WO2016017093A1 - 非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
- non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries have been required to have a high capacity that can be used for a long time and to improve output characteristics when charging and discharging a large current in a relatively short time.
- the reaction between the positive electrode active material and the electrolytic solution is performed even when the charging voltage is increased by causing the group 3 element of the periodic table to be present on the surface of the base material particle as the positive electrode active material. It can be suppressed, and it is suggested that deterioration of charge storage characteristics can be suppressed.
- Patent Document 2 suggests that the use of a positive electrode active material in which fine particles containing lithium tungstate are formed on the primary particle surface increases the initial discharge capacity and lowers the positive electrode resistance.
- DCR Direct Current Resistance
- a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is a secondary particle formed by agglomerating primary particles composed of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and the surface of the secondary particle In the recesses formed between adjacent primary particles, rare earth compound secondary particles formed by aggregation of rare earth compound particles are attached, and the rare earth compound secondary particles are formed in the recesses.
- a compound containing tungsten is attached to both of the adjacent primary particles, and the interface of the primary particles inside the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is attached.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which an increase in DCR during a high temperature cycle is suppressed.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material particle and a positive electrode active material in an example of the present invention and Experimental Example 1 are enlarged.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material in Experimental Example 3 is enlarged.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material in Experimental Example 5 is enlarged.
- 4 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a part of a positive electrode active material in Reference Experimental Example 1.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material particle and a positive electrode active material in an example of the present invention and Experimental Example 1 are enlarged.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material in Experimental Example 3 is enlarged.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a part of a positive electrode active material in
- a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is an example of an embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte including a nonaqueous solvent, and a separator.
- a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material a positive electrode active material
- a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material a nonaqueous electrolyte including a nonaqueous solvent
- separator As an example of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, there is a structure in which an electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound via a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte are accommodated in an exterior body.
- the positive electrode active material is a secondary particle formed by agglomerating primary particles made of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and a primary particle of a rare earth compound in a recess formed between adjacent primary particles on the surface of the secondary particle.
- the secondary particles of the rare earth compound formed by agglomerating are attached, and the secondary particles of the rare earth compound are attached to both the adjacent primary particles in the recess.
- a compound containing tungsten is attached to the interface of the primary particles inside the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the positive electrode active material includes lithium-containing transition metal oxide secondary particles 21 formed by aggregation of primary particles 20 of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, Rare earth compound primary particles 24 aggregated in recesses 23 formed between primary particles 20 and primary particles 20 adjacent to each other on the surface of secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. Secondary particles 25 are attached. Furthermore, the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound are attached to both the primary particles 20 and the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to each other in the recess 23.
- a compound 27 containing tungsten is attached to the interface of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide inside the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the compound 27 containing tungsten is preferably attached to both the adjacent primary particles 20 that face each other.
- the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound are attached to both of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide that are adjacent to each other in the concave portion 23, these are at the time of the charge / discharge cycle at a high temperature. Surface degradation is suppressed on any surface of the primary particles 20 of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and cracks from the primary particle interface in the recesses 23 can be suppressed.
- the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound also have an effect of fixing (adhering) the primary particles 20 of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide to each other. Even if the substance repeatedly expands and contracts, cracks from the primary particle interface in the recess 23 are suppressed.
- the compound 27 containing tungsten adheres to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. During the cycle, surface modification of the primary particles and cracks from the primary particle interface inside the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide are suppressed. Furthermore, since the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound are attached to both of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to each other in the recesses 23 of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, Even in this case, the elution of the compound 27 containing tungsten is suppressed.
- the secondary particles of the rare earth compound are attached to both of the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide that are adjacent to each other in the recess.
- the lithium-containing transition metal In the recess formed between the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to the surface of the secondary particle of the metal oxide, a rare earth compound is formed on both surfaces of the adjacent primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. This is a state in which secondary particles are attached.
- the rare earth compound is preferably at least one compound selected from rare earth hydroxides, oxyhydroxides, oxides, carbonic acid compounds, phosphoric acid compounds and fluorine compounds.
- at least one compound selected from a rare earth hydroxide and an oxyhydroxide is particularly preferable, and when these rare earth compounds are used, the effect of suppressing surface alteration that occurs at the primary particle interface is further increased. Demonstrated.
- rare earth elements contained in rare earth compounds include scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium.
- neodymium, samarium, and erbium are particularly preferable. This is because neodymium, samarium, and erbium compounds have a greater effect of suppressing surface alteration that occurs at the primary particle interface than other rare earth compounds.
- rare earth compounds include neodymium hydroxide, neodymium oxyhydroxide, samarium hydroxide, samarium oxyhydroxide, erbium hydroxide, erbium oxyhydroxide, and other hydroxides and oxyhydroxides, as well as neodymium phosphate.
- the average particle diameter of the primary particles of the rare earth compound is preferably 5 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and more preferably 5 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
- the average particle size of the secondary particles of the rare earth compound is preferably 100 nm or more and 400 nm or less, and more preferably 150 nm or more and 300 nm or less.
- the average particle size exceeds 400 nm the particle size of the secondary particles of the rare earth compound becomes too large, and thus the number of recesses in the lithium-containing transition metal oxide to which the secondary particles of the rare earth compound adhere is reduced.
- the average particle size is less than 100 nm, the area where the secondary particles of the rare earth compound contact between the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is reduced, so the primary particles of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide are adjacent to each other. This is because the effect of fixing (adhering) is reduced and the effect of suppressing cracks from the primary particle interface of the secondary particle surface may be reduced.
- the average particle size of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more and 40 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 4 ⁇ m or more and 20 ⁇ m or less.
- the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide are formed by bonding (aggregating) primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the average particle size of primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is preferably 100 nm or more and 5 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 300 nm or more and 2 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle size is less than 100 nm, the primary particle interface including the inside of the secondary particles becomes too much, and the influence of cracks due to expansion / contraction during the cycle may easily occur.
- the average particle size exceeds 5 ⁇ m, the amount of the primary particle interface including the inside of the secondary particles becomes too small, and the output at a particularly low temperature may be lowered.
- the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide are not larger than the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the ratio (attachment amount) of the rare earth compound is preferably 0.005% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less, in terms of rare earth element, with respect to the total mass of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and 0.05% by mass or more and 0.0. More preferably, it is 3 mass% or less.
- the ratio is less than 0.005% by mass, the amount of the rare earth compound adhering to the recesses formed between the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is reduced, so that the above-described effect by the rare earth compound is sufficiently obtained. In some cases, the DCR rise after the cycle cannot be suppressed.
- the ratio exceeds 0.5% by mass, not only the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, but also the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is excessively covered. The characteristics may deteriorate.
- Examples of the compound containing tungsten include tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ), tungsten diacid (WO 2 ), and lithium tungstate.
- lithium tungstate is preferable because lithium ion conductivity is higher than tungsten oxide.
- Examples of lithium tungstate include Li 2 WO 4, Li 4 WO 5 and Li 6 W 2 O 9 .
- the compound containing tungsten adheres to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particle of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, but further adheres to the primary particle interface of the surface of the secondary particle of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. May be.
- the proportion of the compound containing tungsten is preferably 0.1% by mass or more and 5.0% by mass or less, particularly 0.3% by mass or more, in terms of tungsten element, based on the total mass of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. More preferably, it is 3.0% or less. If the tungsten compound is less than 0.1% by mass, the effect of suppressing the alteration of the primary particle surface inside the secondary particles tends to be insufficient. Moreover, when it becomes 5.0 mass% or more, there exists a tendency for the spreading
- the ratio of the compound containing tungsten to the total mass of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide refers to the inside of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide and the total mass of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide and It is the ratio of the mass when all the compounds containing tungsten adhering to the surface exist as tungsten.
- the tungsten compound in the present invention exists at the primary particle interface inside the secondary particles.
- the tungsten element may be partially substituted with nickel or cobalt to be dissolved. This is not a state in which the tungsten compound is present at the primary particle interface in the present invention.
- the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide not only can the positive electrode capacity be increased more, but also the proton exchange reaction at the primary particle interface described later is more likely to occur, the Ni occupying the lithium-containing transition metal oxide It is preferable to use one whose ratio is 80% or more with respect to the total amount of metal elements excluding lithium. That is, the nickel ratio is preferably 80% or more when the molar amount of the entire metal excluding Li in the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is 1. Specifically, lithium-containing nickel-manganese composite oxide, lithium-containing nickel-cobalt-manganese composite oxide, lithium-containing nickel-cobalt composite oxide, lithium-containing nickel-cobalt aluminum composite oxide, etc. are used as the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide. be able to.
- lithium-containing nickel-cobalt-aluminum composite oxide a composition having a molar ratio of nickel, cobalt, and aluminum of 8: 1: 1, 82: 15: 3, 94: 3: 3, or the like can be used. These may be used alone or in combination.
- a particularly preferred composition is such that the proportion of cobalt in the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is 7% mol% or less with respect to the total molar amount of metal elements excluding lithium. More preferably, it is 5 mol% or less.
- the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide having a cobalt ratio of 7 mol% or less tends to increase DCR during a high-temperature cycle.
- a compound containing a rare earth compound and tungsten is attached to the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide particles having a cobalt ratio of 7 mol% or less as shown in FIG. And cracking is suppressed from both the surface and the inside of the particle, and the effect that the increase in DCR is suppressed becomes remarkable.
- the ratio of trivalent Ni increases, so that proton exchange reaction between water and lithium in the lithium-containing transition metal oxide in water.
- LiOH generated by the proton exchange reaction appears in large quantities from the inside of the primary particle interface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide to the secondary particle surface.
- the alkali (OH ⁇ ) concentration between the primary particles of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide on the surface of the secondary particle of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is higher than the surroundings, so that the recess formed between the primary particles.
- the primary particles of the rare earth compound are aggregated so as to be attracted to the alkali and are easily deposited while forming secondary particles.
- the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide having a Ni ratio of less than 80% the ratio of trivalent Ni is small and the proton exchange reaction is less likely to occur.
- the concentration is almost the same as the surroundings. For this reason, even if the primary particles of the precipitated rare earth compound are combined to form secondary particles, the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide that are likely to collide when adhered to the surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. It becomes easy to adhere to the convex part.
- the lithium-containing transition metal oxide may further contain other additive elements.
- additive elements include boron (B), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and niobium (Nb). ), Molybdenum (Mo), tantalum (Ta), zirconium (Zr), tin (Sn), tungsten (W), sodium (Na), potassium (K), barium (Ba), strontium (Sr), calcium (Ca) ), Bismuth (Bi) and the like.
- the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is stirred in a certain amount of water and adhered to the surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. It is preferable to remove the alkaline component.
- a rare earth compound is attached to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide
- Tungsten may be attached to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particle, or after tungsten is attached to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particle of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, A rare earth compound may be adhered to the particle surface.
- a method of adding an aqueous solution containing a rare earth element to a suspension containing the lithium-containing transition metal oxide can be mentioned.
- tungsten to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particle of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide
- an aqueous solution containing tungsten in a lithium-containing transition metal oxide or a suspension containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide The method of adding is mentioned.
- the suspension In attaching the rare earth compound to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, while adding the aqueous solution in which the compound containing the rare earth element is dissolved to the suspension, the suspension has a pH of 11.5 or more, preferably It is desirable to adjust to a pH range of 12 or higher. This is because the rare earth compound particles tend to be unevenly distributed and adhered to the surfaces of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide by treatment under these conditions.
- the particles of the rare earth compound are uniformly attached to the entire surface of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and the primary surface on the surface of the secondary particles There is a possibility that cracking of the active material due to surface alteration occurring at the particle interface cannot be sufficiently suppressed.
- pH becomes less than 6 at least one part of a lithium containing transition metal oxide may melt
- the pH of the suspension is adjusted to 14 or less, preferably pH 13 or less. This is because when the pH is higher than 14, not only the primary particles of the rare earth compound become too large, but also excessive alkali remains inside the particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, which makes it easy to gel during slurry preparation. This is because there is a risk of excessive gas generation during storage of the battery.
- aqueous solution in which a compound containing a rare earth element is dissolved is added to a suspension containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide
- the aqueous solution precipitates as a rare earth hydroxide and sufficiently suspends the fluorine source.
- it can be deposited as a rare earth fluoride.
- the carbon dioxide is sufficiently dissolved, it precipitates as a rare-earth carbonate compound, and when sufficient phosphate ions are added to the suspension, it precipitates as a rare-earth phosphate compound and is deposited on the surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide particles.
- Rare earth compounds can be deposited. Further, by controlling the dissolved ions of the suspension, for example, a rare earth compound in which hydroxide and fluoride are mixed can be obtained.
- the lithium-containing transition metal oxide particles on which the rare earth compound is deposited are preferably heat-treated.
- the heat treatment temperature is preferably 80 ° C. or more and 500 ° C. or less, and more preferably 80 ° C. or more and 400 ° C. or less. If the temperature is lower than 80 ° C, it may take excessive time to sufficiently dry the positive electrode active material obtained by the heat treatment. If the temperature exceeds 500 ° C, a part of the rare earth compound adhering to the surface may be a lithium-containing transition. There is a possibility that the effect of suppressing surface alteration that occurs at the primary particle interface on the surface of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide is reduced due to diffusion inside the metal composite oxide particles.
- rare earth elements when the heat treatment temperature is 400 ° C. or less, rare earth elements hardly diffuse inside the particles of the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide and adhere firmly to the primary particle interface.
- the effect of suppressing surface alteration that occurs at the primary particle interface on the surface of the secondary particles and the adhesion effect between these primary particles are increased.
- rare earth hydroxide When rare earth hydroxide is adhered to the primary particle interface, most of the hydroxide changes to oxyhydroxide at about 200 ° C. to about 300 ° C., and further at about 450 ° C. to about 500 ° C. Usually changes to oxide.
- rare earth hydroxides and oxyhydroxides having a large effect of suppressing surface alteration can be selectively disposed at the primary particle interface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. Therefore, an excellent DCR suppressing effect can be obtained.
- the heat treatment of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide with the rare earth compound deposited on the surface is preferably performed under vacuum.
- the water content of the suspension used for depositing the rare earth compound penetrates into the lithium-containing transition metal oxide particles.
- the heat treatment of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide to which the tungsten compound is attached is preferably performed under vacuum.
- the moisture is not effectively removed unless the heat treatment is performed under vacuum, and the amount of moisture brought into the battery from the positive electrode active material is increased, resulting from the reaction between the moisture and the electrolyte. This is because the surface of the active material may be altered by the produced product.
- the tungsten compound is sucked into the secondary particles, and the tungsten compound can be efficiently arranged at the primary particle interface inside the secondary particles.
- aqueous solution containing a rare earth element a solution obtained by dissolving acetate, nitrate, sulfate, oxide or chloride in water or an organic solvent can be used. It is preferable to use one dissolved in water because of its high solubility.
- a rare earth oxide an aqueous solution in which a rare earth sulfate, chloride, or nitrate dissolved in an acid such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, or acetic acid is dissolved in the above compound. Since it becomes the same thing as the melt
- the rare earth compound when the rare earth compound is attached to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide using a dry mixing method of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide and the rare earth compound, the particles of the rare earth compound contain lithium. Since it randomly adheres to the secondary particle surface of the transition metal oxide, it is difficult to selectively adhere to the primary particle interface of the secondary particle surface.
- the dry mixing method since the rare earth compound is not firmly attached to the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the effect of fixing (adhering) the primary particles does not appear, and the conductive agent or binder
- a positive electrode mixture is prepared by mixing with a rare earth compound, the rare earth compound is easily removed from the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the positive electrode active material is not limited to the case where the positive electrode active material particles are used alone. It is also possible to use a mixture of the positive electrode active material and another positive electrode active material.
- the positive electrode active material is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound capable of reversibly inserting and desorbing lithium ions. For example, cobalt acid capable of inserting and desorbing lithium ions while maintaining a stable crystal structure. Those having a layered structure such as lithium and nickel cobalt lithium manganate, those having a spinel structure such as lithium manganese oxide and lithium nickel manganese oxide, and those having an olivine structure can be used.
- the positive electrode active materials may be of the same particle diameter or of different particle diameters. Also good.
- the positive electrode containing the positive electrode active material is preferably composed of a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on the positive electrode current collector.
- the positive electrode mixture layer preferably contains a binder and a conductive agent in addition to the positive electrode active material particles.
- a conductive thin film particularly a metal foil or alloy foil that is stable in the potential range of the positive electrode such as aluminum, or a film having a metal surface layer such as aluminum is used.
- binder examples include fluorine-based polymers and rubber-based polymers.
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PVdF polyvinylidene fluoride
- examples include coalescence. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the binder may be used in combination with a thickener such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or polyethylene oxide (PEO).
- Examples of the conductive agent include carbon materials such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, graphite, and vapor grown carbon (VGCF). These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- carbon materials such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, graphite, and vapor grown carbon (VGCF). These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the negative electrode can be obtained, for example, by mixing a negative electrode active material and a binder with water or an appropriate solvent, applying the mixture to a negative electrode current collector, drying, and rolling.
- a negative electrode current collector it is preferable to use a conductive thin film, particularly a metal foil or alloy foil that is stable in the potential range of the negative electrode such as copper, a film having a metal surface layer such as copper, or the like.
- PTFE or the like can be used as in the case of the positive electrode, but it is preferable to use a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR) or a modified body thereof.
- SBR styrene-butadiene copolymer
- the binder may be used in combination with a thickener such as CMC.
- the negative electrode active material is not particularly limited as long as it can reversibly occlude and release lithium ions.
- a carbon material, a metal or alloy material alloyed with lithium such as Si or Sn, SiO x A metal oxide such as (0 ⁇ X ⁇ 2) can be used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- Nonaqueous electrolyte for example, a cyclic carbonate, a chain carbonate, a cyclic carboxylic acid ester or the like is used.
- the cyclic carbonate include propylene carbonate (PC) and ethylene carbonate (EC).
- the chain carbonate include diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), and dimethyl carbonate (DMC).
- the cyclic carboxylic acid ester include ⁇ -butyrolactone (GBL) and ⁇ -valerolactone (GVL).
- a non-aqueous solvent may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used in combination of 2 or more type.
- LiPF 6 LiBF 4 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiN (FSO 2 ) 2 , LiN (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN (C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN ( CF 3 SO 2 ) (C 4 F 9 SO 2 ), LiC (C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 3 , LiAsF 6, or the like
- LiPF 6 LiBF 4 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiN (FSO 2 ) 2 , LiN (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN (C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN ( CF 3 SO 2 ) (C 4 F 9 SO 2 ), LiC (C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 3 , LiAsF 6, or the like
- a lithium salt having an oxalato complex as an anion can also be used.
- LiBOB lithium-bisoxalate borate
- the said solute may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used in combination of 2 or more type.
- separator As a separator, the separator conventionally used can be used. For example, a separator made of polypropylene or polyethylene, a multilayer separator of polypropylene-polyethylene, or a separator whose surface is coated with a resin such as an aramid resin can be used.
- a layer made of an inorganic filler conventionally used can be formed at the interface between the positive electrode and the separator or the interface between the negative electrode and the separator.
- the filler it is possible to use an oxide or a phosphoric acid compound using titanium, aluminum, silicon, magnesium or the like alone or plurally, and a material whose surface is treated with a hydroxide or the like.
- the suspension was filtered, and the obtained powder was an aqueous solution in which 59 g of tungsten oxide (WO 3 ) and 24 g of lithium hydroxide (anhydrous) were dissolved in 460 ml of pure water (hereinafter referred to as this solution in this experimental example).
- the positive electrode active material was produced by spraying at 200 ° C. in a vacuum.
- the positive electrode mixture slurry is applied to both surfaces of a positive electrode current collector made of an aluminum foil, dried, and then rolled with a rolling roller, and a current collector tab made of aluminum is further attached.
- a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode mixture layer formed on both sides of the electric body was produced.
- the packing density of the positive electrode active material in this positive electrode was 3.60 g / cm 3 .
- LiPF 6 Lithium hexafluorophosphate
- EC ethylene carbonate
- MEC methyl ethyl carbonate
- DMC dimethyl carbonate
- VC vinylene carbonate
- the positive electrode and the negative electrode thus obtained were wound in a spiral shape with a separator disposed between the two electrodes, and then the winding core was pulled out to produce a spiral electrode body. Next, the spiral electrode body was crushed to obtain a flat electrode body. Thereafter, the flat electrode body and the non-aqueous electrolyte were inserted into an aluminum laminate outer package to produce a battery A1.
- the size of the battery was 3.6 mm thick ⁇ 35 mm wide ⁇ 62 mm long.
- the discharge capacity when the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery was charged to 4.20 V and discharged to 3.0 V was 950 mAh.
- Example 2 In the production of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1, the battery A2 was prepared in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that the powder obtained after filtration was dried in vacuum at 200 ° C. without spraying the aqueous tungsten solution. Produced.
- Example 3 In the preparation of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1, the same procedure as in Experimental Example 1 was performed except that the pH of the suspension was kept constant at 9 while the erbium sulfate aqueous solution was added to the suspension. A battery A3 was produced in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that the positive electrode active material was produced. In order to adjust the pH of the suspension to 9, a 10% by mass aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was appropriately added.
- the primary particles of erbium hydroxide having an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm were not converted into secondary particles, but the entire surface of the secondary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. It was confirmed that they were evenly dispersed (attached to both the convex part and the concave part).
- the adhesion amount of the erbium compound was measured by the inductively coupled plasma ionization (ICP) emission analysis method, it was 0.15 mass% with respect to lithium nickel cobalt aluminum complex oxide in terms of erbium element.
- Example 4 In the production of the positive electrode active material in Experimental Example 3, the battery A4 was prepared in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that the powder obtained after filtration was dried in vacuum at 200 ° C. without spraying the aqueous tungsten solution. Produced.
- Example 5 In the preparation of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1, the same procedure as in Experimental Example 1 except that the erbium sulfate aqueous solution was not added and erbium hydroxide was not attached to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. Thus, a battery A5 was produced.
- Example 6 In the preparation of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1, except that the erbium sulfate aqueous solution was not added, erbium hydroxide was not attached to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and the tungsten solution was not sprayed. Produced a battery A6 in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1.
- the DCR value after 100 cycles was measured by the same method as the DCR measurement before the cycle described above.
- the rest time between the charge / discharge cycle test and the DCR measurement after the cycle was 10 minutes. Both the DCR measurement and the charge / discharge cycle test were performed in a constant temperature bath at 60 ° C.
- the positive electrode active material of the battery A ⁇ b> 1 is attached to both of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide in which the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound are adjacent in the recesses 23.
- surface alteration and cracking from the primary particle interface could be suppressed on any surface of the primary particles 20 of these adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxides during the charge / discharge cycle at a high temperature.
- the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound also have an effect of fixing (adhering) the primary particles 20 of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide, cracks are formed in the recesses 23 from the primary particle interface. It is thought that it was possible to suppress the occurrence.
- the lithium-containing material is contained even at high temperatures.
- the compound 27 containing tungsten is hardly eluted from the inside of the secondary particles 21 of the transition metal oxide.
- the lithium-containing transition metal oxide secondary particles 21 adhere to the primary particle interface inside the lithium-containing transition metal oxide secondary particles 21 even at a high temperature. It is thought that surface modification of the primary particles and cracking from the primary particle interface inside were suppressed.
- the DCR increase rate after the high temperature cycle is the highest. It is thought that it was small.
- the batteries A3 and A5 are considered below.
- the positive electrode active material used in the battery A ⁇ b> 3 is uniform over the entire surface of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide without the primary particles 24 of the rare earth compound forming secondary particles.
- the compound 27 containing tungsten is attached to the primary particle interface inside the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the positive electrode active material used in the battery A5 had no rare earth attached to the surface of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, and the secondary material of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. Inside the particle 21, a compound 27 containing tungsten is attached to the primary particle interface.
- the secondary particles of the rare earth compound are not attached to the recesses 23 on the surface of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the primary of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide It is considered that surface modification of the particles 20 and cracking from the primary particle interface cannot be suppressed.
- the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound do not adhere to the recesses 23 when the temperature is high, tungsten is added from the inside of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. It is thought that it cannot suppress that the compound 27 containing contains.
- the negative electrode resistance also increases. Since both the positive electrode resistance and the negative electrode resistance increase due to elution of the compound 27 containing tungsten, the batteries A3 and A5 have a higher DCR increase rate after the high temperature cycle than the batteries A4 and A6 that do not contain the compound 27 containing tungsten. It is thought that became higher.
- the secondary particles 25 of the rare earth compound are attached to both of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to each other in the recess 23.
- the battery A1 described above, it is considered that surface alteration and cracking from the primary particle interface can be suppressed on any surface of the primary particles 20 of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide.
- the compound containing tungsten is not attached inside the lithium-containing transition metal oxide secondary particles 21, the surface of the primary particles inside the lithium-containing transition metal oxide secondary particles 21 Alteration and cracking from the primary particle interface cannot be suppressed. For this reason, in the battery A2, it is considered that the positive electrode resistance is increased and the DCR increase rate after the high temperature cycle is higher than that in the battery A1.
- the secondary particles of the rare earth compound are not attached to the recesses 23 on the surfaces of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the primary of the adjacent lithium-containing transition metal oxide The surface alteration of the particles 20 and cracks from the primary particle interface cannot be suppressed.
- the compound containing tungsten is not attached to the inside of the secondary particles 21 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide. It is impossible to suppress primary particle surface alteration and cracking from the primary particle interface. For this reason, in the battery A4 and the battery A6, it is considered that the positive electrode resistance is higher than that of the battery A2, and the DCR increase rate after the high temperature cycle is higher than that of the battery A2.
- the Li produced above was used.
- a positive electrode active material was prepared in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide represented by 1.05 Ni 0.35 Co 0.35 Mn 0.30 O 2 was used.
- a positive electrode active material in which erbium compound particles adhered to the secondary particle surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide was obtained.
- the positive electrode active material obtained in Reference Example 1 has a secondary particle 25 of a rare earth compound formed by agglomerating primary particles 24 of a rare earth compound.
- the convex portion 26 on the particle surface and the concave portion 23 between the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide are attached only to one of the primary particles 20 of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to each other in the concave portion 23. It was confirmed. Moreover, when the adhesion amount of the erbium compound was measured by the inductively coupled plasma ionization (ICP) emission analysis method, it was 0.15 mass% with respect to lithium nickel cobalt aluminum complex oxide in terms of erbium element.
- ICP inductively coupled plasma ionization
- the secondary particles of erbium hydroxide may adhere to the recesses.
- the secondary particles of erbium hydroxide are deposited on one of the primary particles of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide adjacent to each other in the recesses. Only adhere.
- Example 8 A battery A8 was produced in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that a neodymium sulfate solution was used instead of the erbium sulfate aqueous solution in the preparation of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1.
- a neodymium sulfate solution was used instead of the erbium sulfate aqueous solution in the preparation of the positive electrode active material of Experimental Example 1.
- ICP inductively coupled plasma ionization
- the DCR increase rate is suppressed. Therefore, it is considered that the DCR increase rate is similarly suppressed when a rare earth element other than erbium, samarium, and neodymium is used.
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正極活物質は、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物からなる一次粒子が凝集して形成された二次粒子において、上記二次粒子表面において隣接する一次粒子間に形成された凹部に、希土類化合物の一次粒子が凝集して形成された希土類化合物の二次粒子が付着しており、且つ、上記希土類化合物の二次粒子は、上記凹部において隣接し合う一次粒子の両方に付着している。また、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物の二次粒子の内部における一次粒子の界面には、タングステンを含む化合物が付着している。
負極は、例えば、負極活物質と、結着剤とを水あるいは適当な溶媒で混合し、負極集電体に塗布し、乾燥し、圧延することにより得られる。負極集電体には、導電性を有する薄膜体、特に銅などの負極の電位範囲で安定な金属箔や合金箔、銅などの金属表層を有するフィルム等を用いることが好適である。結着剤としては、正極の場合と同様にPTFE等を用いることもできるが、スチレンーブタジエン共重合体(SBR)又はこの変性体等を用いることが好ましい。結着剤は、CMC等の増粘剤と併用されてもよい。
非水電解質の溶媒としては、例えば、環状炭酸エステル、鎖状炭酸エステル、環状カルボン酸エステルなどが用いられる。環状炭酸エステルとしては、プロピレンカーボネート(PC)、エチレンカーボネート(EC)などが挙げられる。鎖状炭酸エステルとしては、ジエチルカーボネート(DEC)、エチルメチルカーボネート(EMC)、ジメチルカーボネート(DMC)などが挙げられる。環状カルボン酸エステルとしては、γ-ブチロラクトン(GBL)、γ-バレロラクトン(GVL)などが挙げられる。非水溶媒は、1種を単独で用いてもよく、2種以上を組み合わせて用いてもよい。
セパレータとしては、従来から用いられてきたセパレータを用いることができる。例えば、ポリプロピレン製やポリエチレン製のセパレータ、ポリプロピレン-ポリエチレンの多層セパレータや、セパレータの表面にアラミド系の樹脂等の樹脂が塗布されたものを用いることができる。
(実験例1)
[正極活物質の作製]
LiOHと、共沈により得られたNi0.94Co0.03Al0.03(OH)2で表されるニッケルコバルトアルミニウム複合水酸化物を500℃で酸化物にしたものとを、Liと遷移金属全体とのモル比が1.05:1になるように、石川式らいかい乳鉢にて混合した。次に、この混合物を酸素雰囲気中にて760℃で20時間熱処理後に粉砕することにより、平均二次粒径が約15μmのLi1.05Ni0.94Co0.03Al0.03O2で表されるリチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム複合酸化物の粒子を得た。
ビウム塩水溶液を複数回にわけて加えた。懸濁液に硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液を加えている間の懸濁液のpHは11.5~12.0であった。
上記正極活物質粒子に、導電剤としてのカーボンブラックと、結着剤としてのポリフッ化ビニリデンを溶解させたN-メチル-2-ピロリドン溶液とを、正極活物質粒子と導電剤と結着剤との質量比が100:1:1となるように秤量し、T.K.ハイビスミックス(プライミクス社製)を用いてこれらを混練して正極合剤スラリーを調製した。
負極活物質としての人造黒鉛と、分散剤としてのCMC(カルボキシメチルセルロースナトリウム)と、結着剤としてのSBR(スチレン-ブタジエンゴム)とを、100:1:1の質量比で水溶液中において混合し、負極合剤スラリーを調製した。次に、この負極合剤スラリーを銅箔からなる負極集電体の両面に均一に塗布した後、乾燥させ、圧延ローラーにより圧延し、さらにニッケル製の集電タブを取り付けた。これにより、負極集電体の両面に負極合剤層が形成された負極極板を作製した。なお、この負極における負極活物質の充填密度は1.75g/cm3であった。
エチレンカーボネート(EC)と、メチルエチルカーボネート(MEC)と、ジメチルカーボネート(DMC)とを、2:2:6の体積比で混合した混合溶媒に対して、六フッ化リン酸リチウム(LiPF6)を1.3モル/リットルの濃度になるように溶解した。さらに、ビニレンカーボネート(VC)を上記混合溶媒に対して2.0質量%溶解させた非水電解液を調製した。
このようにして得た正極および負極を、これら両極間にセパレータを配置して渦巻き状に巻回した後、巻き芯を引き抜いて渦巻状の電極体を作製した。次に、この渦巻状の電極体を押し潰して、扁平型の電極体を得た。この後、この偏平型の電極体と上記非水電解液とを、アルミニウムラミネート製の外装体内に挿入し、電池A1を作製した。尚、当該電池のサイズは、厚み3.6mm×幅35mm×長さ62mmであった。また、当該非水電解質二次電池を4.20Vまで充電し、3.0Vまで放電したときの放電容量は950mAhであった。
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、濾過後得られた粉末にタングステン水溶液を噴霧せずに、真空中200℃で乾燥させたこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A2を作製した。
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、懸濁液に硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液を加えている間の懸濁液のpHを9で一定に保持したこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして正極活物質を作製したこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A3を作製した。なお、上記懸濁液のpHを9に調整するために、適宜10質量%の水酸化ナトリウム水溶液を加えた。
上記実験例3の正極活物質の作製において、濾過後得られた粉末にタングステン水溶液を噴霧せずに、真空中200℃で乾燥させたこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A4を作製した。
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液を加えず、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物の二次粒子表面に水酸化エルビウムを付着させなかったこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A5を作製した。
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液を加えず、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物の二次粒子表面に水酸化エルビウムを付着させず、またタングステン溶液を噴霧しなかったこと以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A6を作製した。
〔DCRの測定〕
上述のようにして作製した電池A1~A6の各電池について、下記条件で充放電サイクル前及び100サイクル後のDCRの測定を行った。
SOC50%まで475mAの電流で充電した後、SOCが50%に到達した電池電圧で電流値が30mAとなるまで定電圧充電を行った。充電終了後120分間休止した時点のOCVを測定し、475mAで10秒間放電を行い放電10秒後の電圧を測定した。下記式(1)によりサイクル前のDCR(SOC50%)を測定した。
DCR(Ω)
=(120分休止後のOCV(V)- 放電10秒後の電圧(V))/(電流値(A))・・・(1)
・充電条件
475mAの電流で電池電圧が4.2V(正極電位はリチウム基準で4.3V)となるまで定電流充電を行い、電池電圧が4.2Vに達した後は、4.2Vの定電圧で電流値が30mAとなるまで定電圧充電を行った。
・放電条件
950mAの定電流で電池電圧が3.0Vとなるまで定電流放電を行った。
・休止条件
上記充電と放電の間の休止間隔は10分間とした。
上述した、サイクル前のDCRの測定と同様の方法で、100サイクル後のDCR値測定を行った。なお、充放電サイクル試験とサイクル後のDCR測定の間の休止時間は10分間とした。
DCR測定、充放電サイクル試験ともに60℃の恒温槽内で行った。
下記式(2)により100サイクル後のDCR上昇率を算出した。結果を表1に示す。
DCR上昇率(SOC50%)
=(100サイクル後のDCR(SOC50%)/ (サイクル前のDCR(SOC50%)×100 ・・・(2)
〔第2実験例〕
(参考例1)
LiOHと、共沈により得られたNi0.35Co0.35Mn0。30(OH)2で表されるニッケルコバルトマンガン複合水酸化物を500℃で酸化物にしたものとを、Liと遷移金属全体とのモル比が1.05:1になるように、石川式らいかい乳鉢にて混合した。次に、この混合物を空気雰囲気中にて1000℃で20時間熱処理後に粉砕することにより、平均二次粒径が約15μmのLi1.05Ni0.35Co0.35Mn0.30O2で表されるリチウムニッケルコバルトマンガン複合酸化物を得た。
(実験例7)
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液の代わりに、硫酸サマリウム溶液を用いた以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A7を作製した。サマリウム化合物の付着量を誘導結合プラズマイオン化(ICP)発光分析法により測定したところ、サマリウム元素換算で、リチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム複合酸化物に対して0.13質量%であった。
上記実験例1の正極活物質の作製において、硫酸エルビウム塩水溶液の代わりに、硫酸ネオジム溶液を用いた以外は、上記実験例1と同様にして電池A8を作製した。ネオジム化合物の付着量を誘導結合プラズマイオン化(ICP)発光分析法により測定したところ、ネオジム元素換算で、リチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム複合酸化物に対して0.13質量%であった。
21 リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物の二次粒子
23 凹部
24 希土類化合物の一次粒子
25 希土類化合物の二次粒子
26 凸部
27 タングステンを含む化合物
Claims (6)
- リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物からなる一次粒子が凝集して形成された二次粒子において、
前記二次粒子の表面において隣接する一次粒子間に形成された凹部に、希土類化合物の粒子が凝集して形成された希土類化合物の二次粒子が付着しており、且つ、前記希土類化合物の二次粒子は、前記凹部において隣接し合う一次粒子の両方に付着しており、
リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物の二次粒子の内部における一次粒子の界面に、タングステンを含む化合物が付着している、
非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。 - 前記希土類化合物は希土類元素を含み、前記希土類元素が、ネオジム、サマリウム及びエルビウムから選ばれる少なくとも1種の元素である、請求項1に記載の非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。
- 前記希土類化合物が、水酸化物及びオキシ水酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の化合物である、請求項1又は2に記載の非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。
- 前記タングステンを含む化合物は、リチウムを含む、請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載の非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。
- 前記リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物に占めるニッケルの割合が、リチウムを除く金属元素の総モル量に対して80%以上である、請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載の非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。
- 前記リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物に占めるコバルトの割合が、リチウムを除く金属元素の総モル量に対して7モル%以下である、請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の非水電解質二次電池用正極活物質。
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