IP Library Granted Patent US 7,169,511
Granted Patent B2
US 7,169,511 · App. 10/855,489 · Granted Jan 30, 2007

Nonaqueous electrolyte solution and nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery employing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,169,511
App. No.
10/855,489
Granted
Jan 30, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A subject for the invention is to provide an electrolyte solution and a secondary battery which are prevented from causing or suffering battery performance deterioration in high-temperature storage or high-temperature trickle charge. The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery which comprises solute, phosphinic ester compound, and nonaqueous organic solvent containing these, characterized in that the content of the phosphinic ester compound has been regulated to a specific amount based on the total weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte solution.

Claims (14)

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery, comprising solute, phosphinic ester compound, and nonaqueous organic solvent containing them, wherein the content of the phosphinic ester compound is from 0.01% by weight to 4.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte solution.

2. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphinic ester is at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (1) and compounds represented by the following formula (2):

wherein R 1 to R 3 each independently represents one member selected from the group consisting of (i) a chain or cyclic alkyl group which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, (ii) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, (iii) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and (iv) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms and one or more alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, provided that when the pair of R 1 and R 2 or the pair of R 2 and R 3 is alkyl groups, then the groups may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure:

wherein R 11 and R 12 each independently represents a chain or cyclic alkyl group, which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms or a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, provided that when R 11 and R 12 each is an alkyl group, they may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure, L represents a connecting group having a valence of z and constituted of one or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, and an oxygen atom, and z represents an integer of 2 to 8.

3. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the phosphinic ester comprises a compound having formula (1), wherein R 1 to R 3 each independently represents one selected from the group consisting of (i) a chain alkyl group which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, (ii) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, (iii) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and (iv) a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms and one or more alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

4. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the phosphinic ester comprises a compound having formula (2), wherein R 11 and R 12 each independently represents a chain alkyl group which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, L represents a chain hydrocarbon connecting group having a valence of z and having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and z represents an integer of 2 to 4.

5. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery further comprises an overcharge inhibitor or a film formation agent.

6. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nonaqueous organic solvent in the nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a mixed solvent comprising a cyclic carbonate and a member selected from the group consisting of chain carbonates and cyclic esters.

7. A nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode capable of absorbing/releasing lithium, a positive electrode, and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery defined in claim 1 .

8. The nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein the positive electrode comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide.

9. The nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein the negative electrode comprises a carbonaceous material wherein the value of d for a lattice plane (002 plane) in X-ray diffraction is from 0.335 to 0.340 nm.

10. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the phosphinic ester compound is from 0.01% by weight to 1.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte solution.

11. A secondary battery comprising the nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery as claimed in claim 1 .

12. A method for producing the secondary battery as claimed in claim 11 comprising adding the nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery to a secondary battery as an electrolyte.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPLIT ASSIGNEE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054678 FRAME: 0763. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055304/0658 →
SPLIT ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054678/0763 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →