IP Library Granted Patent US 8,586,245
Granted Patent B2
US 8,586,245 · App. 11/267,641 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

Battery

Inventors: Akira Yamaguchi (Fukushima, JP); Kumiko Takagi (Fukushima, JP); Yuzuru Fukushima (Miyagi, JP); Satoshi Mizutani (Fukushima, JP); Hiroshi Inoue (Fukushima, JP); Atsumichi Kawashima (Fukushima, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,586,245
App. No.
11/267,641
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery capable of improving battery characteristics such as cycle characteristics and high temperature storage characteristics is provided. An anode includes an anode active material which includes Sn or Si as an element. A separator is impregnated with an electrolyte solution, and the electrolyte solution includes an acid anhydride such as succinic anhydride or a derivative thereof. Thereby, a coating is formed on the anode, and the decomposition of the electrolyte solution in the anode can be prevented. An electrolyte solution to which 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one is mixed is more preferably used.

Claims (29)

1. A battery, comprising:

a cathode;

an anode; and

an electrolyte solution,

wherein the anode includes an anode active material that includes a CoSnC-containing compound including carbon ranging from about 9.9 wt % to about 29.7 wt %, and a ratio of cobalt to a total amount of tin and cobalt ranging from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % inclusive,

wherein the electrolyte solution includes 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one and at least one anhydride selected from the group consisting of: succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride, citraconic anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, hexafluoroglutaric anhydride, 3-fluorophthalic anhydride, 4-fluorophthalic anhydride, 3,6-epoxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, 1,8-naphthalic anhydride and 2,3-naphthalenecarboxylic anhydride.

2. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the at least one anhydride in the electrolyte solution ranges from about 0.001 wt % to about 10 wt %.

3. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the at least one anhydride in the electrolyte solution ranges from about 0.005 wt % to about 4 wt %.

4. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the at least one anhydride in the electrolyte solution ranges from about 0.01 wt % to about 3 wt %.

5. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the CoSnC-containing compound, a ls peak of the carbon is obtained in a region lower than 284.5 eV by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

6. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the CoSnC-containing compound includes a reactive phase which can react with lithium and of which a half-width of a diffraction peak obtained by X-ray diffraction is 1.0° or more.

7. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the CoSnC-containing compound further includes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon, iron, nickel, chromium, indium, niobium, germanium, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, phosphorus, gallium or bismuth.

8. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the CoSnC-containing compound further includes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon and titanium.

9. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is rechargeable.

10. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the CoSnC-containing material, at least a part of carbon is bonded to a second element, wherein the second element is a metal element or a metalloid element.

11. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one anhydride is selected from the group consisting of: succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride, citraconic anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, 3,6-epoxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, 1,8-naphthalic anhydride and 2,3-naphthalenecarboxylic anhydride.

12. A battery, comprising:

a cathode;

an anode; and

an electrolyte solution,

wherein the anode includes an anode active material that includes a CoSnC-containing compound including carbon ranging from about 9.9 wt % to about 29.7 wt %, and a ratio of cobalt to a total amount of tin and cobalt ranging from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % inclusive,

wherein the electrolyte solution includes succinic anhydride, 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and LiPF 6 .

13. A battery according to claim 12 , wherein the electrolyte solution includes 0.5 wt % of succinic anhydride, 10 wt % of 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, 30 wt % of ethylene carbonate, 44.5 wt % of dimethyl carbonate and 15 wt % of LiPF 6 .

14. A battery, comprising:

a cathode;

an anode; and

an electrolyte solution,

wherein the anode includes an anode active material that includes a CoSnC-containing compound including carbon ranging from about 9.9 wt % to about 29.7 wt %, and a ratio of cobalt to a total amount of tin and cobalt ranging from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % inclusive,

wherein the electrolyte solution includes 0.5 wt % of succinic anhydride, 10 wt % of 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, 30 wt % of ethylene carbonate, 44.5 wt % of dimethyl carbonate and 15 wt % of LiPF 6 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2006
From: YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA; TAKAGI, KUMIKO; FUKUSHIMA, YUZURU; MIZUTANI, SATOSHI; INOUE, HIROSHI; KAWASHIMA, ATSUMICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017233/0190 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP P2004-322740 · Nov 5, 2004 · national
JP P2005-121214 · Apr 19, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060115739A1 · Jun 1, 2006