IP Library Granted Patent US 7,198,871
Granted Patent B2
US 7,198,871 · App. 10/604,826 · Granted Apr 3, 2007

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 7,198,871
App. No.
10/604,826
Granted
Apr 3, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a positive electrode active material is a mixture of lithium-manganese composite oxide and at least one of lithium-nickel composite oxide represented by a general formula LiNi a M1 1−a O 2 and lithium-cobalt composite oxide represented by the general formula LiCo b M2 1−b O 2 , and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains at least a saturated cyclic carbonic acid ester and an unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon where content by amount of said unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon is in a range of 1.0×10 −8 to 2.4×10 −4 g per positive electrode capacity 1 mAh.

Claims (17)

1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein

a positive electrode active material in said positive electrode is a mixture of lithium-manganese composite oxide and lithium-nickel composite oxide represented by the general formula LiNi c Mn d Co 1−c−d O 2 (wherein the relationships 0<c<0.5, 0.1<d<0.6 are satisfied), and

said non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains at least a saturated cyclic carbonic acid ester and an unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon where content by amount of said unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon is in a range of 1.0×10 −8 to 2.4×10 −4 g per positive electrode capacity 1 mAh.

2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

said lithium-manganese composite oxide has a spinel-type crystal structure.

3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein

said lithium-manganese composite oxide is represented by the general formula Li 1+e Mn 2−f M4 f O 4 (wherein M4 denotes at least one element selected from B, Mg, Al, Ti, Mn, V, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, In, and Cr, and the relationships 0≦e≦0.5, and 0≦f≦1 are satisfied).

4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

said unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester having double bond of carbon is vinylene carbonate.

5. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

said non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains a chain carbonic acid ester in addition to the saturated cyclic carbonic acid ester and the unsaturated cyclic carbonic acid ester.

6. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

negative electrode active material in said negative electrode is graphite.

7. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the negative electrode active material in said negative electrode is graphite coated with low crystalline carbon in which whole or a part of a surface of first graphite material as a substrate is coated with second carbon material which is lower in crystallinity compared with the first graphite material.

8. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein

said graphite coated with low crystalline carbon has an intensity ratio (IA/IB) which is an intensity IA of 1350/cm based on an intensity IB of 1580/cm, as measured by argon laser Raman, in a range of 0.2 to 0.3.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064745/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2003
From: KITAO, HIDEKI; INOUE, TAKAO; YANAGIDA, KATSUNORI; NAKANISHI, NAOYA; FUNAHASHI, ATSUHIRO; NOHMA, TOSHIYUKI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 013885/0940 →