layer 22B are diffused to the negative electrode current collector 22A, or their constituent elements are It is preferred that they diffuse to each other. While being able to suppress the destruction by expansion and contraction of negative electrode active material layer 22B accompanying charging / discharging, it is because the electronic conductivity between negative electrode active material layer 22B and negative electrode collector 22A can be improved. .
- the vapor phase method for example, physical deposition method or chemical deposition method, specifically vacuum deposition method, sputtering method, ion plating method, laser ablation method, thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD; Chemical Vapor Deposition) And plasma chemical vapor deposition.
- the liquid phase method known methods such as electroplating or electroless plating can be used.
- the firing method is, for example, a method in which particulate anode active material is mixed with a binder and the like and dispersed in a solvent and then applied, and then heat treatment is performed at a temperature higher than the melting point of the binder and the like.
- Known methods can also be used for the firing method, and examples thereof include an atmosphere firing method, a reaction firing method, and a hot press firing method.
- the separator 23 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- Non-aqueous electrolyte contains an electrolyte salt and a non-aqueous solvent that dissolves the electrolyte salt.
- the electrolyte salt contains, for example, one or more light metal compounds such as a lithium salt.
- the lithium salt include lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium perchlorate (LiClO 4 ), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsF 6 ), Lithium tetraphenylborate (LiB (C 6 H 5 ) 4 ), lithium methanesulfonate (LiCH 3 SO 3 ), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiCF 3 SO 3 ), lithium tetrachloroaluminate (LiAlCl 4 ), six fluorinated silicate dilithium (Li 2 SiF 6), lithium (LiCl) or lithium bromide chloride (LiBr) and the like.
- At least one selected from the group consisting of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium perchlorate and lithium hexafluoroarsenate is preferred, and lithium hexafluorophosphate is more preferred.
- non-aqueous solvent examples include lactone solvents such as ⁇ -butyrolactone, ⁇ -valerolactone, ⁇ -valerolactone or ⁇ -caprolactone, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate or Carbonate solvents such as diethyl carbonate, ether such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1-ethoxy-2-methoxyethane, 1,2-diethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, nitriles such as acetonitrile
- Nonaqueous solvents such as solvents, sulfolane solvents, phosphoric acids, phosphoric ester solvents, or pyrrolidones may be mentioned.
- the non-aqueous solvent any one may be used alone, or two or more may be mixed and used.
- a mixture of cyclic carbonate and chain carbonate as the non-aqueous solvent, and it is preferable to contain a compound in which part or all of hydrogen of the cyclic carbonate or chain carbonate is fluorinated.
- fluorinated compound fluoroethylene carbonate (4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one: FEC) or difluoroethylene carbonate (4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one): It is preferred to use DFEC).
- the negative electrode 22 containing a compound such as silicon (Si), tin (Sn), or germanium (Ge) as the negative electrode active material is used, the charge / discharge cycle characteristics can be improved.
- difluoroethylene carbonate is preferably used as the non-aqueous solvent. It is because it is excellent in the cycle characteristic improvement effect.
- the non-aqueous electrolytic solution may be held by a polymer compound to be a gel electrolyte.
- the polymer compound holding the non-aqueous electrolyte may be any one that absorbs and gels the non-aqueous solvent, for example, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) or vinylidene fluoride (VdF) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP) And fluorine-containing polymer compounds such as copolymers containing repeating units, ether-based polymer compounds such as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or crosslinked products containing polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polypropylene oxide (PPO) Or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a repeating unit.
- PEO polyethylene oxide
- PAN polyacrylonitrile
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- any one may be used alone, or two or more may be mixed and used.
- a fluorine-based polymer compound is desirable, and among them, a copolymer containing vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene as components is preferred.
- this copolymer is a monoester of unsaturated dibasic acid such as maleic acid monomethyl ester (MMM), an halogenated compound such as ethylene trifluoride chloride (PCTFE), an unsaturated compound such as vinylene carbonate (VC). Or an epoxy group-containing acrylic vinyl monomer or the like as a component. It is because higher characteristics can be obtained.
- a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder are mixed to prepare a positive electrode mixture, and this positive electrode mixture is dispersed in a solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to form a paste-like positive electrode mixture slurry.
- a solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- the positive electrode mixture slurry is applied to the positive electrode current collector 21A, the solvent is dried, and the positive electrode active material layer 21B is formed by compression molding using a roll press machine or the like, whereby the positive electrode 21 is produced.
- a negative electrode active material and a binder are mixed to prepare a negative electrode mixture, and this negative electrode mixture is dispersed in a solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone to prepare a paste-like negative electrode mixture slurry.
- this negative electrode mixture slurry is applied to the negative electrode current collector 22A, the solvent is dried, and compression molding is performed using a roll press machine or the like to form the negative electrode active material layer 22B, thereby producing the negative electrode 22.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte is prepared by dissolving an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent.
- the positive electrode lead 25 is attached to the positive electrode current collector 21A by welding or the like, and the negative electrode lead 26 is attached to the negative electrode current collector 22A by welding or the like. Thereafter, the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 are wound around the separator 23 of the present technology to form a wound electrode assembly 20.
- the tip of the positive electrode lead 25 is welded to the safety valve mechanism, and the tip of the negative electrode lead 26 is welded to the battery can 11.
- the wound surface of the wound electrode body 20 is sandwiched between the pair of insulating plates 12a and 12b, and is housed inside the battery can 11.
- the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is injected into the inside of the battery can 11 and impregnated in the separator 23.
- the safety valve mechanism including the battery cover 13 and the safety valve 14 and the thermal resistance element 17 are fixed to the open end of the battery can 11 by caulking via the gasket 18. Thereby, the nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology shown in FIG. 4 is formed.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a third embodiment of the present technology.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery is a so-called square battery, and the wound electrode assembly 40 is accommodated in a square outer can 31.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a rectangular cylindrical outer can 31, a wound electrode body 40 which is a power generating element housed in the outer can 31, a battery lid 32 for closing the opening of the outer can 31, and a battery lid It is comprised by the electrode pin 33 grade
- the outer can 31 is formed of, for example, a conductive metal such as iron (Fe) as a hollow, bottomed rectangular cylinder.
- the inner surface of the outer can 31 is preferably configured to increase the conductivity of the outer can 31 by, for example, applying nickel plating or applying a conductive paint.
- the outer peripheral surface of the outer can 31 may be covered with an outer label formed of, for example, a plastic sheet, paper, or the like, or may be protected by applying an insulating paint.
- the battery cover 32 is formed of, for example, a conductive metal such as iron (Fe) as in the case 31.
- the wound electrode body 40 has the same configuration as that of the second embodiment, and the positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked via the separator according to the first embodiment of the present technology, and wound in an oblong shape. can get.
- the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution are the same as in the second embodiment, and thus detailed description will be omitted.
- a gel non-aqueous electrolyte layer may be formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the separator, in which the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is held by the polymer compound.
- the wound electrode body 40 having such a configuration is provided with a large number of positive electrode terminals 41 connected to the positive electrode current collector and a large number of negative electrode terminals connected to the negative electrode current collector. All the positive electrode terminals 41 and the negative electrode terminals are led out to one axial end of the wound electrode body 40.
- the positive electrode terminal 41 is connected to the lower end of the electrode pin 33 by a fixing means such as welding.
- the negative electrode terminal is connected to the inner surface of the outer can 31 by a fixing means such as welding.
- the electrode pin 33 is made of a conductive shaft member, and is held by the insulator 34 with its head projecting upward.
- An electrode pin 33 is fixed to a substantially central portion of the battery cover 32 through the insulator 34.
- the insulator 34 is formed of a highly insulating material, and is fitted in the through hole 35 provided on the surface side of the battery lid 32. Further, the electrode pin 33 is penetrated through the through hole 35, and the tip of the positive electrode terminal 41 is fixed to the lower end face thereof.
- the internal pressure release mechanism 36 includes two first opening grooves 36a (one first opening groove 36a is not shown) linearly extended in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the battery lid 32 in the same manner as the battery.
- the lid 32 has a second opening groove 36b which extends in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the lid 32 and whose both ends are in communication with the two first opening grooves 36a.
- the two first opening grooves 36a are provided parallel to each other along the long side outer edge of the battery cover 32 in the vicinity of the inner sides of the two long side facing the battery lid 32 in the width direction.
- the second opening groove 36 b is provided so as to be located at a substantially central portion between one short side outer edge and the electrode pin 33 on one side in the longitudinal direction of the electrode pin 33.
- Each of the first opening groove 36a and the second opening groove 36b is, for example, V-shaped with a cross-sectional shape opened to the lower surface side.
- the shapes of the first opening groove 36a and the second opening groove 36b are not limited to the V-shape shown in this embodiment.
- the shapes of the first opening groove 36a and the second opening groove 36b may be U-shaped or semicircular.
- the electrolytic solution injection port 37 is provided to penetrate the battery lid 32.
- the electrolytic solution injection port 37 is used to inject the non-aqueous electrolytic solution after caulking the battery lid 32 and the outer can 31 and is sealed by the sealing member 38 after the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is injected. Ru.
- the electrolytic solution injection port 37 and the sealing member 38 may not be provided.
- the separator has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.
- Non-aqueous electrolyte As the non-aqueous electrolyte, those described in the second embodiment can be used. Alternatively, a gel electrolyte in which a non-aqueous electrolytic solution is held in a polymer compound as described in the second embodiment may be used.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery can be manufactured, for example, as follows.
- the positive electrode and the negative electrode can be manufactured by the same method as that of the second embodiment.
- the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator according to the present technology are sequentially stacked and wound, and an oval-shaped wound electrode body 40 is produced. Subsequently, the wound electrode body 40 is accommodated in an outer can 31 which is a rectangular can made of a metal such as aluminum (Al) or iron (Fe).
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery can be obtained.
- the fourth embodiment is a laminated film type non-aqueous electrolyte battery using the separator according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to a fourth embodiment of the present technology.
- This non-aqueous electrolyte battery is a so-called laminate film type battery, in which the wound electrode body 50 to which the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 are attached is accommodated inside a film-shaped exterior member 60.
- the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 are respectively directed from the inside to the outside of the package member 60, for example, in the same direction.
- the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 are each made of, for example, a metal material such as aluminum, copper, nickel, stainless steel, etc., and are each in the form of a thin plate or a mesh.
- the exterior member 60 is made of, for example, a laminate film in which a resin layer is formed on both sides of a metal layer.
- a resin layer is formed on both sides of a metal layer.
- an outer resin layer is formed on the surface of the metal layer exposed to the outside of the battery, and an inner resin layer is formed on the inner surface of the battery facing the power generating element such as the wound electrode 50.
- the metal layer plays the most important role of preventing the ingress of moisture, oxygen and light and protects the contents, and aluminum (Al) is most often used because of its lightness, extensibility, cost and ease of processing.
- the outer resin layer has appearance beauty, toughness, flexibility and the like, and a resin material such as nylon or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used. Since the inner resin layer is a portion that melts and fuses with heat or ultrasonic waves, a polyolefin resin is suitable, and non-oriented polypropylene (CPP) is often used.
- An adhesive layer may be provided as needed between the metal layer and the outer resin layer and the inner resin layer.
- the exterior member 60 is provided with a recess for accommodating the wound electrode body 50 formed, for example, by deep drawing from the inner resin layer side toward the outer resin layer, and the inner resin layer is a wound electrode body 50. It is disposed to face the The opposing inner resin layers of the exterior member 60 are in close contact with each other by fusion or the like at the outer edge portion of the recess.
- An adhesive film 61 is provided between the package member 60 and the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 for improving the adhesion between the inner resin layer of the package member 60 and the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 made of a metal material. It is arranged.
- the adhesive film 61 is made of a resin material having high adhesiveness to a metal material, and is made of, for example, polyethylene, polypropylene, or a polyolefin resin such as modified polyethylene or modified polypropylene obtained by modifying these materials.
- the exterior member 60 may be made of a laminate film having another structure, a polymer film such as polypropylene, or a metal film, instead of the aluminum laminate film in which the metal layer is made of aluminum (Al).
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure taken along line I-I of wound electrode body 50 shown in FIG.
- the wound electrode body 50 is formed by laminating and winding the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 via the separator 58 and the gel electrolyte 56, and the outermost peripheral portion is protected by a protective tape 57 as necessary.
- the positive electrode 53 has a structure in which a positive electrode active material layer 53B is provided on one side or both sides of a positive electrode current collector 53A.
- the configurations of the positive electrode current collector 53A and the positive electrode active material layer 53B are the same as those of the positive electrode current collector 21A and the positive electrode active material layer 21B in the third embodiment described above.
- the negative electrode 54 has a structure in which the negative electrode active material layer 54B is provided on one side or both sides of the negative electrode current collector 54A, and the negative electrode active material layer 54B and the positive electrode active material layer 53B are disposed to face each other. There is.
- the configurations of the negative electrode current collector 54A and the negative electrode active material layer 54B are the same as those of the negative electrode current collector 22A and the negative electrode active material layer 22B of the second embodiment described above.
- the separator 58 is similar to that of the first embodiment.
- the gel electrolyte 56 is a non-aqueous electrolyte, and contains a non-aqueous electrolytic solution and a polymer compound serving as a holder for holding the non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and is in a so-called gel state.
- a gel electrolyte is preferable because it can obtain high ion conductivity and can prevent battery leakage.
- a non-aqueous electrolyte similar to that of the second embodiment may be used instead of the gel electrolyte 56.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery can be manufactured, for example, as follows.
- the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 can be manufactured by the same method as that of the second embodiment.
- a precursor solution containing a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, a polymer compound, and a mixed solvent is applied to both surfaces of the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54, and the mixed solvent is volatilized to form a gel electrolyte 56.
- the positive electrode lead 51 is attached to the end of the positive electrode current collector 53A by welding
- the negative electrode lead 52 is attached to the end of the negative electrode current collector 54A by welding.
- the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 on which the gel electrolyte 56 is formed are laminated through the separator 58 to form a laminated body, and then the laminated body is wound in the longitudinal direction, and the protective tape 57 is wound around the outermost periphery. Bonding to form a wound electrode body 50.
- the wound electrode body 50 is sandwiched between the package members 60, and the outer edge portions of the package members 60 are closely attached by heat fusion or the like and sealed.
- the adhesive film 61 is inserted between the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 and the package member 60. Thereby, the nonaqueous electrolyte battery shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is completed.
- this non-aqueous electrolyte battery may be manufactured as follows. First, as described above, the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 are manufactured, and the positive electrode lead 51 and the negative electrode lead 52 are attached to the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54, and then the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 are stacked via the separator 58 and wound. Then, a protective tape 57 is adhered to the outermost periphery to form a wound electrode body 50. Next, the wound electrode body 50 is sandwiched between the package members 60, and the outer peripheral edge excluding one side is heat-sealed to form a bag, which is housed inside the package member 60.
- composition for electrolyte which contains the non-aqueous electrolytic solution, a monomer which is a raw material of the polymer compound, a polymerization initiator, and, if necessary, another material such as a polymerization inhibitor. Injected into the inside of the
- the opening of the exterior member 60 is heat-sealed in a vacuum atmosphere and sealed. Next, heat is applied to polymerize the monomers to form a polymer compound to form a gel electrolyte 56, and the non-aqueous electrolyte battery shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is assembled.
- the positive electrode 53 and the negative electrode 54 are laminated via the separator 58 and wound, and the protective tape 57 is adhered to the outermost periphery. Then, the wound electrode body 50 is formed. Next, the wound electrode body 50 is sandwiched between the package members 60, and the outer peripheral edge excluding one side is heat-sealed to form a bag, which is housed inside the package member 60.
- the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is injected into the inside of the package member 60, and the opening of the package member 60 is heat-sealed and sealed in a vacuum atmosphere to assemble a non-aqueous electrolyte battery.
- FIG. 9A is an external view of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery in which the stacked electrode assembly 70 is accommodated.
- FIG. 9B is an exploded perspective view showing how the laminated electrode body 70 is accommodated in the exterior member 60.
- FIG. 9C is an external view showing an appearance from the bottom side of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery shown in FIG. 9A.
- the stacked electrode body 70 uses the stacked electrode body 70 in which the rectangular positive electrode 73 and the negative electrode 74 are stacked via the separator 75 and fixed by the fixing member 76.
- the positive electrode lead 71 connected to the positive electrode 73 and the negative electrode lead 72 connected to the negative electrode 74 are led out from the laminated electrode body 70, and the positive electrode lead 71 and the negative electrode lead 72 adhere closely to the package member 60.
- a film 61 is provided.
- the separator 75 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the separator 75 is impregnated with the non-aqueous electrolyte.
- a gel electrolyte layer may be formed on the surfaces of the positive electrode 73 and the negative electrode 74, for example.
- the method mentioned above can be used for the formation method of a gel electrolyte, the injection method of a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the heat sealing method of the exterior member 60.
- FIG. 1 the method mentioned above can be used for the formation method of a gel electrolyte, the injection method of a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the heat sealing method of the exterior member 60.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration when the non-aqueous electrolyte battery (hereinafter appropriately referred to as a secondary battery) according to the second to fourth embodiments of the present technology is applied to a battery pack.
- the battery pack includes a switch unit 304 including an assembled battery 301, an exterior, a charge control switch 302a, and a discharge control switch 303a, a current detection resistor 307, a temperature detection element 308, and a control unit 310.
- the battery pack includes a positive electrode terminal 321 and a negative electrode terminal 322.
- the positive electrode terminal 321 and the negative electrode terminal 322 are connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the charger, respectively, to perform charging.
- the positive electrode terminal 321 and the negative electrode terminal 322 are connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the electronic device, respectively, and discharge is performed.
- the battery assembly 301 is formed by connecting a plurality of secondary batteries 301 a in series and / or in parallel.
- the secondary battery 301a is a secondary battery of the present technology.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which six secondary batteries 301a are connected in two parallel three series (2P3S), it may be other n parallel m series (n and m are integers). Any connection method may be used.
- the switch unit 304 includes a charge control switch 302a and a diode 302b, and a discharge control switch 303a and a diode 303b, and is controlled by the control unit 310.
- the diode 302 b has a reverse direction to the charging current flowing from the positive electrode terminal 321 in the direction of the battery pack 301, and has a forward direction to the discharge current flowing from the negative electrode terminal 322 to the battery assembly 301.
- the diode 303 b has a forward direction with respect to the charging current and a reverse direction with respect to the discharging current.
- the switch part is provided in + side in the example, you may provide in-side.
- the charge control switch 302 a is turned off when the battery voltage becomes the overcharge detection voltage, and is controlled by the charge / discharge control unit so that the charge current does not flow in the current path of the assembled battery 301. After the charge control switch is turned off, only discharge is possible through the diode 302b.
- the controller 310 is controlled by the control unit 310 to be turned off when a large current flows during charging, and to interrupt the charging current flowing through the current path of the assembled battery 301.
- the discharge control switch 303 a is turned off when the battery voltage becomes the over discharge detection voltage, and is controlled by the control unit 310 so that the discharge current does not flow in the current path of the assembled battery 301. After the discharge control switch 303a is turned off, only charging is possible through the diode 303b.
- the controller 310 is controlled by the control unit 310 to be turned off when a large current flows during discharge, and to interrupt the discharge current flowing in the current path of the assembled battery 301.
- the temperature detection element 308 is, for example, a thermistor, and is provided in the vicinity of the battery pack 301, measures the temperature of the battery pack 301, and supplies the measured temperature to the control unit 310.
- the voltage detection unit 311 measures the voltage of the assembled battery 301 and each of the secondary batteries 301 a configuring the same, A / D converts the measured voltage, and supplies the converted voltage to the control unit 310.
- the current measurement unit 313 measures the current using the current detection resistor 307, and supplies the measured current to the control unit 310.
- the switch control unit 314 controls the charge control switch 302 a and the discharge control switch 303 a of the switch unit 304 based on the voltage and the current input from the voltage detection unit 311 and the current measurement unit 313.
- the switch control unit 314 sends a control signal to the switch unit 304 when a large current rapidly flows. By sending, overcharge and overdischarge, over current charge and discharge are prevented.
- the overcharge detection voltage is set to 4.20 V ⁇ 0.05 V, and the over discharge detection voltage is set to 2.4 V ⁇ 0.1 V, for example. .
- a semiconductor switch such as a MOSFET can be used as the charge / discharge switch.
- parasitic diodes of the MOSFETs function as the diodes 302 b and 303 b.
- the switch control unit 314 supplies control signals DO and CO to the gates of the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303a, respectively.
- the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303a are P-channel type, they are turned on by the gate potential which is lower than the source potential by a predetermined value or more. That is, in the normal charge and discharge operation, the control signals CO and DO are set to the low level, and the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303a are turned on.
- control signals CO and DO are set to the high level, and the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303b are turned off.
- the memory 317 includes a RAM and a ROM, and includes, for example, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) which is a non-volatile memory.
- EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
- the numerical value calculated by the control unit 310, the internal resistance value of the secondary battery 301a in the initial state measured at the stage of the manufacturing process, etc. are stored in advance, and rewriting is also possible. . (Also, by storing the full charge capacity of the secondary battery 301a, for example, the remaining capacity can be calculated together with the control unit 310.
- the temperature detection unit 318 measures the temperature using the temperature detection element 308, performs charge / discharge control at the time of abnormal heat generation, or performs correction in calculation of the remaining capacity.
- nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the second to fourth embodiments of the present technology described above and the battery pack according to the fifth embodiment using the same are, for example, electronic devices, electric vehicles, and power storage devices. Etc. can be used to load or supply equipment.
- Electronic devices such as laptop computers, PDAs (personal digital assistants), mobile phones, cordless handsets, video movies, digital still cameras, electronic books, electronic dictionaries, music players, radios, headphones, game machines, navigation systems, Memory card, pacemaker, hearing aid, electric tool, electric shaver, refrigerator, air conditioner, TV, stereo, water heater, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, lighting equipment, toy, medical equipment, robot, road conditioner, traffic light Etc.
- examples of the electric vehicle include a rail car, a golf cart, an electric cart, an electric car (including a hybrid car), and the like, which are used as a driving power source or an auxiliary power source for these.
- Examples of the power storage device include a power supply for storing electricity for a building such as a house or for a power generation facility.
- the storage system may have, for example, the following configuration.
- the first power storage system is a power storage system in which the power storage device is charged by a power generation device that generates power from renewable energy.
- the second power storage system is a power storage system that includes a power storage device and supplies power to electronic devices connected to the power storage device.
- the third power storage system is an electronic device that receives supply of power from the power storage device.
- the fourth power storage system is an electric vehicle having a conversion device that receives supply of electric power from the power storage device and converts it into a driving force of the vehicle, and a control device that performs information processing related to vehicle control based on information regarding the power storage device. It is.
- the fifth power storage system includes a power information transmitting / receiving unit that transmits / receives a signal to / from another device via a network, and is a power system that performs charging / discharging control of the above-described power storage device based on information received by the transmitting / receiving unit .
- the sixth power storage system is a power system that receives supply of power from the power storage device described above, or supplies power from the power generation device or the power grid to the power storage device.
- the storage system will be described.
- (6-1) Storage System in Housing as an Application Example An example in which the storage device using the non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology is applied to a storage system for a house will be described with reference to FIG.
- electric power is stored via the centralized power grid 402 such as the thermal power generation 402a, the nuclear power generation 402b, and the hydraulic power generation 402c to the power network 409, the information network 412, the smart meter 407, the power hub 408, and the like. It is supplied to the device 403.
- power is supplied to the power storage device 403 from an independent power source such as a home power generation device 404.
- the power supplied to power storage device 403 is stored.
- the power storage device 403 is used to supply power used in the house 401.
- the same storage system can be used not only for the house 401 but also for the building.
- the house 401 is provided with a power generation device 404, a power consumption device 405, a power storage device 403, a control device 410 for controlling the respective devices, a smart meter 407, and a sensor 411 for acquiring various information.
- the respective devices are connected by a power network 409 and an information network 412.
- a solar cell, a fuel cell, or the like is used as the power generation device 404, and the generated electric power is supplied to the power consumption device 405 and / or the power storage device 403.
- the power consumption device 405 is a refrigerator 405 a, an air conditioner 405 b, a television receiver 405 c, a bath 405 d, and the like.
- the power consumption device 405 includes an electric vehicle 406.
- the electric vehicle 406 is an electric car 406a, a hybrid car 406b, and an electric bike 406c.
- the nonaqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology is applied to power storage device 403.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology may be configured by, for example, the above-described lithium ion secondary battery.
- the smart meter 407 has a function of measuring the usage of commercial power and transmitting the measured usage to the power company.
- the power network 409 may be combined with any one or more of direct current feed, alternating current feed, and non-contact feed.
- the various sensors 411 are, for example, a human sensor, an illuminance sensor, an object detection sensor, a power consumption sensor, a vibration sensor, a contact sensor, a temperature sensor, an infrared sensor, and the like.
- the information acquired by the various sensors 411 is transmitted to the control device 410.
- the control device 410 can transmit information on the house 401 to an external power company or the like via the Internet.
- the power hub 408 performs processing such as branching of power lines and DC / AC conversion.
- a communication method of the information network 412 connected to the control device 410 a method using a communication interface such as UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transceiver: transmission / reception circuit for asynchronous serial communication), wireless communication such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, etc.
- a sensor network There is a method of using a sensor network according to the standard.
- the Bluetooth system is applied to multimedia communication and can perform one-to-many connection communication.
- ZigBee uses the physical layer of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.15.4.
- IEEE 802.15.4 is a name of a short distance wireless network standard called PAN (Personal Area Network) or W (Wireless) PAN.
- the control device 410 is connected to an external server 413.
- This server 413 may be managed by one of a house 401, a power company, and a service provider.
- the information transmitted and received by the server 413 is, for example, power consumption information, life pattern information, power rates, weather information, natural disaster information, and information on power transactions.
- These pieces of information may be transmitted and received from a home power consumption device (for example, a television receiver), but may be transmitted and received from a device outside the home (for example, a cellular phone or the like).
- These pieces of information may be displayed on a device having a display function, for example, a television receiver, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), or the like.
- the control device 410 that controls each unit is configured by a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like, and is stored in the power storage device 403 in this example.
- Control device 410 is connected to power storage device 403, home power generation device 404, power consumption device 405, various sensors 411, server 413 and information network 412, and adjusts, for example, the amount of use of commercial power and the amount of power generation. It has a function. In addition, it may be provided with the function etc. which trade in the electric power market.
- the power storage device 403 may store the generated power of not only the centralized power system 402 such as the thermal power 402a, the nuclear power 402b, and the hydraulic power 402c but also the home power generation device 404 (solar power generation, wind power generation). it can. Therefore, even if the power generated by the home power generation device 404 fluctuates, control can be performed such that the amount of power to be transmitted to the outside can be made constant, or the necessary amount of discharge can be performed.
- the power obtained by solar power generation is stored in power storage device 403, and late-night power with low charge is stored in power storage device 403 at night, and the power stored by power storage device 403 is discharged in the time zone where the charge for daytime is high. Can also be used.
- control unit 410 is described as being stored in power storage device 403, but may be stored in smart meter 407 or may be configured alone.
- power storage system 400 may be used for a plurality of homes in a collective housing, or may be used for a plurality of detached houses.
- FIG. 12 schematically illustrates an example of a configuration of a hybrid vehicle that employs a series hybrid system to which the present technology is applied.
- the series hybrid system is a car that travels by a power drive conversion device using power generated by a generator driven by an engine or power stored in a battery.
- the hybrid vehicle 500 includes an engine 501, a generator 502, an electric power driving force converter 503, driving wheels 504 a, driving wheels 504 b, wheels 505 a, wheels 505 b, a battery 508, a vehicle control device 509, various sensors 510, and a charging port 511. Is mounted.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present technology described above is applied to the battery 508.
- Hybrid vehicle 500 travels using electric power / drive power conversion device 503 as a power source.
- An example of the electric power driving force converter 503 is a motor.
- the electric power driving force converter 503 is operated by the power of the battery 508, and the rotational force of the electric power driving force converter 503 is transmitted to the driving wheels 504a and 504b.
- DC-AC direct current-AC
- AC-DC conversion AC-DC conversion
- the power driving force conversion device 503 can be applied to either an AC motor or a DC motor.
- the various sensors 510 control the engine speed via the vehicle control device 509, and control the opening degree (throttle opening degree) of a throttle valve (not shown).
- the various sensors 510 include a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an engine speed sensor, and the like.
- the rotational force of the engine 501 is transmitted to the generator 502, and the rotational force can store the power generated by the generator 502 in the battery 508.
- the battery 508 can be connected to a power supply external to the hybrid vehicle 500 to receive power from the external power supply using the charging port 511 as an input port, and store the received power.
- an information processing apparatus may be provided which performs information processing related to vehicle control based on information related to the secondary battery.
- an information processing apparatus there is, for example, an information processing apparatus that displays a battery remaining amount based on information on a battery remaining amount.
- the series hybrid vehicle traveling by the motor using the power generated by the generator driven by the engine or the power temporarily stored in the battery has been described as an example.
- this technology is also effective for parallel hybrid vehicles that use the engine and motor outputs as drive sources, and run using only the engine, running only with the motor, and engine and motor running, as appropriate. It is applicable.
- the present technology can be effectively applied to a so-called electric vehicle that travels by driving only by a drive motor without using an engine.
- Example 1-1 (Preparation of separator) (Preparation of resin solution)
- alumina having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride are mixed in a mass ratio of 76:14:10 to N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. It was dispersed to prepare a resin solution (paint).
- the average particle size is D50 measured as follows. That is, the measurement was performed using a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus (SALD7100 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation). N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone was used as a dispersion medium, and polyvinylidene fluoride was used as a dispersant.
- SALD7100 laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus
- N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone was used as a dispersion medium
- polyvinylidene fluoride was used as a dispersant.
- D50 represents an
- a polyethylene (PE) porous membrane with a thickness of 12 ⁇ m was used as a substrate.
- the coating material is coated on both sides of this substrate with the coating amount adjusted so that the density of the projections is 700 pieces / mm 2 , and after being immersed in a coagulating solution consisting of water, it is dried and then dried. A layer was formed.
- the separator was produced by the above.
- Example 1-1 The surface of Example 1-1 was observed by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope). SEM observation was performed using an electron microscope S4800 manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation. SEM observation was performed at three different magnifications (500 ⁇ , 5000 ⁇ , 10000 ⁇ ).
- FIG. 13A shows an SEM image of the surface layer observed at 500 ⁇ magnification.
- FIG. 13B shows a SEM image of the surface layer observed at 5000 ⁇ magnification.
- FIG. 13C shows a SEM image of the surface layer observed at a magnification of 10000 times.
- a concavo-convex shape is formed, and the first particles (boehmite) are covered with the second particles (alumina) having a smaller average particle diameter than the first particles.
- a convex portion was formed by the first particles (boehmite) and the second particles (alumina).
- the micro void was formed in the surface layer only by the 2nd particle
- Example 1-2 A separator was produced in the same manner as Example 1-1 except that boehmite having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m was used instead of boehmite having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m. Also, using this separator, a cylindrical battery was produced as follows.
- the dispersion medium of the applied positive electrode mixture slurry was evaporated and dried, and compression molding was performed using a roll press to form a positive electrode active material layer.
- the positive electrode terminal was attached to the positive electrode current collector exposed portion to form a positive electrode.
- a silicon-based material SiO x (core portion) is obtained by gas atomization, and then a silicon-based material SiO y (coated portion) of lower crystallinity than the core portion is deposited on the surface by powder deposition. I got an active material.
- the half width 0.6 °
- the crystallite size 90 nm
- the average particle diameter 4 ⁇ m
- the average thickness 500 nm
- the average coverage 70%.
- the composition (oxidation state) was controlled by adjusting the oxygen introduction amount at the time of melt solidification of the raw material (silicon).
- the composition was controlled by adjusting the introduction amount of oxygen or hydrogen when depositing the raw material (silicon).
- a negative electrode mixture is prepared by mixing 80% by mass of a silicon-based material which is a negative electrode active material and 20% by mass (dry mass ratio) of a polyamic acid solution which is a precursor of a polyimide which is a binder.
- the agent was dispersed in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as a dispersion medium to obtain a negative electrode mixture slurry.
- NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- DMAC N- dimethylacetamide
- the dispersion medium of the applied negative electrode mixture slurry was evaporated and dried, and compression molding was performed using a roll press, and the resultant was fired in a vacuum atmosphere at 400 ° C. for 1 hour.
- polyimide as a binder was produced to form a negative electrode active material layer.
- the negative electrode terminal was attached to the negative electrode current collector exposed portion to obtain a negative electrode.
- LiPF 6 Lithium hexafluorophosphate
- EC ethylene carbonate
- VC vinylene carbonate
- DEC diethyl carbonate
- the non-aqueous electrolytic solution was prepared by dissolving at a concentration of 1 mol / dm 3 .
- the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, the positive electrode, the separator, the negative electrode, and the separator were stacked in this order and wound in the longitudinal direction many times, and then the wound end portion was fixed with an adhesive tape to form a wound electrode body. .
- the surface layer having the uneven shape of the separator was disposed to face the negative electrode.
- the positive electrode terminal was joined to the safety valve joined to the battery lid, and the negative electrode lead was connected to the negative electrode can.
- a center pin was inserted into the center of the wound electrode body.
- a cylindrical battery shown in FIG. 4 having a battery shape of 18 mm in diameter, a height of 65 mm (ICR 18650 size) and a battery capacity of 3500 mAh was produced.
- the prepared cylindrical battery is subjected to constant current charging in a 23 ° C. atmosphere at a charging current of 0.5 C until the battery voltage becomes 4.2 V, and then constant voltage charging is performed at a battery voltage of 4.2 V, and charging current The charging ended when the 50 mA was reached. Thereafter, constant current discharge was performed with a discharge current of 0.5 C until the battery voltage became 2.5V.
- the cross section of the separator before and after charging was observed by SEM. SEM observation was performed using an electron microscope S4800 manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation. The SEM image which shows the cross section of the separator before charge in FIG. 14A is shown, and the SEM image which shows the cross section of the separator after charge is shown in FIG. 14B. In each of FIGS. 14A and 14B, the upper side is the negative electrode side, and the lower side is the positive electrode side.
- the convex portion of the surface layer was in contact with the electrode, and a space corresponding to the concave portion was formed between the electrode and the separator.
- FIG. 14B it was confirmed that the expanded volume of the negative electrode was absorbed by the space corresponding to the recess between the electrode and the separator after expansion.
- stress due to negative electrode expansion was concentrated at the convex portions, and the base material was partially crushed.
- Example 2-1 Preparation of separator
- resin solution Preparation of resin solution
- alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride are mixed in a mass ratio of 72:18:10, It was dispersed in pyrrolidone to prepare a resin solution (paint).
- a polyethylene (PE) porous membrane with a thickness of 12 ⁇ m was used as a substrate.
- the coating material is coated on both sides of this substrate with the coating amount adjusted so that the density of the projections is 900 pcs / mm 2 , and after being immersed in a coagulating solution consisting of water, it is dried to obtain a porous surface A layer was formed.
- Example 2-2 When preparing the resin solution, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m were used instead of the boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m.
- the separator was produced like Example 2-1 except the above point.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Comparative Example 2-1 In the preparation of the resin solution, alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 3.0 ⁇ m were used instead of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m instead of boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m.
- the mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 3.0 ⁇ m to polyvinylidene fluoride was 90:10.
- the application amount was the same as in Example 2-1.
- the separator was produced like Example 2-1 except the above point.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Comparative Example 2-2 When preparing the resin solution, boehmite having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m was not used, and the mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m to polyvinylidene fluoride was 90:10. The application amount was the same as in Example 2-1. The separator was produced like Example 2-1 except the above point. In addition, a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- PE polyethylene
- the thickness T of the surface layer is calculated by subtracting the thickness (12 ⁇ m) of the substrate from the thickness when a load of 1.8 kg / cm 2 is applied to the separator using a circular flat indenter with a diameter of 6 mm. It was thick. Further, the above measurement was repeated at 10 points to calculate an average value, and the average value was taken as the thickness of the surface layer.
- the unevenness of the surface layer was measured using a laser microscope (manufactured by Keyence Corporation, product name: VK-9500). At this time, the measured range was 210 ⁇ m ⁇ 280 ⁇ m. In addition, since there is a variation in the unevenness height difference, 10 unevenness height differences are measured, and the average value is taken as the unevenness height difference.
- the surface layer of the produced separator was peeled off with a tape, and the level difference between the coated part and the non-coated part of the produced surface layer was measured using a laser microscope (product name: VK-9500, manufactured by KEYENCE CORPORATION). The difference in level of the surface layer between the base material and the second particles was taken as the thickness of the surface layer of the second particles.
- the porosity of the surface layer was determined as follows. First, the separator was cut out with a cutting area S [cm 2 ] to form a sample, and the mass (W 1 [g]) of the sample and the thickness (D [cm]) of the surface layer were measured. At this time, an electronic balance (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, trade name: AUW220D) was used to measure the mass of the sample. Next, the mass of the substrate measured in advance was subtracted from the mass of the sample (W1 [g]) to calculate the mass of the surface layer (W2 [g]).
- the apparatus similar to the mass measurement of the above-mentioned sample was used for mass measurement of a base material.
- the mass (Wi [g]) of each material was divided by each true density (di [g / cm 3 ]), the volume of each material was assumed, and the porosity was calculated by the following equation.
- Porosity [%] 100- ⁇ (mass W1 / true density d1) + (mass W2 / true density d2) +... + (Mass Wn / true density dn) ⁇ / (cut out area S ⁇ thickness D)
- Example 2-1 to Example 2-2 and Comparative Example 2-1 to Comparative Example 2-3 are shown in Table 1.
- Example 3-1 (Preparation of separator) (Preparation of resin solution) First, alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride are mixed in a mass ratio of 76:14:10, It was dispersed in pyrrolidone to prepare a resin solution (paint).
- a polyethylene (PE) porous membrane with a thickness of 12 ⁇ m was used as a substrate.
- the coating material is coated on both sides of the substrate with the coating amount adjusted such that the thickness of the surface layer of alumina particles is 2.0 ⁇ m, and the coating is immersed in a coagulating solution made of water and then dried.
- a surface layer was formed.
- the thickness of the surface layer by an alumina particle is the thickness per single side
- a separator was produced as described above.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 3-2 The coating amount was adjusted so that the thickness of the surface layer of alumina particles was 1.5 ⁇ m, and the coating was applied to both sides of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as Example 3-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 3-3 The coating amount was adjusted so that the thickness of the surface layer of alumina particles was 1.0 ⁇ m, and the coating was applied to both sides of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as Example 3-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Comparative Example 3-1 The base material (a polyethylene (PE) porous film with a thickness of 12 ⁇ m) was used as the separator of Comparative Example 3-1 without forming a surface layer. In addition, a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- PE polyethylene
- Comparative Example 3-2 When preparing the resin solution, alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m were not used, and the mass ratio of boehmite having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m to polyvinylidene fluoride was 90:10. The amount of application was the same as in Example 3-1. A separator was produced in the same manner as Example 3-1 except for the above points. In addition, a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- the surface layer of the separator was observed with an electron microscope using a scanning electron microscope S4800 manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation to evaluate the oxidation resistance. Specifically, SEM observation of a predetermined range (250 ⁇ m ⁇ 100 ⁇ m) was randomly performed at 10 places on the surface layer, and the oxidation resistance was evaluated based on the following criteria. When the part where the substrate surface is exposed could not be confirmed When the part where the substrate surface is exposed can be confirmed at one or more points ⁇ If you can see the exposed surface of the substrate in all areas ⁇
- Example 3-1 to Example 3-3 the oxidation resistance could be improved by Comparative Example 3-2 formed only by the boehmite particles (first particles). . Further, according to Example 3-1 to Example 3-3, the heat resistance was able to be improved more than Comparative Example 3-2 formed only by the boehmite particles (first particles). According to Comparative Example 3-1, the heat resistance and the oxidation resistance could not be ensured only with the base material. Further, according to Example 3-1 to Example 3-3, when the thickness of the surface layer of only the second particles is 1.5 ⁇ m or more, the surface layer of only the second particles is uniformly formed. Since it could be done, the oxidation resistance could be further improved.
- Example 3-1 to Example 3-3 Comparative Example 3-2 in which the peeling resistance was formed only with the first particles by the formation of the surface layer with the first particles and the second particles. I was able to improve more.
- Example 4-1 (Preparation of separator) (Preparation of resin solution) First, alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride are mixed at a mass ratio of 89: 1: 10, N-methyl-2- It was dispersed in pyrrolidone to prepare a resin solution (paint).
- a polyethylene (PE) porous membrane with a thickness of 12 ⁇ m was used as a substrate.
- the coating material is coated on one side of this substrate by adjusting the coating amount so that the density of convex portions is 100 pieces, and after immersing in a coagulating solution made of water, it is dried to form a porous surface layer. did.
- Example 4-2 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 85: 5: 10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections became 200 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-3 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 81: 9: 10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections was 300 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-4 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 76:14:10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections became 700 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-5 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 72:18:10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections was 900 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-6 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 45:45:10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections was 1300 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-7 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 27:63:10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections became 2800 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-8 In the preparation of the resin solution, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m were used in place of the boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m.
- the mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 9.5 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride was changed to 85: 5: 10.
- the coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections became 100 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the above coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-9 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 18:72:10. The coating amount was adjusted so that the density of the projections became 4000 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- Example 4-10 The mass ratio of alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ m, boehmite particles having an average particle diameter of 6.0 ⁇ m, and polyvinylidene fluoride in the preparation of the resin solution was changed to 9:81:10.
- the coating amount (resin solution) was adjusted so that the density of the projections was 5000 [pieces / mm 2 ], and the coating amount was applied to one side of the substrate.
- a separator was produced in the same manner as in Example 4-1 except for the above points.
- a cylindrical battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1-2 using this separator.
- the first particle functioning as a spacer means that the particle height of the first particle is reflected in the measurement of the thickness of the surface layer (film thickness measurement). That is, it means that the particle height of the first particle is approximately equal to the thickness of the surface layer.
- the particle height of the first particle and the thickness of the surface layer are measured and the particle height of the first particle is displayed as the thickness of the surface layer measured with a film thickness meter as follows: When the spacer function of the first particle is expressed ( ⁇ ) and the particle height of the first particle is not displayed as the thickness of the surface layer measured by a film thickness meter, the spacer function of the first particle was evaluated as not expressing ( ⁇ ).
- the thickness of the surface layer 3 was measured under a pressing condition of 1.8 kg / cm 2 using a film thickness meter (manufactured by Mitutoyo).
- the particle height of the first particle is a line perpendicular to the thickness direction passing through the lowest position of the particle image of the first particle in the thickness direction of the surface layer when the cross section of the separator is observed by SEM.
- the highest position was determined by drawing a line perpendicular to the thickness direction and measuring the length in the thickness direction between these two parallel lines. This was performed for a predetermined number of convex portions, and the average particle height was taken as the measurement value.
- the surface asperity was measured using a laser microscope (VK-9500, manufactured by Keyence Corporation). The measured range was 210 ⁇ m ⁇ 280 ⁇ m, and the number of concave portions was measured from the measured uneven result and calculated as the number of mm 2 .
- the convex portion here does not have to be formed by the first particle alone, and even if formed by a plurality of first particles, it was calculated as one convex portion.
- FIGS. 16A to 16C colors of FIGS. 16A to 16C. 16 is presented in the property submission form of this application).
- the surface asperity was measured using a laser microscope (VK-9500, manufactured by Keyence Corporation). At this time, the measured range was 210 ⁇ m ⁇ 280 ⁇ m. When there was an area of a circle having a diameter of 30 ⁇ m or more, it was evaluated as ⁇ , and when it did not exist, it was evaluated as x.
- Example 4-1 and Example 4-2 since the convex density is low, the spacer function of the first particle is not expressed, and the unevenness in height is not high. The suppression effect was weak.
- Example 4-8 since the convex density is low, the spacer function of the first particles is not expressed, but the unevenness difference in height is as high as 7.0 ⁇ m, so that the foil breakage suppressing effect is good.
- the spacer function of the first particles is expressed, and the unevenness difference is not so low, and the distance between the projections is also as wide as 30 ⁇ m or more. It was good.
- the electrochemical equivalent of the negative electrode material capable of inserting and extracting lithium is larger than the electrochemical equivalent of the positive electrode, and lithium metal is not deposited on the negative electrode during charging. It may be
- the open circuit voltage (that is, the battery voltage) in the fully charged state per pair of positive and negative electrodes may be 4.20 V or less, but higher than 4.20 V, preferably 4.25 V It may be designed to be in the range of not less than 4.50 V.
- the battery voltage higher than 4.20 V, the amount of lithium released per unit mass increases even with the same positive electrode active material than a battery with an open circuit voltage of 4.20 V at the time of full charge, Accordingly, the amounts of the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are adjusted. This enables high energy density to be obtained.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-244875 does not intend expansion and absorption, but a technique is proposed in which a concavo-convex shape is formed on a separator by particles.
- this technique has been reported to be capable of improving the core-defining ability by lowering the friction, there is no description regarding expansion and absorption.
- particles having different particle sizes are not used, and with a high surface roughness Sa (three-dimensional surface roughness) value, detachment of the particles becomes a problem.
- securing of a high Sa value alone does not make sense in the expansion and absorption intended by the present technology.
- the particle diameter has at least one maximum value of the particle size distribution in each range of 0.01 ⁇ m to 0.05 ⁇ m and each range of 0.1 ⁇ m to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the packing density of the inorganic filler can be increased, and a technique capable of improving the piercing strength and the heat resistance has been proposed.
- the size of the large particles in the above technology is relatively small.
- the said technique is a technique which raises a packing density conversely instead of providing an uneven structure.
- the present technology can also have the following configurations.
- the surface layer is A first particle serving as a main component of the convex portion to form the convex portion having the concavo-convex shape;
- the average particle diameter is smaller than that of the first particle, and covers the surface of at least a part of the first particle and covers the surface of at least a part of the base layer exposed between the first particles.
- 2 particles A separator containing a resin material.
- the first particle and the second particle are electrically insulating particles, and the separator according to any one of [1] to [7].
- the resin material is a fluorine-containing resin [1] to [8].
- the base material layer is a resin film having porosity. The separator according to any one of [1] to [10].
- An electrode assembly including a separator and a positive electrode and a negative electrode facing each other via the separator; Equipped with a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- the above separator is A porous substrate layer, And a surface layer provided on at least one main surface of the substrate layer and having a concavo-convex shape,
- the surface layer is A first particle serving as a main component of the convex portion to form the convex portion having the concavo-convex shape;
- the average particle diameter is smaller than that of the first particle, and covers the surface of at least a part of the first particle and covers the surface of at least a part of the base layer exposed between the first particles.
- 2 particles Nonaqueous electrolyte battery containing resin material.
- the alloy based negative electrode material contains tin as the constituent element.
- a battery pack including: an outer package including the non-aqueous electrolyte battery.
- the power storage device comprising: a power information control device that transmits and receives signals to and from another device via a network; and performing charge / discharge control of the non-aqueous electrolyte battery based on the information received by the power information control device.
- a power system which is supplied with power from the non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to [12], or is supplied to the non-aqueous electrolyte battery from a power generator or a power grid.
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1.第1の実施の形態(セパレータの例)
2.第2の実施の形態(非水電解質電池の第1の例)
3.第3の実施の形態(非水電解質電池の第2の例)
4.第4の実施の形態(非水電解質電池の第3の例)
5.第5の実施の形態(非水電解質電池を用いた電池パックの例)
6.第6の実施の形態(非水電解質電池を用いた蓄電システム等の例)
7.他の実施の形態(変形例)
(セパレータの構造)
図1を参照しながら、本技術の第1の実施の形態によるセパレータの構成例について説明する。図1は、本技術の第1の実施の形態によるセパレータの構成例を示す断面図である。図1に示すように、本技術の第1の実施の形態によるセパレータは、基材2と、基材2の2つの主面のうちの少なくとも一の主面に形成された表面層3とを備える。なお、図1に示すセパレータの例は、基材2の2つの主面の両方に表面層3が形成されたセパレータの例であるが、セパレータは、表面層3が基材2の2つの主面のうちの一の主面に形成されたものであってもよい。セパレータは、電池内において正極と負極とを隔離し、両極の接触による電流の短絡を防止するものである。
基材2は、多孔性を有する多孔質層である。基材2は、より具体的には、例えば、イオン透過度が大きく、所定の機械的強度を有する絶縁性の膜から構成される多孔質膜である。例えば、セパレータが非水電解質電池等の電池に使用された場合には、基材2の空孔に電解液が保持される。基材2は、セパレータの主要部として所定の機械的強度を有する一方で、電解液に対する耐性が高く、反応性が低く、膨張しにくいという特性を要することが好ましい。
図2は、表面層の断面を模式的に示す拡大断面図である。図2に示すように、表面層3は、基材2上に形成され、凹部と凸部とを有する凹凸形状を有するものである。この表面層3は、多孔性を有する。より具体的には、例えば、表面層3は、セパレータとしてのイオン透過機能、電解液保持機能等を有するため、全体に微小な空隙が多数形成されている。このセパレータが、非水電解質電池などの電池に適用された場合には、表面層3の空孔(空隙)に電解液が保持される。また、このセパレータが、電池に適用された場合、表面層3の凸部は、表面層3に対向する電極(図示は省略)に当接し、電極とセパレータとの間には、凹部に対応する空間が形成される。具体的には、例えば、表面層3が基材2の両主面に形成されている場合、一の主面に形成された表面層3の凸部は、対向する負極(図示は省略)に当接し、負極とセパレータとの間には、凹部に対応する空間が形成される。また、他の主面に形成された表面層3の凸部は、対向する正極(図示は省略)に当接し、正極とセパレータとの間には、凹部に対応する空間が形成される。例えば、負極側に形成された凹部に対応する空間は、負極の膨張体積を吸収するために形成されたものであり、これにより、負極の膨張によって電極にかかる膨張圧力を低減することができ、電極の損傷および破断を防止することができる。正極側は、基材に耐酸化性や耐熱性を付与できれば必ずしも凹凸形状である必要はないが、図3Bで示すように正極側の凹凸形状も負極の膨張体積吸収に寄与するので、負極側に過度に大きな第1の粒子4aを用いることなく、より効果的に負極の膨張を吸収することが可能となる。
第1の粒子4aは、表面層3の凹凸形状の凸部を形成するための粒子である。表面層3では、第1の粒子4aが主体となって表面層3の凹凸形状の凸部を形成している。第1の粒子4aは、一次粒子であっても、一次粒子が凝集した二次粒子であってもよい。第1の粒子4aの表面の少なくとも一部は、第2の粒子4bによって被覆されている。すなわち、第1の粒子4aの表面は、第2の粒子4bによって完全に被覆されていてもよいし、第1の粒子4aの表面は、第2の粒子4bによって一部だけが被覆されており、第2の粒子4bによって被覆されていない露出面を有していてもよい。
第1の粒子4aが、スペーサとして機能しているとは、第1の粒子4aの粒子高さが表面層の厚さの測定(膜厚測定)に反映されることをいう。すなわち、第1の粒子4aの粒子高さが、表面層の厚さとほぼ等しくなることをいう。第1の粒子4aの粒子高さが、表面層の厚さとほぼ等しくなるとは、第1の粒子4aの粒子高さと表面層の厚さとの差が1μm以内である場合のことをいう。このような場合、例えば、第1の粒子4aは、電極捲回時にかかるワインダーテンション(捲き張力)引加時にも、電極とセパレータとの間に空間を形成するスペーサとして機能しているといえる。表面層3の厚さの測定に用いる膜厚計としては、例えば、ミツトヨ製の直径6mmの円形平面圧子、ハイドゲージで1.8kg/cm2の押圧条件で測定することができる。第1の粒子4aの粒子高さは、表面層3の厚さ方向において、凸部を形成している第1の粒子4aの最も低い位置と最も高い位置との差のことをいう。第1の粒子4aの粒子高さは、例えば、セパレータの断面をSEM観察した場合に、表面層3の厚さ方向において、第1の粒子4aの粒子像の最も低い位置を通る厚さ方向に垂直な線と、最も高い位置とを通る厚さ方向に垂直な線とを引き、これら二本の平行線の間の厚さ方向の長さを測定することにより求めることができる。なお、上述の平均粒径は、レーザー回折法で測定した値であり、この平均粒径は、粒子を投影した際の最大直径を表しており、第1の粒子4aの粒子形状によっては、平均粒径と粒子高さは必ずしも一致しない。
第1の粒子4aの平均粒径は、3.5μm以上であることが好ましい。すなわち、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の塗膜均一性の確保には、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3は、1.5μm以上の厚さを確保していることが好ましく、凹凸形状の凹凸高低差は、2μm以上であることが好ましい。以上の好ましい数値範囲を満たすために、第1の粒子4aの粒径分布の平均粒径は、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さの好ましい範囲の下限値と、凹凸高低差の好ましい範囲の下限値との合計値である3.5μm以上であることが好ましい。第1の粒子4aは、平均粒径が大きいほど膨張吸収体積が増えるため良いが、大きすぎると当然電池内での体積が増えるため容量が低下する傾向にある。本技術では、第1の粒子4aの大きさに応じて表面層3の厚さを規定することもできるため、セル設計において、必要なセパレータの厚さ(または表面層3の厚さ)に対応した大きさの粒子を、第1の粒子4aとして選択してもよい。
第2の粒子4bは、第1の粒子4aより平均粒径が小さい粒子である。第2の粒子4bは、一次粒子であっても、一次粒子が凝集した二次粒子であってもよい。第2の粒子4bは、第1の粒子4aの表面の少なくとも一部を被覆すると共に、第1の粒子間で露出する基材2の表面の少なくとも一部を覆っている。この第2の粒子4bは、基材2に付与する耐熱性をより高める機能、基材2に付与する耐酸化性をより高める機能、第1の粒子4aの脱落を防止する機能、セパレータの機械的強度をより高める機能を有する。
第2の粒子4bの平均粒径は、0.1μm以上1.0μm以下であることが好ましい。第2の粒子4bは、0.1μm未満では塗料の粘度が高くなりすぎることで塗布が困難となる傾向にある。また、1.0μmを超えた場合、塗膜の均一性を確保することが難しく、基材2の露出の可能性が高くなり耐酸化性や耐短絡性等の特性が悪くなる傾向にある。
基材2の表面を覆う、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さは、1.5μm以上3.0μm以下であることが好ましい。第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さが1.5μm未満であると、基材2の表面が露出し、基材2と電極とが接触してしまい、基材2に付与する耐酸化性を高める効果が低減する傾向にある。第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さが3.0μmを超えると、耐酸化性の付与には過剰な厚みとなり、第1の粒子4aと形成する凹凸高低差が低くなることから電極膨張吸収効果が低減し好ましくない。なお、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さは、例えば、表面層3の一部をテープで剥がして、第2の粒子4bによる表面層3と、基材2の表面の露出部との段差を、レーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、製品名:VK−9500)を用いて測定し、これを第2の粒子4bによる表面層3の厚さとする。
本技術のセパレータの電極膨張吸収効果について図3A~図3Bを参照しながら説明する。図3Aは、膨張前の電極およびセパレータの構成例を示す模式図である。図3Bは、膨張後の電極およびセパレータの構成例を示す模式図である。図3A~図3Bに示すように、基材2の両主面に表面層3が形成されたセパレータが、正極21および負極22の間に配置されている。図3Aに示すように、負極22の膨張前では、表面層3の凸部が電極に当接し、セパレータと電極との間に表面層3の凹部に対応した空間を形成している。具体的には、基材2の一の主面に形成された表面層3の凸部は、対向する負極22に当接し、負極22とセパレータとの間には、凹部に対応する空間が形成される。また、基材2の他の主面に形成された表面層3の凸部は、対向する正極21に当接し、正極21とセパレータとの間には、凹部に対応する空間が形成される。図3Bに示すように、充電に伴う負極22の膨張後には、表面層3の凸部に応力集中して基材2が負極22の膨張に追従できるように変形し、膨張した負極22によって、セパレータとの間に形成された空間が埋まる。セパレータと負極22との間の空間が、負極22の膨張体積を吸収して、膨張圧力による電極の損傷および破断を抑制することができる。
表面層3の凹凸形状の凸部の密度は、例えば、300個/mm2以上2800個/mm2以下であることが好ましい。凸部の密度が高すぎると、負極の膨張によって基材2が粒径の大きな粒子により圧縮される部分が大きくなり、サイクル特性、レート特性が低下する傾向にある。また、例えば、リチウムイオン電池における粒子状の合金系負極材料の一般的な大きさは3μm以上30μm以下であり、このような合金系負極材料の大きさより、凸部間の距離を広くするためには、凸部の密度は2800個/mm2以下であることが好ましい。凸部の密度は、2800個/mm2以下であれば、凸部間が30μm以上の凹部が存在する。凸部間が30μm以上の凹部によって合金系負極材料の膨張体積をより吸収することができる。
表面層3の凹凸形状の凹凸高低差は、例えば、2.0μm以上であることが好ましい。凹凸形状の凹凸高低差が、2.0μm未満であると、負極とセパレータとの間において、凹部に対応する合金系負極材料の膨張体積を吸収する空間が小さくなるため、負極の膨張体積を吸収する効果が低減する傾向にある。なお、合金系負極材料の膨張体積を吸収する効果をより高める点から、表面層3の凹凸形状の凹凸高低差が2.0μm以上であると共に、凸部の密度が300個/mm2以上2800個/mm2以下であることがより好ましい。
無機粒子としては、電気絶縁性の無機粒子である金属酸化物、金属窒化物、金属炭化物、金属硫化物等の粒子を挙げることができる。金属酸化物としては、酸化アルミニウム(アルミナ、Al2O3)、ベーマイト(水和アルミニウム酸化物)、酸化マグネシウム(マグネシア、MgO)、酸化チタン(チタニア、TiO2)、酸化ジルコニウム(ジルコニア、ZrO2)、酸化ケイ素(シリカ、SiO2)または酸化イットリウム(イットリア、Y2O3)等を好適に用いることができる。金属窒化物としては、窒化ケイ素(Si3N4)、窒化アルミニウム(AlN)、窒化硼素(BN)または窒化チタン(TiN)等を好適に用いることができる。金属炭化物としては、炭化ケイ素(SiC)または炭化ホウ素(B4C)等を好適に用いることができる。金属硫化物としては、硫酸バリウム(BaSO4)等を好適に用いることができる。また、ゼオライト(M2/nO・Al2O3・xSiO2・yH2O、Mは金属元素、x≧2、y≧0)等の多孔質アルミノケイ酸塩、層状ケイ酸塩、チタン酸バリウム(BaTiO3)またはチタン酸ストロンチウム(SrTiO3)等の鉱物を用いてもよい。中でも、アルミナ、チタニア(特にルチル型構造を有するもの)、シリカまたはマグネシアを用いることが好ましく、アルミナを用いることがより好ましい。無機粒子は耐酸化性および耐熱性を備えており、無機粒子を含有する正極対向側面の表面層3は、充電時の正極近傍における酸化環境に対しても強い耐性を有する。無機粒子の形状は特に限定されるものではなく、球状、板状、繊維状、キュービック状およびランダム形状等のいずれも用いることができる。
有機粒子を構成する材料としては、ポリフッ化ビニリデン、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン等の含フッ素樹脂、フッ化ビニリデン−テトラフルオロエチレン共重合体、エチレン−テトラフルオロエチレン共重合体等の含フッ素ゴム、スチレン−ブタジエン共重合体またはその水素化物、アクリロニトリル−ブタジエン共重合体またはその水素化物、アクリロニトリル−ブタジエン−スチレン共重合体またはその水素化物、メタクリル酸エステル−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、スチレン−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、アクリロニトリル−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、エチレンプロピレンラバー、ポリビニルアルコール、ポリ酢酸ビニル等のゴム類、エチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース等のセルロース誘導体、ポリフェニレンエーテル、ポリスルホン、ポリエーテルスルホン、ポリフェニレンスルフィド、ポリエーテルイミド、ポリイミド、全芳香族ポリアミド(アラミド)等のポリアミド、ポリアミドイミド、ポリアクリロニトリル、ポリビニルアルコール、ポリエーテル、アクリル酸樹脂またはポリエステル等の融点およびガラス転移温度の少なくとも一方が180℃以上の高い耐熱性を有する樹脂等が挙げられる。これら材料は、単独で用いてもよいし、2種以上を混合して用いてもよい。中でも、耐酸化性および柔軟性の観点からは、ポリフッ化ビニリデン等のフッ素系樹脂が好ましく、耐熱性の観点からは、アラミドまたはポリアミドイミドを含むことが好ましい。有機粒子の形状は特に限定されるものではなく、球状、板状、繊維状、キュービック状およびランダム形状等のいずれも用いることができる。
表面層3を構成する樹脂材料としては、ポリフッ化ビニリデン、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン等の含フッ素樹脂、フッ化ビニリデン−テトラフルオロエチレン共重合体、エチレン−テトラフルオロエチレン共重合体等の含フッ素ゴム、スチレン−ブタジエン共重合体またはその水素化物、アクリロニトリル−ブタジエン共重合体またはその水素化物、アクリロニトリル−ブタジエン−スチレン共重合体またはその水素化物、メタクリル酸エステル−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、スチレン−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、アクリロニトリル−アクリル酸エステル共重合体、エチレンプロピレンラバー、ポリビニルアルコール、ポリ酢酸ビニル等のゴム類、エチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース等のセルロース誘導体、ポリフェニレンエーテル、ポリスルホン、ポリエーテルスルホン、ポリフェニレンスルフィド、ポリエーテルイミド、ポリイミド、全芳香族ポリアミド(アラミド)等のポリアミド、ポリアミドイミド、ポリアクリロニトリル、ポリビニルアルコール、ポリエーテル、アクリル酸樹脂またはポリエステル等の融点およびガラス転移温度の少なくとも一方が180℃以上の高い耐熱性を有する樹脂等が挙げられる。これら樹脂材料は、単独で用いてもよいし、2種以上を混合して用いてもよい。中でも、耐酸化性および柔軟性の観点からは、ポリフッ化ビニリデン等のフッ素系樹脂が好ましく、耐熱性の観点からは、アラミドまたはポリアミドイミドを含むことが好ましい。
以下、表面層3を設けたセパレータの製造方法について説明する。
負極側対向面に形成された表面層3は、充電に伴う膨張を生じる負極と接する状態となっている。そして、負極が膨張した際には、セパレータと負極との間の、凹凸形状の凹部に対応する空間が、負極22の膨張体積を吸収して、膨張圧力による電極の損傷および破断を抑制することができる。
電池の満充電電圧を例えば4.2V以下とする場合には、上述したようなポリエチレン基材の酸化分解が生じにくくなる。一方で、電池内部に導電性の金属コンタミが浸入した場合、内部短絡を誘発して安全性が低下するおそれがある。
上述のような高充電電圧、金属コンタミの問題を考慮する必要性が低い場合には、表面層3は、基材2の両面に設けられることが好ましい。基材2の両面において、それぞれ膨張吸収効果が得られるためである。
また、ゲル状の非水電解質であるゲル電解質層を用いた電池においては、ゲル電解質層に所定量の第1の粒子4aおよび第2の粒子4bを含有させて本技術の表面層を兼ねるようにしてもよい。ゲル電解質層は、非水電解液と、非水電解質を保持する高分子化合物とを含む。このため、非水電解液および高分子化合物とともに第1の粒子4aおよび第2の粒子4bを含む前駆体溶液を正極および負極、もしくはセパレータ表面に塗布し、乾燥する際に、表面を本技術のような凹凸形状としてゲル電解質層を形成することにより、正極および負極間に本技術と同様の表面層を形成することができる。
本技術の第2の実施の形態による非水電解質電池について説明する。本技術の第2の実施の形態による非水電解質電池は、本技術の第1の実施の形態によるセパレータを用いた非水電解質電池である。
図4を参照しながら、本技術の第2の実施の形態による非水電解質電池の構造について説明する。図4は、本技術の第2の実施の形態による非水電解質電池の一例を示す断面図である。非水電解質電池は、例えば充電および放電が可能な非水電解質二次電池である。この非水電解質電池は、いわゆる円筒型と呼ばれるものであり、ほぼ中空円柱状の電池缶11の内部に、図示しない液体状の非水電解質(以下、非水電解液と適宜称する)とともに帯状の正極21と負極22とが本技術の第1の実施の形態と同様の構成を有するセパレータ23を介して巻回された巻回電極体20を有している。
正極21は、例えば、対向する一対の面を有する正極集電体21Aの両面に正極活物質層21Bが設けられた構造を有している。なお、図示はしないが、正極集電体21Aの片面のみに正極活物質層21Bを設けるようにしてもよい。正極集電体21Aは、例えば、アルミニウム箔等の金属箔により構成されている。
負極22は、例えば、対向する一対の面を有する負極集電体22Aの両面に負極活物質層22Bが設けられた構造を有している。なお、図示はしないが、負極集電体22Aの片面のみに負極活物質層22Bを設けるようにしてもよい。負極集電体22Aは、例えば、銅箔等の金属箔により構成されている。
セパレータ23は、第1の実施の形態と同様である。
非水電解液は、電解質塩と、この電解質塩を溶解する非水溶媒とを含む。
[正極の製造方法]
正極活物質と、導電剤と、結着剤とを混合して正極合剤を調製し、この正極合剤をN−メチル−2−ピロリドン等の溶剤に分散させてペースト状の正極合剤スラリーを作製する。次に、この正極合剤スラリーを正極集電体21Aに塗布し溶剤を乾燥させ、ロールプレス機等により圧縮成型することにより正極活物質層21Bを形成し、正極21を作製する。
負極活物質と、結着剤とを混合して負極合剤を調製し、この負極合剤をN−メチル−2−ピロリドン等の溶剤に分散させてペースト状の負極合剤スラリーを作製する。次に、この負極合剤スラリーを負極集電体22Aに塗布し溶剤を乾燥させ、ロールプレス機等により圧縮成型することにより負極活物質層22Bを形成し、負極22を作製する。
非水電解液は、非水溶媒に対して電解質塩を溶解させて調製する。
正極集電体21Aに正極リード25を溶接等により取り付けると共に、負極集電体22Aに負極リード26を溶接等により取り付ける。その後、正極21と負極22とを本技術のセパレータ23を介して巻回し巻回電極体20とする。
(非水電解質電池の構成)
本技術の第3の実施の形態による非水電解質電池について説明する。図6は、本技術の第3の実施の形態による非水電解質電池の構成を表す斜視図である。この非水電解質電池は、いわゆる角型電池といわれるものであり、巻回電極体40を角型の外装缶31内に収容したものである。
セパレータは、第1の実施の形態と同様の構成である。
非水電解液は、第2の実施の形態に記載されたものを用いることができる。また、第2の実施の形態で記載したような、非水電解液を高分子化合物に保持させたゲル電解質を用いてもよい。
この非水電解質電池は、例えば、次のようにして製造することができる。
正極および負極は、第2の実施の形態と同様の方法により作製することができる。
第2の実施の形態と同様にして、正極と負極と、本技術のセパレータと順に積層および巻回し、小判型に細長く巻回された巻回電極体40を作製する。続いて、巻回電極体40を例えばアルミニウム(Al)、鉄(Fe)等の金属よりなる角型缶である外装缶31内に収容する。
本技術の第4の実施の形態による非水電解質電池について説明する。第4の実施の形態は、第1の実施の形態によるセパレータを用いたラミネートフィルム型非水電解質電池である。
図7は、本技術の第4の実施の形態による非水電解質電池の構成を表す分解斜視図である。この非水電解質電池は、いわゆるラミネートフィルム型といわれるものであり、正極リード51および負極リード52が取り付けられた巻回電極体50をフィルム状の外装部材60の内部に収容したものである。
正極53は、正極集電体53Aの片面あるいは両面に正極活物質層53Bが設けられた構造を有している。正極集電体53A、正極活物質層53Bの構成は、上述した第3の実施の形態の正極集電体21Aおよび正極活物質層21Bと同様である。
負極54は、負極集電体54Aの片面あるいは両面に負極活物質層54Bが設けられた構造を有しており、負極活物質層54Bと正極活物質層53Bとが対向するように配置されている。負極集電体54A、負極活物質層54Bの構成は、上述した第2の実施の形態の負極集電体22Aおよび負極活物質層22Bと同様である。
セパレータ58は、第1の実施の形態と同様である。
ゲル電解質56は非水電解質であり、非水電解液と非水電解液を保持する保持体となる高分子化合物とを含み、いわゆるゲル状となっている。ゲル状の電解質は高いイオン伝導率を得ることができると共に、電池の漏液を防止することができるので好ましい。なお、第4の実施の形態による非水電解質電池では、ゲル電解質56の代わりに第2の実施の形態と同様の非水電解液を用いてもよい。
この非水電解質電池は、例えば、次のようにして製造することができる。
正極53および負極54は、第2の実施の形態と同様の方法により作製することができる。
正極53および負極54のそれぞれの両面に、非水電解液と、高分子化合物と、混合溶剤とを含む前駆溶液を塗布し、混合溶剤を揮発させてゲル電解質56を形成する。そののち、正極集電体53Aの端部に正極リード51を溶接により取り付けると共に、負極集電体54Aの端部に負極リード52を溶接により取り付ける。
本技術の第4の実施の形態では、巻回電極体50が外装部材60で外装された非水電解質電池について説明したが、図9A~図9Cに示すように、巻回電極体50の代わりに積層電極体70を用いてもよい。図9Aは、積層電極体70を収容した非水電解質電池の外観図である。図9Bは、外装部材60に積層電極体70が収容される様子を示す分解斜視図である。図9Cは、図9Aに示す非水電解質電池の底面側からの外観を示す外観図である。
(電池パックの例)
図10は、本技術の第2~第4の実施の形態による非水電解質電池(以下、二次電池と適宜称する)を電池パックに適用した場合の回路構成例を示すブロック図である。電池パックは、組電池301、外装、充電制御スイッチ302aと、放電制御スイッチ303a、を備えるスイッチ部304、電流検出抵抗307、温度検出素子308、制御部310を備えている。
上述した本技術の第2~第4の実施の形態による非水電解質電池およびこれを用いた第5の実施の形態による電池パックは、例えば電子機器や電動車両、蓄電装置等の機器に搭載又は電力を供給するために使用することができる。
本技術の非水電解質電池を用いた蓄電装置を住宅用の蓄電システムに適用した例について、図11を参照して説明する。例えば住宅401用の蓄電システム400においては、火力発電402a、原子力発電402b、水力発電402c等の集中型電力系統402から電力網409、情報網412、スマートメータ407、パワーハブ408等を介し、電力が蓄電装置403に供給される。これと共に、家庭内発電装置404等の独立電源から電力が蓄電装置403に供給される。蓄電装置403に供給された電力が蓄電される。蓄電装置403を使用して、住宅401で使用する電力が給電される。住宅401に限らずビルに関しても同様の蓄電システムを使用できる。
本技術を車両用の蓄電システムに適用した例について、図12を参照して説明する。図12に、本技術が適用されるシリーズハイブリッドシステムを採用するハイブリッド車両の構成の一例を概略的に示す。シリーズハイブリッドシステムはエンジンで動かす発電機で発電された電力、あるいはそれをバッテリーに一旦貯めておいた電力を用いて、電力駆動力変換装置で走行する車である。
(セパレータの作製)
(樹脂溶液の調製)
まず、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナと、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイトと、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとを質量比で76:14:10となるように混合し、N−メチル−2−ピロリドンに分散させて樹脂溶液(塗料)を調製した。なお、平均粒径は、以下のように測定したD50である。すなわち、レーザー回折式粒度分布測定装置(島津製作所製、SALD7100)を用いて測定を行った。分散媒としてはN−メチル−2−ピロリドンを用い、分散剤としてポリフッ化ビニリデンを用いた。なお、D50は、レーザー回折式における粒度分布において、小さな粒子側から起算した体積累計50%の平均粒子直径(μm)を表している。
基材として厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜を用いた。この基材の両面に、上記塗料を凸部の密度が700個/mm2になるように塗布量を調整して塗布し、水からなる凝固液に浸漬後、乾燥させることで多孔質の表面層を形成した。以上によりセパレータを作製した。
実施例1−1の表面をSEM(走査型電子顕微鏡;Scanning Electron Microscope)によって観察した。SEM観察は株式会社日立ハイテクノロジー製の電子顕微鏡S4800を用いて行った。SEM観察は、異なる3つの倍率(500倍、5000倍、10000倍)で行った。図13Aに倍率500倍で観察した表面層のSEM像を示す。図13Bに倍率5000倍で観察した表面層のSEM像を示す。図13Cに、倍率10000倍で観察した表面層のSEM像を示す。
平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイトの代わりに平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイトを使用した点以外は、実施例1−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、以下のようにして、円筒型電池を作製した。
正極活物質であるコバルト酸リチウム(LiCoO2)91質量%と、導電剤であるカーボンブラック6質量%と、結着剤であるポリフッ化ビニリデン(PVdF)3質量%とを混合して正極合剤を調製し、この正極合剤を分散媒であるN−メチル−2−ピロリドン(NMP)に分散させて正極合剤スラリーとした。この正極合剤スラリーを厚さ15μmの帯状アルミニウム箔からなる正極集電体の両面に、正極集電体の一部が露出するようにして塗布した。この後、塗布した正極合剤スラリーの分散媒を蒸発・乾燥させ、ロールプレスにて圧縮成型することにより、正極活物質層を形成した。最後に、正極端子を正極集電体露出部に取り付け、正極を形成した。
最初に、ガスアトマイズ法でケイ素系材料SiOx(コア部)を得たのち、その表面に粉体蒸着法でコア部よりも低結晶性のケイ素系材料SiOy(被覆部)を堆積させて負極活物質を得た。コア部では半値幅=0.6°、結晶子サイズ=90nm、平均粒径=4μmとし、被覆部では平均厚さ=500nm、平均被覆率=70%とした。
炭酸エチレン(EC)と炭酸ビニレン(VC)と炭酸ジエチル(DEC)とを、質量比30:10:60で混合した非水溶媒に対して、電解質塩として六フッ化リン酸リチウム(LiPF6)を1mol/dm3の濃度で溶解させることにより、非水電解液を調製した。
正極および負極と、セパレータとを、正極、セパレータ、負極、セパレータの順に積層し、長手方向に多数回巻回させた後、巻き終わり部分を粘着テープで固定することにより巻回電極体を形成した。このとき、セパレータの凹凸形状を有する表面層は負極に対向するように配置した。次に、正極端子を電池蓋と接合された安全弁に接合すると共に、負極リードを負極缶に接続した。巻回電極体を一対の絶縁板で挟んで電池缶の内部に収納した後、巻回電極体の中心にセンターピンを挿入した。
作製した円筒型電池を23℃雰囲気中、0.5Cの充電電流で電池電圧が4.2Vとなるまで定電流充電を行った後、電池電圧4.2Vにて定電圧充電を行い、充電電流が50mAとなった時点で充電を終了した。この後0.5Cの放電電流で電池電圧が2.5Vとなるまで定電流放電を行った。充電前と充電後のセパレータの断面をSEM観察した。SEM観察は株式会社日立ハイテクノロジー製の電子顕微鏡S4800を用いて行った。図14Aに充電前のセパレータの断面を示すSEM像を示し、図14Bに充電後のセパレータの断面を示すSEM像を示す。なお、図14Aおよび図14Bのそれぞれにおいて上方が負極側であり下方が正極側である。
(セパレータの作製)
(樹脂溶液の調製)
まず、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとを質量比で72:18:10となるように混合し、N−メチル−2−ピロリドンに分散させて樹脂溶液(塗料)を調製した。
基材として厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜を用いた。この基材の両面に、上記塗料を凸部の密度が900個/mm2になるように塗布量を調整して塗布し、水からなる凝固液に浸漬後、乾燥させることで多孔質の表面層を形成した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイト粒子の代わりに、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子を用いた。以上の点以外は、実施例2−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして、円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子を使用せず、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイト粒子の代わりに、平均粒径3.0μmのアルミナ粒子を使用した。平均粒径3.0μmのアルミナ粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比は、90:10とした。塗布量は、実施例2−1と同量とした。以上の点以外は、実施例2−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして、円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイトを使用せず、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比は、90:10とした。塗布量は、実施例2−1と同量とした。以上の点以外は、実施例2−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして、円筒型電池を作製した。
表面層を形成せず、基材(厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜)を比較例2−3のセパレータとした。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして、円筒型電池を作製した。
実施例2−1~実施例2−3および比較例2−1~比較例2−3について、「表面粗さRaの測定」、「表面層の厚さの測定」、「第2の粒子による表面層の厚さの測定」、「表面層の空隙率の測定」を行った。
表面層の表面粗さRa(算術平均粗さ)は、レーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、製品名:VK−9500)を用いて測定した。この際、測定した範囲は210μm×280μmとした。
表面層は凹凸形状を有し、均一な厚さを有していない。このため、表面層の厚さTは、直径6mmの円形平面圧子を用いてセパレータに1.8kg/cm2の荷重をかけた際の厚みから基材の厚み(12μm)を差し引き片面当たりの膜厚とした。さらに上記測定を10点繰り返して平均値を算出し、平均値を表面層の厚さとした。
表面層の凹凸高低差は、レーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、製品名:VK−9500)を用いて測定した。この際、測定した範囲は210μm×280μmとした。なお、凹凸高低差にはバラツキがあるため10点の凹凸高低差を計測しその平均値を凹凸高低差とした。
作製したセパレータの表面層をテープで剥がし、作製した表面層の塗布部と未塗布部の段差をレーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、製品名:VK−9500)を用いて測定した。基材と第2の粒子による表面層の段差を、第2の粒子による表面層の厚さとした。
表面層の空隙率は、次のようにして求めた。まず、セパレータを切り取り面積S[cm2]で切り取ってサンプルを形成し、そのサンプルの質量(W1[g])と表面層の厚さ(D[cm])とを測定した。この際、サンプルの質量の測定には、電子天秤(島津製作所製 、商品名:AUW220D)を用いた。次に、サンプルの質量(W1[g])から予め測定した基材の質量を差し引き、表面層の質量(W2[g])を算出した。なお、基材の質量測定には、上述のサンプルの質量測定と同様の装置を用いた。次に、表面層を構成するi種類(i=1,2・・・,n)の材料の質量(Wi[g]、i=1,2・・・,n)を組成から計算により割り出した。次に、それぞれの材料の質量(Wi[g])をそれぞれの真密度(di[g/cm3])で割り、それぞれの材料の体積を仮定して、次式より空隙率を算出した。
空隙率[%]=100−{(質量W1/真密度d1)+(質量W2/真密度d2)+・・・+(質量Wn/真密度dn)}/(切り取り面積S×厚みD)
作製した各実施例および各比較例の円筒型電池を、23℃雰囲気中、0.5Cの充電電流で電池電圧が4.2Vとなるまで定電流充電を行った後、電池電圧4.2Vにて定電圧充電を行い、充電電流が50mAとなった時点で充電を終了した。この後、円筒型電池を解体して、電極の切れの有無を目視で確認した。以上を各実施例および各比較例について、10サンプルずつ行い、以下の基準で箔切れ抑制効果を評価した。
10サンプルのうち、10サンプル箔切れが生じていなかった ◎
10サンプルのうち、1~9サンプル箔切れが生じた ○
10サンプルのうち、10サンプル箔切れが生じた ×
(セパレータの作製)
(樹脂溶液の調製)
まず、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとを質量比で76:14:10となるように混合し、N−メチル−2−ピロリドンに分散させて樹脂溶液(塗料)を調製した。
基材として厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜を用いた。この基材の両面に上記塗料をアルミナ粒子による表面層の厚さが2.0μmになるように塗布量を調整して塗布し、水からなる凝固液に浸漬後、乾燥させることで多孔質の表面層を形成した。なお、アルミナ粒子による表面層の厚さは、片面当たりの厚さである。
塗料をアルミナ粒子による表面層の厚さが1.5μmになるように塗布量を調整して、基材の両面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例3−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
塗料をアルミナ粒子による表面層の厚さが1.0μmになるように塗布量を調整して、基材の両面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例3−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
表面層を形成せず、基材(厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜)を比較例3−1のセパレータとした。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子を使用せず、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイトと、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、90:10とした。塗布量は、実施例3−1と同量とした。以上の点以外は、実施例3−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
実施例3−1~実施例3−3および比較例3−1~比較例3−2について、以下のように「表面層の厚さの測定」、「第2の粒子による表面層の厚さの測定」、「収縮率の測定」、「耐酸化性評価」および「耐剥がれ性の評価」を行った。
表面層の厚さは、上記と同様にして測定した。
第2の粒子による表面層の厚さは、上記と同様にして測定した。
各実施例および比較例のセパレータを、MD(Machine Direction)方向に60mm、TD(Transverse Direction)方向に60mmに切り取り、150℃のオーブン中に1時間静置した。このとき、温風が直接セパレータにあたらないよう、セパレータを2枚の紙にはさんで静置した。この後、セパレータをオーブンから取り出して冷却し、MD方向およびTD方向それぞれの長さ[mm]を測定した。以下の各式から、MD方向およびTD方向の熱収縮率を算出した。
MD熱収縮率(%)=(60−加熱後の微多孔膜のMD方向長さ)/60×100
TD熱収縮率(%)=(60−加熱後の微多孔膜のTD方向長さ)/60×100
セパレータの表面層を株式会社日立ハイテクノロジー製の走査型電子顕微鏡S4800を使用して電子顕微鏡観察を行って耐酸化性を評価した。具体的には、表面層について、所定範囲(250μm×100μm)のSEM観察をランダムに10箇所行い、以下の基準で耐酸化性を評価した。
基材表面が露出している部分を確認できなかった場合 ◎
1箇所以上基材表面が露出している部分を確認できた場合 ○
すべての箇所に基材表面が露出している部分を確認できた場合 ×
セパレータの表面層を株式会社日立ハイテクノロジー製の走査型電子顕微鏡S4800を使用して電子顕微鏡観察を行い、第1の粒子の剥がれが確認できないセパレータを○、第1の粒子の剥がれが確認できるセパレータを×として評価した。なお、比較例3−2については、図15に第1の粒子が剥がれた状態を観察したSEM像を示す。
(セパレータの作製)
(樹脂溶液の調製)
まず、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとを質量比で89:1:10となるように混合し、N−メチル−2−ピロリドンに分散させて樹脂溶液(塗料)を調製した。
基材として厚さ12μmのポリエチレン(PE)多孔質膜を用いた。この基材の片面に、上記塗料を凸部の密度が100個になるように塗布量を調整して塗布し、水からなる凝固液に浸漬後、乾燥させることで多孔質の表面層を形成した。
<実施例4−2>
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、85:5:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が200[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、81:9:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が300[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、76:14:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が700[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、72:18:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が900[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、45:45:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が1300[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、27:63:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が2800[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際に、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子に代えて、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイト粒子を使用した。平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径9.5μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、85:5:10に変えた。上記塗料を凸部の密度が100[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と、平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、18:72:10に変えた。塗料を凸部の密度が4000[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
樹脂溶液の調製の際の、平均粒径0.5μmのアルミナ粒子と平均粒径6.0μmのベーマイト粒子と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンとの質量比を、9:81:10に変えた。塗料(樹脂溶液)を凸部の密度が5000[個/mm2]になるように塗布量を調整して、基材の片面に塗布した。以上の点以外は、実施例4−1と同様にしてセパレータを作製した。また、このセパレータを用いて、実施例1−2と同様にして円筒型電池を作製した。
実施例4−1~実施例4−10について、以下のようにして、「第2の粒子による表面層の厚さの測定」、「スペーサ機能の評価」、「凸密度の測定」、「凸部間隔の評価」「箔切れの確認」を行った。
第2の粒子による表面層の厚さは、上記と同様にして測定した。
表面層の厚さは、上記と同様にして測定した。
第1の粒子が、スペーサとして機能しているとは、第1の粒子の粒子高さが表面層の厚さの測定(膜厚測定)に反映されることをいう。すなわち、第1の粒子の粒子高さが、表面層の厚さとほぼ等しくなることをいう。
レーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、VK−9500)を用いて、表面の凹凸を測定した。測定した範囲は210μm×280μmで行い、測定した凹凸結果から凹部の個数を計測しmm2辺りの個数として計算した。ここでの凸部は、第1の粒子単独で形成されている必要は無く、複数の第1の粒子で形成していても一つの凸部として計算した。なお、実施例4−1~実施例4−7および実施例4−9については、レーザー顕微鏡を用いた表面層の観察結果を図16A~図16C(図16A~図16Cをカラーで示した図16を本件出願の物件提出書で提出している)に示す。
レーザー顕微鏡(キーエンス社製、VK−9500)を用いて、表面の凹凸を測定した。この際、測定した範囲は210μm×280μmで行った。直径30μm以上の円の面積が存在する場合○、存在しない場合を×と評価した。
各実施例および各比較例の円筒型電池を、23℃雰囲気中、0.5Cの充電電流で電池電圧が4.2Vとなるまで定電流充電を行った後、電池電圧4.2Vにて定電圧充電を行い、充電電流が50mAとなった時点で充電を終了した。この後、円筒型電池を解体して、電極の切れの有無を目視で確認した。以上を各実施例について、10サンプルずつ行い、以下の基準で箔切れ抑制効果を評価した。
10サンプルのうち、10サンプル箔切れが生じていなかった ◎
10サンプルのうち、1~9サンプル箔切れが生じた ○
10サンプルのうち、10サンプル箔切れが生じた ×
実施例4−3~実施例4−7によれば、第1の粒子のスペーサ機能が発現しており、凹凸高低差も低くなく、凸部間隔も30μm以上と広いため、箔切れ抑制効果が良好であった。実施例4−9~実施例4−10によれば、凸部の間隔が30μm未満となり、電極とセパレータとの間の凹部に対応する空間によって負極の膨張を吸収する効果が弱いため、箔切れ抑制効果が弱かった。
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[1]
多孔性を有する基材層と、
該基材層の少なくとも一主面に設けられ、凹凸形状を有する表面層とを備え、
上記表面層は、
上記凹凸形状の凸部を形成するために該凸部の主体となる第1の粒子と、
該第1の粒子より平均粒径が小さく、上記第1の粒子の少なくとも一部の表面を被覆すると共に、上記第1の粒子間で露出する上記基材層の少なくとも一部の表面を覆う第2の粒子と、
樹脂材料と
を含むセパレータ。
[2]
上記第1の粒子はスペーサとして機能し、上記第1の粒子の高さが上記表面層の厚さとほぼ等しくなる[1]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[3]
上記凹凸形状の高低差は、2μm以上である[1]~[2]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[4]
上記第1の粒子の平均粒径は、3.5μm以上である[1]~[3]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[5]
上記凸部の密度は、300個/mm2以上2800個/mm2以下である[1]~[4]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[6]
上記第2の粒子により上記基材層の表面が覆われた層の厚さは、1.5μm以上3.0μm以下である[1]~[5]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[7]
上記第2の粒子の平均粒径は、0.1μm以上1.0μm以下である[1]~[6]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[8]
上記第1の粒子および上記第2の粒子は、電気絶縁性の粒子である[1]~[7]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[9]
上記樹脂材料は、フッ素を含む樹脂である[1]~[8]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[10]
上記基材層の表面を覆う上記第2の粒子により上記基材層に耐酸化性が付与された[1]~[9]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[11]
上記基材層は、多孔性を有する樹脂膜である[1]~[10]の何れかに記載のセパレータ。
[12]
セパレータと該セパレータを介して対向する正極および負極とを含む電極体と、
非水電解質と
を備え、
上記セパレータは、
多孔性を有する基材層と、
該基材層の少なくとも一主面に設けられ、凹凸形状を有する表面層とを備え、
上記表面層は、
上記凹凸形状の凸部を形成するために該凸部の主体となる第1の粒子と、
該第1の粒子より平均粒径が小さく、上記第1の粒子の少なくとも一部の表面を被覆すると共に、上記第1の粒子間で露出する上記基材層の少なくとも一部の表面を覆う第2の粒子と、
樹脂材料と
を含む非水電解質電池。
[13]
上記負極は、負極活物質として、リチウムと合金を形成可能な金属元素および半金属元素のうちの少なくとも1種を構成元素とする合金系負極材料を含む
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池。
[14]
上記合金系負極材料は、上記構成元素としてスズを含む
[13]に記載の非水電解質電池。
[15]
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池と、
上記非水電解質電池を制御する制御部と、
上記非水電解質電池を内包する外装と
を有する電池パック。
[16]
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池を有し、
上記非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受ける電子機器。
[17]
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池と、
上記非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受けて車両の駆動力に変換する変換装置と、
上記非水電解質電池に関する情報に基づいて車両制御に関する情報処理を行う制御装置と
を有する電動車両。
[18]
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池を有し、
上記非水電解質電池に接続される電子機器に電力を供給する蓄電装置。
[19]
他の機器とネットワークを介して信号を送受信する電力情報制御装置を備え
上記電力情報制御装置が受信した情報に基づき、上記非水電解質電池の充放電制御を行う[18]に記載の蓄電装置。
[20]
[12]に記載の非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受け、または、発電装置もしくは電力網から上記非水電解質電池に電力が供給される電力システム。
Claims (20)
- 多孔性を有する基材層と、
該基材層の少なくとも一主面に設けられ、凹凸形状を有する表面層とを備え、
上記表面層は、
上記凹凸形状の凸部を形成するために該凸部の主体となる第1の粒子と、
該第1の粒子より平均粒径が小さく、上記第1の粒子の少なくとも一部の表面を被覆すると共に、上記第1の粒子間で露出する上記基材層の少なくとも一部の表面を覆う第2の粒子と、
樹脂材料と
を含むセパレータ。 - 上記第1の粒子はスペーサとして機能し、上記第1の粒子の高さが上記表面層の厚さとほぼ等しくなる請求項1に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記凹凸形状の高低差は、2μm以上である請求項2に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記第1の粒子の平均粒径は、3.5μm以上である請求項3に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記凸部の密度は、300個/mm2以上2800個/mm2以下である請求項4に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記第2の粒子により上記基材層の表面が覆われた層の厚さは、1.5μm以上3.0μm以下である請求項3に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記第2の粒子の平均粒径は、0.1μm以上1.0μm以下である請求項3に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記第1の粒子および上記第2の粒子は、電気絶縁性の粒子である請求項1に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記樹脂材料は、フッ素を含む樹脂である請求項1に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記基材層の表面を覆う上記第2の粒子により上記基材層に耐酸化性が付与された請求項1に記載のセパレータ。
- 上記基材層は、多孔性を有する樹脂膜である請求項1に記載のセパレータ。
- セパレータと該セパレータを介して対向する正極および負極とを含む電極体と、
非水電解質と
を備え、
上記セパレータは、
多孔性を有する基材層と、
該基材層の少なくとも一主面に設けられ、凹凸形状を有する表面層とを備え、
上記表面層は、
上記凹凸形状の凸部を形成するために該凸部の主体となる第1の粒子と、
該第1の粒子より平均粒径が小さく、上記第1の粒子の少なくとも一部の表面を被覆すると共に、上記第1の粒子間で露出する上記基材層の少なくとも一部の表面を覆う第2の粒子と、
樹脂材料と
を含む非水電解質電池。 - 上記負極は、負極活物質として、リチウムと合金を形成可能な金属元素および半金属元素のうちの少なくとも1種を構成元素とする合金系負極材料を含む
請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池。 - 上記合金系負極材料は、上記構成元素としてスズを含む
請求項13に記載の非水電解質電池。 - 請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池と、
上記非水電解質電池を制御する制御部と、
上記非水電解質電池を内包する外装と
を有する電池パック。 - 請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池を有し、
上記非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受ける電子機器。 - 請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池と、
上記非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受けて車両の駆動力に変換する変換装置と、
上記非水電解質電池に関する情報に基づいて車両制御に関する情報処理を行う制御装置と
を有する電動車両。 - 請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池を有し、
上記非水電解質電池に接続される電子機器に電力を供給する蓄電装置。 - 他の機器とネットワークを介して信号を送受信する電力情報制御装置を備え
上記電力情報制御装置が受信した情報に基づき、上記非水電解質電池の充放電制御を行う請求項18に記載の蓄電装置。 - 請求項12に記載の非水電解質電池から電力の供給を受け、または、発電装置もしくは電力網から上記非水電解質電池に電力が供給される電力システム。
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