WO2016152716A1 - リチウムイオン二次電池用負極および二次電池 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lithium ion secondary battery, and more particularly to a negative electrode capable of forming a lithium ion secondary battery having excellent characteristics, a method for manufacturing the same, a vehicle using the lithium ion secondary battery, and a power storage device.
- Lithium ion secondary batteries are characterized by their small size and large capacity, and they have been widely used as power sources for electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptop computers, and have contributed to improving the convenience of portable IT devices.
- the use in a larger application such as a power source for driving a motorcycle or an automobile or a storage battery for a smart grid has attracted attention.
- As demand for lithium-ion secondary batteries increases and it is used in various fields, it is possible to use batteries with higher energy density, life characteristics that can withstand long-term use, and a wide range of temperature conditions. Such characteristics are required.
- Carbon materials such as graphite are generally used for the negative electrode of lithium ion secondary batteries.
- metal particles such as silicon, silicon oxide, etc. are used together with carbon material particles.
- a negative electrode containing oxide particles has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-123740).
- graphite having high crystallinity has high decomposition activity of the electrolyte solution, and therefore, for example, a particle whose surface is coated with amorphous carbon is often used (for example, Patent Document 2: JP 2010-97696 A). See the official gazette).
- Patent Document 1 in a negative electrode including graphite and a silicon-based material, particularly a silicon-based material has a large volume change due to charging / discharging, and the negative electrode deteriorates during repeated charging / discharging, thereby affecting the cycle characteristics of the battery. There is. Further, when graphite having a coated surface as in Patent Document 2 is used alone, cycle characteristics are improved, but when used in a negative electrode together with a silicon-based material, improvement as expected is not seen. There is a case. Patent Document 3 describes a technique for using silicon oxide having a high degree of circularity as a negative electrode material, but there is no description about using it together with a surface-coated carbon material.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in cycle characteristics using a metal and / or metal oxide typified by a silicon-based material and a surface-coated carbon material as active materials. For the purpose.
- a material selected from a metal that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide that can occlude and release lithium ions (hereinafter referred to as metal and / or metal oxide)
- a negative electrode containing a surface-coated carbon material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions as an active material (hereinafter referred to as metal and / or metal oxide),
- Circularity 4 ⁇ S / L 2 (1) (However, S is the area of the particle projection image, and L is the circumference of the particle projection image.) It is related with the negative electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries characterized by the average value of the circularity defined by (1) being 0.78 or more.
- the surface coating of the carbon particles will not be damaged, or even if damaged, the cycle is smaller than the conventional one. It is estimated that the characteristics have improved.
- the negative electrode has a structure in which a negative electrode active material is laminated on a current collector as a negative electrode active material layer integrated with a negative electrode binder.
- the negative electrode active material is a material capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium ions with charge / discharge.
- the negative electrode of the present embodiment has, as an active material, (a) at least one material selected from metal oxides capable of alloying with lithium and metal ions capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and (b) occluding lithium ions, Includes releasable surface-coated carbon material.
- a metal that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide that can occlude and release lithium ions may be one or more materials selected from either one or both. One or more kinds of materials may be selected and combined for use.
- at least one material selected from a metal that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions may be referred to as “metal and / or metal oxide”.
- metal and metal oxide both may be collectively referred to as “metal and metal oxide”.
- Metal and metal oxide are in the form of particles and have no sharp corners. As described later, when the metal is dispersed inside the metal oxide, the metal oxide that forms the outer shape of the particles only needs to have a predetermined shape.
- the average (number average value) circularity is 0.78 or more, preferably 0.8 or more, more preferably 0.8. 85 or more.
- the circularity is defined by the following equation.
- Circularity 4 ⁇ S / L 2
- S is the area of the particle projection image
- L is the circumference of the particle projection image
- the method for measuring the circularity of the particles is not particularly limited. However, before the negative electrode is manufactured, it can be obtained by, for example, performing image processing on a projected image of 500 arbitrary particles using a powder image analyzer. .
- a powder image analyzer for example, Microtrack FPA (trade name) manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd., PITA-3 manufactured by Seishin Co., Ltd., or the like can be used.
- image processing can be performed about arbitrary 100 pieces from a negative electrode cross-section photograph using SEM (scanning electron microscope).
- metals that can be alloyed with lithium include Al, Si, Pb, Sn, In, Bi, Ag, Ba, Ca, Hg, Pd, Pt, Te, Zn, La, and alloys of two or more thereof.
- silicon (Si) is preferably included as a metal that can be alloyed with lithium.
- the metal content in the negative electrode active material is preferably 5% by mass to 95% by mass, more preferably 10% by mass to 90% by mass, and more preferably 20% by mass to 50% by mass. More preferably.
- metal oxides that can occlude and release lithium ions include aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, tin oxide, indium oxide, zinc oxide, lithium oxide, and composites thereof.
- silicon oxide is preferably included as a metal oxide capable of inserting and extracting lithium ions.
- one or more elements selected from nitrogen, boron, phosphorus and sulfur can be added to the metal oxide. By carrying out like this, the electrical conductivity of a metal oxide can be improved.
- the content of the metal oxide in the negative electrode active material may be 0% by mass or 100% by mass, but is preferably 5% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, and 40% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less. Is more preferable, and it is further more preferable to set it as 50 to 90 mass%.
- At least Si and / or silicon oxide is contained as the negative electrode active material.
- the composition of silicon oxide is represented by SiOx (where 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2).
- a particularly preferred silicon oxide is SiO.
- the metal oxide has an amorphous structure. Since the metal oxide has an amorphous structure, it suppresses volume changes of other negative electrode active materials such as metals that can be alloyed with lithium and carbon materials that can occlude and release lithium ions, and suppresses decomposition of the electrolyte. Can be. Although this mechanism is not clear, it is presumed that the formation of a film on the interface between the carbon material and the electrolytic solution has some influence due to the amorphous structure of the metal oxide. The amorphous structure is considered to have relatively few elements due to non-uniformity such as crystal grain boundaries and defects.
- the metal oxide has an amorphous structure. Specifically, when the metal oxide does not have an amorphous structure, a peak specific to the metal oxide is observed. However, the metal oxide may have a case where all or part of the metal oxide has an amorphous structure. Inherent peaks are broad and observed.
- the negative electrode active material contains a metal that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide that can occlude and release lithium ions
- all or a part of the alloyable metal is dispersed in the metal oxide.
- the volume change as the whole negative electrode can be suppressed, and decomposition
- all or part of the metal is dispersed in the metal oxide because transmission electron microscope observation (general TEM observation) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurement (general EDX measurement). It can confirm by using together. Specifically, the cross section of the sample containing metal particles is observed, the oxygen concentration of the metal particles dispersed in the metal oxide is measured, and the metal constituting the metal particles is not an oxide. Can be confirmed.
- the metal oxide is preferably an oxide of a metal constituting the metal.
- the negative electrode active material contains both metal and metal oxide
- the metal is preferably 5% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less, and more preferably 30% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less with respect to the total of the metal and the metal oxide.
- the metal oxide is preferably 10% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less, and more preferably 40% by mass or more and 70% by mass or less with respect to the total of the metal and the metal oxide.
- the surface of the metal and metal oxide particles may be coated with a carbon material (usually an amorphous carbon material).
- a carbon material usually an amorphous carbon material.
- the coating method include a method of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of particles in an organic gas and / or vapor. Further, the surfaces of the metal and metal oxide particles may be coated with a metal oxide film.
- the metal oxide film is preferably an oxide of one or more elements selected from magnesium, aluminum, titanium, and silicon, and in addition to the above elements, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, Chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, cerium, indium, germanium, tin, bismuth, antimony, cadmium, copper, silver. May be included.
- the surface of the metal oxide film may be further coated with a carbon material (usually an amorphous carbon material).
- a metal and metal oxide particles coated with a carbon material can provide a secondary battery having superior cycle characteristics.
- a surface-coated carbon material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions is a carbon material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions used as an active material of a negative electrode, which is coated with a coating material. It is.
- a carbon material include graphite, amorphous carbon, diamond-like carbon, carbon nanotube, and a composite thereof. Among these, graphite has high crystallinity, high electrical conductivity, and excellent adhesion to a current collector made of a metal such as copper and voltage flatness.
- graphite either natural graphite or artificial graphite may be used.
- the shape of graphite is not particularly limited and may be any.
- natural graphite include scale-like graphite, scale-like graphite, and earth-like graphite.
- artificial graphite include massive artificial graphite, flake-like artificial graphite, and spherical artificial graphite such as MCMB (mesophase micro beads).
- Examples of the coating material that covers the surface of the carbon material as the active material include carbon materials (usually amorphous carbon materials), metals, and metal oxides.
- coated graphite is particularly preferable, and amorphous carbon is typically used as the coating material.
- Examples of the method of coating the graphite particle surface with amorphous carbon include chemical vapor deposition (CVD) in an organic gas and / or vapor.
- the coating amount of amorphous carbon is about 0.5 to 20% by mass, preferably 3 to 15% by mass, based on the weight of the coated particles.
- the coverage of the surface-coated carbon material is preferably 50 to 100%, more preferably 70 to 100%, and most preferably 90 to 100%.
- the coverage is the ratio of the coating material existing on the surface of the carbon material of the base material.
- the coverage ratio is the ratio of the area where the carbon material surface is analyzed and the index specific to the coating material is observed.
- D peaks observed in the range of 1300 cm -1 in 1400 cm -1 in the Raman spectroscopic analysis is derived from amorphous carbon, observed from 1550 cm -1 in the range of 1650 cm -1
- the G peak is derived from crystalline carbon
- a minute spot (spot diameter of 1 ⁇ m or less) on the surface of the coated carbon material is analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, and the D / G ratio peculiar to amorphous carbon (D is the D peak)
- the coverage can be calculated from the number of spots indicating the peak intensity of G, the peak intensity of G peak) and the number of spots indicating the D / G ratio peculiar to the graphite of the base material.
- the coverage is about 100% when the coating amount is about 3% by mass.
- the particle diameters of “metal and metal oxide” and “carbon material” are not particularly limited, but the median diameter (D50 particle diameter) of the metal and metal oxide particles is preferably about 1 to 30 ⁇ m. The median diameter (D50 particle diameter) is preferably about 5 to 50 ⁇ m.
- the median diameter of the metal and metal oxide particles is smaller than the median diameter of the carbon material. In this way, metals and metal oxides with large volume changes during charging and discharging have relatively small particle sizes, and carbon materials with small volume changes have relatively large particle sizes. Micronization is more effectively suppressed.
- the content of the metal and metal oxide in the negative electrode is preferably 1 to 20% by mass, more preferably 1 to 10% by mass, based on the total amount of the metal, metal oxide and carbon material. is there.
- binder for the negative electrode examples include polyvinylidene fluoride, modified polyvinylidene fluoride, vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR), poly Examples thereof include tetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylic acid metal salts, polyimide, and polyamideimide.
- a thickener such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) can also be used.
- a binder selected from polyimide, polyamideimide, polyacrylic acid, and a metal salt of polyacrylic acid is included as the binder for the negative electrode.
- the content of the binder for the negative electrode used is 0.5 to 20% by mass with respect to the total mass of the negative electrode active material from the viewpoints of “sufficient binding force” and “higher energy” which are in a trade-off relationship. Is preferred.
- the negative electrode active material can be used together with a conductive auxiliary material as necessary.
- a conductive auxiliary material include the same materials as specifically exemplified in the following positive electrode, and the amount used can also be the same.
- the negative electrode current collector aluminum, nickel, copper, silver, and alloys thereof are preferable in view of electrochemical stability.
- Examples of the shape include foil, flat plate, and mesh.
- a negative electrode manufacturing method for example, a negative electrode active material, and if necessary, a conductivity imparting agent and a binder are dispersed and kneaded in a solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to prepare a negative electrode slurry.
- NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- the negative electrode layer can be prepared by applying the negative electrode slurry onto a negative electrode current collector such as a copper foil and drying the solvent. Examples of the coating method include a doctor blade method and a die coater method. After forming a negative electrode active material layer in advance, a thin film of aluminum, nickel, or an alloy thereof may be formed by a method such as vapor deposition or sputtering to form a negative electrode current collector.
- the negative electrode before lithium pre-doping may be manufactured by growing a negative electrode active material or the like on the negative electrode current collector by a vapor phase method such as vapor deposition or sputtering.
- the coating material for the coated carbon agent is used. It is considered that the battery characteristics, particularly the cycle characteristics are improved.
- the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium ions during charge and discharge, and the positive electrode active material is laminated on the current collector as a positive electrode active material layer integrated with a positive electrode binder. It has a structure.
- the positive electrode active material in the present embodiment is not particularly limited as long as it is a material capable of occluding and releasing lithium, but it is preferable to include a high capacity compound from the viewpoint of increasing the energy density.
- the high-capacity compound include lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO 2 ) or a lithium nickel composite oxide obtained by substituting a part of Ni of lithium nickelate with another metal element.
- the layered structure is represented by the following formula (A) Lithium nickel composite oxide is preferred.
- the Ni content is high, that is, in the formula (A), x is preferably less than 0.5, and more preferably 0.4 or less.
- x is preferably less than 0.5, and more preferably 0.4 or less.
- LiNi 0.8 Co 0.05 Mn 0.15 O 2 , LiNi 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 , LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2, LiNi 0.8 Co 0.1 Al can be preferably used 0.1 O 2 or the like.
- the Ni content does not exceed 0.5, that is, in the formula (A), x is 0.5 or more. It is also preferred that the number of specific transition metals does not exceed half.
- LiNi 0.4 Co 0.3 Mn 0.3 O 2 (abbreviated as NCM433), LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 , LiNi 0.5 Co 0.2 Mn 0.3 O 2 (abbreviated as NCM523), LiNi 0.5 Co 0.3 Mn 0.2 O 2 (abbreviated as NCM532), etc. (however, the content of each transition metal in these compounds varies by about 10%) Can also be included).
- two or more compounds represented by the formula (A) may be used as a mixture.
- NCM532 or NCM523 and NCM433 range from 9: 1 to 1: 9 (typically 2 It is also preferable to use a mixture in 1).
- a material having a high Ni content (x is 0.4 or less) and a material having a Ni content not exceeding 0.5 (x is 0.5 or more, for example, NCM433) are mixed. As a result, a battery having a high capacity and high thermal stability can be formed.
- the positive electrode active material for example, LiMnO 2 , Li x Mn 2 O 4 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2), Li 2 MnO 3 , Li x Mn 1.5 Ni 0.5 O 4 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2) Lithium manganate having a layered structure or spinel structure such as LiCoO 2 or a part of these transition metals replaced with another metal; Li in these lithium transition metal oxides more than the stoichiometric composition And those having an olivine structure such as LiFePO 4 .
- any of the positive electrode active materials described above can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the positive electrode binder the same as the negative electrode binder can be used.
- polyvinylidene fluoride or polytetrafluoroethylene is preferable, and polyvinylidene fluoride is more preferable.
- the amount of the positive electrode binder used is preferably 2 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material from the viewpoints of “sufficient binding force” and “higher energy” which are in a trade-off relationship. .
- a conductive auxiliary material may be added to the coating layer containing the positive electrode active material for the purpose of reducing impedance.
- the conductive auxiliary material include flaky carbonaceous fine particles such as graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, vapor grown carbon fiber (for example, VGCF manufactured by Showa Denko).
- the positive electrode current collector the same as the negative electrode current collector can be used.
- the positive electrode is preferably a current collector using aluminum, an aluminum alloy, or iron / nickel / chromium / molybdenum stainless steel.
- the positive electrode can be produced by forming a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode binder on a positive electrode current collector.
- Electrode Although it does not specifically limit as electrolyte solution of the lithium ion secondary battery which concerns on this embodiment, The nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing the nonaqueous solvent and supporting salt which are stable in the operating potential of a battery is preferable.
- non-aqueous solvents examples include propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), butylene carbonate (BC) and other cyclic carbonates; dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), Chain carbonates such as dipropyl carbonate (DPC); propylene carbonate derivatives, aliphatic carboxylic acid esters such as methyl formate, methyl acetate and ethyl propionate; ethers such as diethyl ether and ethyl propyl ether; trimethyl phosphate; Aprotic organic solvents such as phosphate esters such as triethyl phosphate, tripropyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate and triphenyl phosphate, and fluorine compounds in which at least some of the hydrogen atoms of these compounds are substituted with fluorine atoms.
- aprotic organic solvents and the like.
- cyclic such as ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylene carbonate (BC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (MEC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC), etc.
- chain carbonates are included.
- Non-aqueous solvents can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the supporting salts include LiPF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiC (CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 , LiN (CF 3 SO 2 ) A lithium salt such as 2 .
- the supporting salt can be used singly or in combination of two or more. LiPF 6 is preferable from the viewpoint of cost reduction.
- the electrolytic solution can further contain an additive.
- an additive A halogenated cyclic carbonate, an unsaturated cyclic carbonate, cyclic
- battery characteristics such as cycle characteristics can be improved. This is presumed to be because these additives decompose during charging / discharging of the lithium ion secondary battery to form a film on the surface of the electrode active material and suppress decomposition of the electrolytic solution and the supporting salt.
- the cycle characteristics may be further improved by the additive.
- the additives listed above are specifically described below.
- halogenated cyclic carbonate examples include compounds represented by the following formula (B).
- A, B, C and D are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group, and at least one of A, B, C and D One is a halogen atom or a halogenated alkyl group.
- the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group and the halogenated alkyl group is more preferably 1 to 4, and further preferably 1 to 3.
- the halogenated cyclic carbonate is preferably a fluorinated cyclic carbonate.
- the fluorinated cyclic carbonate include compounds in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are substituted with fluorine atoms, such as ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylene carbonate (BC).
- EC ethylene carbonate
- PC propylene carbonate
- BC butylene carbonate
- FEC fluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
- the content of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.01% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less in the electrolytic solution. By containing 0.01% by mass or more, a sufficient film forming effect can be obtained. Moreover, the gas generation by decomposition
- the unsaturated cyclic carbonate is a cyclic carbonate having at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond in the molecule.
- vinylene carbonate methyl vinylene carbonate, ethyl vinylene carbonate, 4,5-dimethyl vinylene carbonate, 4,5- Vinylene carbonate compounds such as diethyl vinylene carbonate; 4-vinylethylene carbonate, 4-methyl-4-vinylethylene carbonate, 4-ethyl-4-vinylethylene carbonate, 4-n-propyl-4-vinylene ethylene carbonate, 5-methyl -4-vinylethylene carbonate, 4,4-divinylethylene carbonate, 4,5-divinylethylene carbonate, 4,4-dimethyl-5-methyleneethylene carbonate, 4,4-diethyl-5-methyle Vinyl ethylene carbonate compounds such as ethylene carbonate.
- vinylene carbonate or 4-vinylethylene carbonate is preferable, and vinylene carbonate is particularly preferable.
- the content of the unsaturated cyclic carbonate is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.01% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less in the electrolytic solution. By containing 0.01% by mass or more, a sufficient film forming effect can be obtained. Moreover, gas generation by decomposition
- R 1 and R 2 are each independently a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen group, and an amino group.
- R 3 is an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a fluoroalkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkylene group or a fluoroalkylene unit having 2 to 6 carbon atoms bonded via an ether group.
- a divalent group is shown.
- R 1 and R 2 are preferably each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a halogen group, and R 3 is an alkylene group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. Or it is more preferable that it is a fluoroalkylene group.
- Examples of preferable compounds of the cyclic disulfonic acid ester represented by the formula (C) include compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (20).
- R 4 and R 7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a carbon atom A polyfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, —SO 2 X 3 (X 3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —SY 1 (Y 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —COZ (Z Represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms) and an atom or group selected from a halogen atom.
- R 5 and R 6 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a phenoxy group, a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a polyalkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
- R 4 and R 7 are preferably each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom.
- 5 and R 6 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a polyfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, A hydroxyl group or a halogen atom is more preferred.
- Examples of preferable compounds of the chain disulfonic acid ester compound represented by the formula (D) include the following compounds.
- the content of the cyclic or chain disulfonic acid ester is preferably 0.005 mol / L or more and 10 mol / L or less, more preferably 0.01 mol / L or more and 5 mol / L or less in the electrolytic solution. It is particularly preferably from 05 mol / L to 0.15 mol / L. By containing 0.005 mol / L or more, a sufficient film effect can be obtained. Further, when the content is 10 mol / L or less, an increase in the viscosity of the electrolyte and an accompanying increase in resistance can be suppressed.
- An additive can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- it is preferable that the sum total of content of an additive is 10 mass% or less in an electrolyte solution, and it is more preferable that it is 5 mass% or less.
- the separator may be any one as long as it suppresses conduction between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, does not inhibit the permeation of the charged body, and has durability against the electrolytic solution.
- Specific materials include polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, cellulose, polyethylene terephthalate, polyimide, polyvinylidene fluoride, polymetaphenylene isophthalamide, polyparaphenylene terephthalamide, and copolyparaphenylene 3,4'-oxydiphenylene terephthalamide. And aromatic polyamides. These can be used as porous films, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics and the like.
- an electrode body in which at least a pair of positive and negative electrodes are arranged to face each other, and an electrolytic solution are included in the exterior body.
- the shape of the secondary battery may be any of a cylindrical type, a flat wound square type, a laminated square type, a coin type, a flat wound laminated type, and a laminated laminate type, and a laminated laminate type is preferable.
- a laminated laminate type secondary battery will be described.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a laminated electrode body 1 included in a laminated laminate type secondary battery.
- a plurality of positive electrodes 2 and a plurality of negative electrodes 3 are alternately stacked with the separator 4 interposed therebetween.
- an active material uncoated portion where the positive electrode current collector 5 and the negative electrode current collector 6 are not covered with the active material is provided.
- the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 are stacked with the active material uncoated portions facing in opposite directions.
- the positive electrode current collector 5 is electrically connected to each other at an active material uncoated portion, and a positive electrode lead terminal 7 is further connected to the connection portion.
- the negative electrode current collector 6 is electrically connected to each other at an active material uncoated portion, and a negative electrode lead terminal 8 is further connected to the connection portion.
- a laminated laminate type secondary battery is manufactured by wrapping a laminated electrode body 1 with an exterior body such as an aluminum laminated film, injecting an electrolyte into the inside, and then sealing under reduced pressure.
- the secondary battery includes a battery element 20, a film outer package 10 that houses the battery element 20 together with an electrolyte, and a positive electrode tab 51 and a negative electrode tab 52 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “electrode tabs”). .
- the battery element 20 is formed by alternately laminating a plurality of positive electrodes 30 and a plurality of negative electrodes 40 with a separator 25 interposed therebetween.
- the electrode material 32 is applied to both surfaces of the metal foil 31.
- the electrode material 42 is applied to both surfaces of the metal foil 41.
- the secondary battery in FIG. 1 has electrode tabs drawn out on both sides of the outer package. However, in the secondary battery to which the present invention can be applied, the electrode tab is drawn out on one side of the outer package as shown in FIG. It may be a configuration. Although detailed illustration is omitted, each of the positive and negative metal foils has an extension on a part of the outer periphery. The extensions of the negative electrode metal foil are collected together and connected to the negative electrode tab 52, and the extensions of the positive electrode metal foil are collected together and connected to the positive electrode tab 51 (see FIG. 3). The portions gathered together in the stacking direction between the extension portions in this way are also called “current collecting portions”.
- the film outer package 10 is composed of two films 10-1 and 10-2 in this example.
- the films 10-1 and 10-2 are heat sealed to each other at the periphery of the battery element 20 and sealed.
- the positive electrode tab 51 and the negative electrode tab 52 are drawn out in the same direction from one short side of the film outer package 10 sealed in this way.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show examples in which a cup portion is formed on one film 10-1 and a cup portion is not formed on the other film 10-2.
- a configuration in which a cup portion is formed on both films (not shown) or a configuration in which neither cup portion is formed (not shown) may be employed.
- the lithium ion secondary battery according to the present embodiment can be produced according to a normal method. Taking a laminated laminate type lithium ion secondary battery as an example, an example of a method for producing a lithium ion secondary battery will be described. First, in the dry air or inert atmosphere, the above-mentioned electrode element is formed by arranging the positive electrode and the negative electrode opposite to each other with a separator interposed therebetween. Next, this electrode element is accommodated in an exterior body (container), and an electrolytic solution is injected to impregnate the electrode with the electrolytic solution. Then, the opening part of an exterior body is sealed and a lithium ion secondary battery is completed.
- a plurality of lithium ion secondary batteries according to this embodiment can be combined to form an assembled battery.
- the assembled battery may have a configuration in which two or more lithium ion secondary batteries according to the present embodiment are used and connected in series, in parallel, or both. Capacitance and voltage can be freely adjusted by connecting in series and / or in parallel. About the number of the lithium ion secondary batteries with which an assembled battery is provided, it can set suitably according to battery capacity or an output.
- the lithium ion secondary battery or its assembled battery according to this embodiment can be used in a vehicle.
- Vehicles according to this embodiment include hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and electric vehicles (all include four-wheel vehicles (passenger cars, trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles, light vehicles, etc.), motorcycles (motorcycles), and tricycles. ).
- vehicle according to the present embodiment is not limited to an automobile, and may be used as various power sources for other vehicles, for example, moving bodies such as trains.
- the lithium ion secondary battery or its assembled battery according to this embodiment can be used for a power storage device.
- a power storage device for example, a power source connected to a commercial power source supplied to a general household and a load such as a home appliance, and used as a backup power source or auxiliary power at the time of a power failure, Examples include photovoltaic power generation, which is also used for large-scale power storage for stabilizing power output with a large time fluctuation due to renewable energy.
- Example 1 (Adjustment and measurement of SiO circularity) SiO (Catalog No. SIO02PB, 75 ⁇ m mesh product) manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Co., Ltd. was pulverized using a planetary ball mill (Classic Line P-5 manufactured by Fritsch) to adjust the particle size distribution and circularity. The median diameter (d50) of the adjusted SiO particles and the circularity of 500 arbitrary SiO particles were measured with a powder measuring instrument (Seishin company: PITA-3). Table 1 shows the average values of d50 and circularity.
- the scaly natural graphite was processed into a spherical shape using Faculty F-430S (manufactured by Hosokawa Micron Corporation), and then the surface thereof was coated with amorphous carbon using CVD.
- the amorphous carbon coating amount was adjusted to 3% of the total.
- Lithium nickelate, carbon black (trade name: “# 3030B”, manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), and polyvinylidene fluoride (trade name: “W # 7200”, manufactured by Kureha Corporation) are each 95: Weighed at a mass ratio of 2: 3.
- These and NMP were mixed to form a slurry.
- the mass ratio of NMP to solid content was 54:46.
- This slurry was applied to an aluminum foil having a thickness of 15 ⁇ m using a doctor blade. The aluminum foil coated with this slurry was heated at 120 ° C. for 5 minutes to dry the NMP, thereby producing a positive electrode.
- An aluminum terminal and a nickel terminal were welded to each of the produced positive electrode and negative electrode. These were overlapped via a separator to produce an electrode element.
- the electrode element was covered with a laminate film, and an electrolyte solution was injected into the laminate film. Thereafter, the laminate film was heat-sealed and sealed while reducing the pressure inside the laminate film. As a result, a plurality of flat-type secondary batteries before the first charge were produced.
- a polypropylene film was used as the separator.
- As the laminate film a polypropylene film on which aluminum was deposited was used.
- the electrolytic solution contains 1.0 mol / l LiPF 6 as an electrolyte and a mixed solvent of propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate (0.5: 6.5: 3 (volume ratio)) as a nonaqueous electrolytic solvent.
- the solution was used.
- Example 2 A secondary battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size and circularity of the ground SiO in Example 1 were adjusted as shown in Table 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- Example 3 A secondary battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size and circularity of the ground SiO in Example 1 were adjusted as shown in Table 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- Example 4 A secondary battery was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that Si (catalog No. SIE07PB, manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Co., Ltd., 300 ⁇ m or less) was used instead of SiO in Example 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed. It was.
- Si catalog No. SIE07PB, manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Co., Ltd., 300 ⁇ m or less
- Example 5 A secondary battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that SnO (catalog No SNO01PB, manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Co., Ltd.) was used instead of SiO in Example 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- SnO catalog No SNO01PB, manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Example 1 A secondary battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size and circularity of the ground SiO in Example 1 were adjusted as shown in Table 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- Example 2 A secondary battery was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size and circularity of Si after pulverization in Example 4 were adjusted as shown in Table 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- Example 3 A secondary battery was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size and circularity of SnO after pulverization in Example 5 were adjusted as shown in Table 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- Example 4 A secondary battery was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that spherical processed natural graphite not subjected to surface coating by CVD was used instead of the surface-coated carbon material of Example 1, and a charge / discharge cycle test was performed.
- the secondary battery provided in the present invention can be used in all industrial fields that require a power source and in industrial fields related to the transport, storage, and supply of electrical energy. Specifically, it can be used for a power source of a mobile device, a power source of a moving / transport medium, a backup power source, a solar power generation, a wind power generation, and a power storage facility for storing power generated by the power generation.
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Description
(b)リチウムイオンを吸蔵、放出可能な表面被覆炭素材料
を活物質として含む負極であって、
前記金属および/または金属酸化物粒子の下式(1):
円形度=4πS/L2 (1)
(但し、S:粒子投影像の面積、L:粒子投影像の周長である。)
で定義される円形度の平均値が、0.78以上であることを特徴とするリチウムイオン二次電池用負極に関する。
負極は、負極活物質が、負極結着剤により一体化された負極活物質層として集電体上に積層された構造を有する。負極活物質は、充放電に伴いリチウムイオンを可逆的に吸蔵、放出可能な材料である。
ここで、S:粒子投影像の面積、L:粒子投影像の周長である。
正極は、充放電に伴いリチウムイオンを可逆的に吸蔵、放出可能な正極活物質を含み、正極活物質が正極結着剤により一体化された正極活物質層として集電体上に積層された構造を有する。
(但し、0≦x<1、0<y≦1.2、MはCo、Al、Mn、Fe、Ti及びBからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の元素である。)
本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池の電解液としては特に限定されないが、電池の動作電位において安定な非水溶媒と支持塩を含む非水電解液が好ましい。
セパレータは、正極および負極の導通を抑制し、荷電体の透過を阻害せず、電解液に対して耐久性を有するものであれば、いずれであってもよい。具体的な材質としては、ポリプロピレンおよびポリエチレン等のポリオレフィン、セルロース、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリイミド、ポリフッ化ビニリデンならびにポリメタフェニレンイソフタルアミド、ポリパラフェニレンテレフタルアミドおよびコポリパラフェニレン3,4’-オキシジフェニレンテレフタルアミド等の芳香族ポリアミド等が挙げられる。これらは、多孔質フィルム、織物、不織布等として用いることができる。
本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池は、少なくとも一対の正極および負極が対向に配置された電極体と、電解液が外装体に内包される。二次電池の形状は、円筒型、扁平捲回角型、積層角型、コイン型、扁平捲回ラミネート型、および積層ラミネート型のいずれでもよいが、積層ラミネート型が好ましい。以下、積層ラミネート型の二次電池について説明する。
本実施形態によるリチウムイオン二次電池は、通常の方法に従って作製することができる。積層ラミネート型のリチウムイオン二次電池を例に、リチウムイオン二次電池の製造方法の一例を説明する。まず、乾燥空気または不活性雰囲気において、正極および負極をセパレータを介して対向配置して、前述の電極素子を形成する。次に、この電極素子を外装体(容器)に収容し、電解液を注入して電極に電解液を含浸させる。その後、外装体の開口部を封止してリチウムイオン二次電池を完成する。
本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池を複数組み合わせて組電池とすることができる。組電池は、例えば、本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池を2つ以上用い、直列、並列又はその両方で接続した構成とすることができる。直列および/または並列接続することで容量および電圧を自由に調節することが可能になる。組電池が備えるリチウムイオン二次電池の個数については、電池容量や出力に応じて適宜設定することができる。
本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池またはその組電池は、車両に用いることができる。本実施形態に係る車両としては、ハイブリッド車、燃料電池車、電気自動車(いずれも四輪車(乗用車、トラック、バス等の商用車、軽自動車等)のほか、二輪車(バイク)や三輪車を含む)が挙げられる。なお、本実施形態に係る車両は自動車に限定されるわけではなく、他の車両、例えば電車等の移動体の各種電源として用いることもできる。
本実施形態に係るリチウムイオン二次電池またはその組電池は、蓄電装置に用いることができる。本実施形態に係る蓄電装置としては、例えば、一般家庭に供給される商用電源と家電製品等の負荷との間に接続され、停電時等のバックアップ電源や補助電力として使用されるものや、太陽光発電等の、再生可能エネルギーによる時間変動の大きい電力出力を安定化するための、大規模電力貯蔵用としても使用されるものが挙げられる。
(SiOの円形度の調整、測定)
SiO((株)高純度化学製 カタログNo SIO02PB、75μmメッシュ通過品)を遊星型ボールミル(フリッチュ社製クラシックラインP-5)を用いて粉砕し、粒度分布と円形度を調整した。調整後のSiO粒子のメジアン径(d50)と任意のSiO粒子500個の円形度を粉体測定機器(セイシン企業:PITA-3)で測定した。d50と円形度の平均値を表1に示す。
鱗片状天然黒鉛をファカルティF-430S(ホソカワミクロン社製)を用いて球状に加工した後、CVDを用いて非晶質炭素で、その表面を被覆した。非晶質炭素被覆量は全体の3%になるように調整した。
上記のSiOと表面被覆炭素材料と、ポリアミック酸とN-メチル-2-ピロリドン(NMP)の混合溶液(商品名:U-ワニス宇部興産(株)製)をそれぞれ8.5:76.5:15の質量比(但し、ポリアミック酸溶液は固形分質量)で混合し、さらにn-メチルピロリドン(NMP)を追加し粘度を調整しスラリーを得た。このスラリーを厚さ10μmの銅箔上にドクターブレードで塗布した後、130℃で7分間加熱乾燥した。その後、得られた負極を真空中で180℃15分間加熱し、ポリアミック酸をイミド化して負極を完成させた。
ニッケル酸リチウムと、カーボンブラック(商品名:「#3030B」、三菱化学(株)製)と、ポリフッ化ビニリデン(商品名:「W#7200」、(株)クレハ製)とを、それぞれ95:2:3の質量比で計量した。これらと、NMPとを混合し、スラリーとした。NMPと固形分との質量比は54:46とした。このスラリーを厚さ15μmのアルミニウム箔にドクターブレードを用いて塗布した。このスラリーの塗布されたアルミニウム箔を120℃で5分間加熱してNMPを乾燥させ、正極を作製した。
作製した正極および負極のそれぞれに、アルミニウム端子、ニッケル端子を溶接した。これらを、セパレータを介して重ね合わせて電極素子を作製した。電極素子をラミネートフィルムで外装し、ラミネートフィルム内部に電解液を注入した。その後、ラミネートフィルム内部を減圧しながらラミネートフィルムを熱融着して封止した。これにより平板型の初回充電前の二次電池を複数個、作製した。なお、セパレータにはポリプロピレンフィルムを用いた。ラミネートフィルムにはアルミニウムを蒸着したポリプロピレンフィルムを用いた。電解液には、電解質として1.0mol/lのLiPF6と、非水電解溶媒としてプロピレンカーボネートとエチレンカーボネートとジエチルカーボネートの混合溶媒(0.5:6.5:3(体積比))を含む溶液を用いた。
作製した二次電池に対し、45℃に保った恒温槽内で充放電サイクル試験を行った。電池電圧は3.0~4.2Vの範囲とし、充電は、CCCV方式で行い、4.2Vに達した後は電圧を一定に一時間保った。放電は、CC方式(一定電流1.0C)で行った。ここで、1.0C電流とは、任意の満充電状態の電池を定電流放電させた場合、完全に放電させるまで1時間かかる電流のことを意味する。放電容量が初回に対して70%以下となった充放電サイクル数を表1に示す。
実施例1の粉砕後のSiOの粒度と円形度を表1に示すように調整した以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例1の粉砕後のSiOの粒度と円形度を表1に示すように調整した以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例1のSiOの代わりに、Si((株)高純度化学製 カタログNo SIE07PB、300μm以下)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例1のSiOの代わりに、SnO((株)高純度化学製 カタログNo SNO01PB)を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例1の粉砕後のSiOの粒度と円形度を表1に示すように調整した以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例4の粉砕後のSiの粒度と円形度を表1に示すように調整した以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例5の粉砕後のSnOの粒度と円形度を表1に示すように調整した以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
実施例1の表面被覆炭素材料の代わりにCVDによる表面被覆を行わない球状加工した天然黒鉛を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様に二次電池を作製し、充放電サイクル試験を行った。
2 正極
3 負極
4 セパレータ
5 正極集電体
6 負極集電体
7 正極リード端子
8 負極リード端子
10 フィルム外装体
20 電池要素
25 セパレータ
30 正極
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- (a)リチウムと合金可能な金属およびリチウムイオンを吸蔵、放出可能な金属酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の材料(以下、金属および/または金属酸化物という。)、および
(b)リチウムイオンを吸蔵、放出可能な表面被覆炭素材料
を活物質として含む負極であって、
前記金属および/または金属酸化物粒子の下式(1):
円形度=4πS/L2 (1)
(但し、S:粒子投影像の面積、L:粒子投影像の周長である。)
で定義される円形度の平均値が、0.78以上であることを特徴とするリチウムイオン二次電池用負極。 - 前記金属および/または金属酸化物として、少なくともSiおよび/またはシリコン酸化物が含有されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池用負極。
- 前記表面被覆炭素材料が、非晶質炭素被覆黒鉛であることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池用負極。
- (a)金属および/または金属酸化物粒子のメジアン径が1~30μmであり、(b)表面被覆炭素材料粒子のメジアン径が5~50μmであり、前記金属および/または金属酸化物粒子のメジアン径が、前記表面被覆炭素材料のメジアン径より小さいことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池用負極。
- 前記(a)金属および/または金属酸化物と(b)表面被覆炭素材料との割合が、質量比1:99~20:80の範囲であることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池用負極。
- 少なくとも、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池用負極、正極および電解液を備えるリチウムイオン二次電池。
- 請求項6に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池を搭載したことを特徴とする車両。
- 請求項6に記載のリチウムイオン二次電池を用いたことを特徴とする蓄電装置。
- (i)
(a)リチウムと合金可能な金属およびリチウムイオンを吸蔵、放出可能な金属酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の材料(以下、金属および/または金属酸化物という。)、
(b)リチウムイオンを吸蔵、放出可能な表面被覆炭素材料、および
(c)結着剤
を溶剤中で混練して、負極スラリーを調製する工程(i)、および
(ii)
調製された負極スラリーを負極集電体上に塗布し、前記溶剤を乾燥して負極層を形成する工程を有することを特徴とするリチウムイオン二次電池用負極の製造方法。 - 電極素子と電解液と外装体とを有するリチウムイオン二次電池の製造方法であって、
正極と、請求項9に記載の負極とを、セパレータを介して対向配置して電極素子を作製する工程と、
前記電極素子と、電解液と、を外装体の中に封入する工程と
を有することを特徴とするリチウムイオン二次電池の製造方法。
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